Colorado Green at 40

at 40

years

ages are a very real consequence of our pollution and chronic waste of water. Although all the 2015 high-tech gadgetry is not yet available, we currently have the means to control some of our waste and pollution. Efficient turf irrigation and design and implementation will help improve the environment in which we live and conserve our rapidly disappearing water supply for future generations.” | CG

Photo courtesy Colorado Springs Utilities

Pueblo Reservoir Dam

Summer 1994: “Designing and Irrigation-Smart Landscape” called on landscape designers to remember proper irrigation and water conservation in their plans. 1990s

2000s

Winter 2006: Water conservation was the focus of this issue, with stores about where Colorado water originates, low-water plants, water-wise landscaping, and the eects of drought on the turf industry. Sept/Oct 2015: “Colorado’s water” issue featured articles project to help mitigate anticipated water shortages. Jul/Aug 2016: “Saving water” reported

about the state’s recent water innovative ways to conserve by how we water and what we plant.

2010s

Nov/Dec 2009: Water in the West issue was full of stories about water management, responding to increased water demand in a drier world, rainwater harvesting, and other water conservation topics.

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