• Here is a great website to learn about environmental issues. 

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/

• Here is a website to teach you more about the delta river and more.

http://www.water.ca.gov/

• This San Jose Mercury news section will help you become more aware of water issues.

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10846839?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com 

• For a CD-Rom guide to water-wise gardening from the city of St. Helena click here:  
  

Water-wise Gardening CD-Rom ordering information

• For water-wise planting tips from the State of Utah click here: 

http://www.waterwiseplants.utah.gov/default.asp?p=Landscapes&Cart=

• This is the National Geographic Environmental Crisis Website:

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-impacts-interactive.html 

• This is the Sierra Club link if you want more information about environmental issues:

http://sanfranciscobay.sierraclub.org/yodeler/html/2008/11/articletoc.htm

• Our research on single family water usage:

Greenprint Denver, Colorado

• A kid's book on environmental issues:

The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming by Laurie David & Cambria

 Gordon

• Information on California Oatgrass 

USDA California Oatgrass Fact Sheet

The Holland/Yates family of the Bay Area is building a demonstration green home and funding the research and development of the oatgrass in the hopes that it will be of use to their Beyond LEED green project and available to other families, schools and municipalities for sports fields, etc... soon. 

• Some sites on water-sensing sprinkler controllers:

http://www.epa.gov/watersense/news/current/winter2008.htm

http://www.cyber-rain.com/Default.aspx