![]() NPS/ Kirk Wrench California has a Mediterranean climate, with rain falling only in the winter months and summers with no rain. Many of the native ecosystems dry out or go dormant during the summer, creating the golden hillsides that characterize the landscape. Maintaining green lawns and landscapes year-round requires a great deal of irrigation, currently coming from clean, potable drinking water. Any opportunities we have to reduce water preserves this precious resource for higher priority uses and ecosystem functions. ![]()
Going forward, GGNRA will achieve additional water conservation by:
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Last updated: September 8, 2021