Resource! CS Utilities Blog Posts

This message from Colorado Springs Utilities:

Hope you enjoy and spread this great information to your customers, clients and friends:

General Water Supply and Education The relationship between measuring snow pack and water supply

Understanding graywater use and rainwater harvesting

Landscape Information Free Xeriscape Classes

Spruce Up Your Sprinkler System

April's Featured Plant

Conservation 4/20 Leaky Toilets and Stewardship

Resource! Nature Conservancy DVD's from PPLD

Want to be inspired or motivated?  Check out one of these great movies about nature conservation from your local Pikes Peak Library District facility.

Organization! Clean Energy Collective

From the Clean Energy Collective website:

Clean Energy Collective has partnered with Colorado Springs Utilities to provide community solar for their customers that live in Denver, Arapahoe, Boulder, Jefferson, and Summit Counties. Space is limited, so act fast and reserve your panels before they’re all gone!

Event! Arbor Day is May 2

We're celebrating Arbor Day in the Pikes Peak Region May 2!  Plant a tree for yourself and generations to come.  Here's the Arbor Day website.

Event! Grand Opening High Prairie Seed Library

Come to the Grand Opening of the High Prairie Seed Library!! Learn how to "check out" seeds and meet fellow gardeners.

Date: 4/25/2015
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM

Library: High Prairie Library - 7035 Old Meridian Rd.   
Location: HI Study Room (paper sign-in)
Contact: Rhonda
Contact Number: 260-3650

Organization! Green Cities Coalition

 From their website:

Green Cities Coalition Mission

The purpose of the Green Cities Coalition is to promote ecologically, economically and socially healthy cities in El Paso County, for the benefit of present and future residents of the Pikes Peak region. We envision healthy, equitable and sustainable communities, both human and natural.
More than 450 organizations, businesses and individuals have participated with our coalition, developing initiatives in many areas that impact the sustainability of the region. Our 2014 Champions are Jane Ard-Smith, The Bag Ladies, Blue Planet Earthscapes, Colorado College Office of Sustainability, Colorado Springs Public Market, Growthbusters, Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems, Manitou Arts Center, Market Local Food, Pikes Peak Community Foundation, Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Commission, Ranch Foods Direct, Seeds Community Café and Terra Essentials. Please visit the working group links to see what we have been working on or to join a group that shares your interests.

TOGETHER, WE CAN GREEN THE REGION!

Resource! Kids, can't play outside? Try these online activities.

For fun and learning, try these online activities for kids.  The site is EcoKids from Canada.