February 2010
WE NEED YOUR HELP! 
Enhance your home landscape by participating in our new Spring Into Color fundraiser through Flower Power Fundraising, and support the Upper Merced River Watershed Council at the same time.
Flower Power Fundraising offers:
$5.00 Shipping & Handling on every order of any size Direct to Home Shipments at the optimum planting time 100% Money Back Guarantee
Get started by visiting Flower Power Fundraising. Flower Power will donate 50% of every purchase to the Upper Merced River Watershed Council to help fund our watershed education and volunteer programs. Please help us reach our goal of $1,000!
YOU SEARCH, GOODSEARCH DONATES 
You can now support your watershed just by choosing GoodSearch as your internet search engine. Just go to www.goodsearch.com and choose the Upper Merced River Watershed Council as your charity. Your watershed will benefit with every search. From the GoodSearch page you can also link to GoodShop to find coupons and discounts at more than 1,300 stores. A percentage of every purchase made through GoodShop will also go to the Upper Merced River Watershed Council. How easy is that?
December 2009
CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING PROJECT COMPLETE!
Last Spring's wildflowers brought color to the landscaping project through the summer months. Now, a few final touches have brought the project to completion. Brochures to guide you through the features in each area are now available at the site. You can view a brochure online. Watershed Coordinators will be on hand to answer questions during the Mariposa Agri-Nature Trail event, April 24-25.
This project demonstrates Best Management Practices (BMPs) such as erosion control, water conservation and native plant gardening techniques that community members can observe and then implement on their own property. The project was funded by the Sierra Nevada Alliance.
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy and Mariposa County Fairgrounds allowed us to use their building and space at 5039 Fairgrounds Road as the "model home." Rain gutters and catchment tank have been installed, terraces and retaining walls built, and a dry creekbed and stone steps completed. Approximately 50 native plants are in the ground.
Workers recently installed a sign at the entrance to the project, where you can pick up a free brochure that explains the features of this project and provides sources of detailed information about how to create your own conservation garden. Visit any time. You can also view the brochure online. Watch for information on a workshop in the spring where you can design your own home landscape based on the concepts demonstrated at the project.
Funding for this project has been provided in full or in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund through an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board. The contents of this brochure do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the State Water Resources Control Board, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. Mariposa County Resource Conservation District acknowledges the Sierra Nevada Alliance for funding and support of this project. For more information on the Alliance, visit www.sierranevadaalliance.org.
GREEN SHOPPING
Here are three websites where you can shop for "green" products for your home and designate the Upper Merced River Watershed Council as recipient of a percentage of your purchase amount.
Thank you for shopping green to benefit your Upper Merced River Watershed!
GREEN CLEANING