GAINESVILLE — “Conserving water is the most important action that we can take to sustain our water supplies without resulting in unacceptable impacts to water sources and related natural resources,” said Yilin Zhuang, UF/IFAS Extension Central District water resources regional specialized agent. “Outdoor water use is typically the largest component of residential use, especially these homes with in-ground irrigation systems so we are excited to partner with Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ on this webinar series.”

“Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ is all about protecting and conserving water, so we are happy to bring these virtual workshops to our residents in Sanford and beyond,” said Tina McIntyre, UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County Florida-Friendly Landscaping agent. “I am so excited that the city of Sanford is providing free trees, rain barrels, butterfly container gardens, shower heads and more to entice people to learn about how they can better protect and conserve our most valuable resource: fresh water.”

The webinars for Water Conservation Month are:

• Monday, April 19 at 11 a.m. Landscape Design

• Tuesday, April 20 at 2 p.m. Rain Barrel Basics
Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZJubAwrNRn2gCdWTLQXHxA?fbclid=IwAR0UUzj1J1P0aWjoJ7c2T5OAz0UxZpZYSz0bGLK2aHTRXuQ7k-ej0se5msE

• Wednesday, April 21 at 2 p.m. Saving Water Inside Your Home

• Thursday, April 22 at 12 p.m. Trees for Earth Day
Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN___UahyJSROK9n9oxGf8R2g

UF/IFAS Extension’s Water Wednesday partnered with the City of Sanford to provide these webinars at no cost but registration is required, and attendance is limited to the first 100 registrants. For more information or to register, visit the registration pages linked above and the UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County Facebook page.