2009 Programs/Presentations

Don Merhaut of UC Riverside describes plants suitable for vegetated filters at the Hansen Ag Center in Santa Paula.

Darren Haver of UCCE Orange County describes a vegetated filter strip project using Canna lilies.

At DoRight

Tour participants get a closer look at the capillary mat system.

Dudley Davis, of DoRight

Tour participants get a closer look at DoRight

After lunch at Bordiers Nursery in Somis, tour participants set out to view their vegetated filter strip system.

Gene Arthur of Bordiers shares his experience with vegetated filters for reducing runoff from the nursery

Bordiers grass-filled drainage path effectively reduces runoff with little maintenance beyond occasional mowing.

Another view of the vegetated filter strip at Bordiers Nursery, Somis.

Bordiers

Casey Burns shows some examples of plant species combinations that work well for small-scale vegetated filter strips.

A drainage channel at Plants Plus Nursery filled with Canna and Sedum plants to intercept runoff.