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See an example of a filled-in Plant Legend that meets Bay-Friendly Rated Landscapes requirements.
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Use this template for your plant list to ensure that you are meeting Bay-Friendly requirements for low-water using plants and providing adequate space for plants to reach mature size.
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Use this template to track and document recycling of waste created during construction and demolition.
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Use this model language in your specifications for C&D waste management and recycling.
Get information and sample specification language for purchasing recycled content playground equipment, playground surfacing, and parks furnishings. Updated February 2017.
Use this model language in your specifications. It covers several practices in the Bay-Friendly Landscape Scorecard such as soil testing, soil amendments and preparation, mulch requirements, and integrated or organic pest management.
Use this form to ensure a thorough review of existing conditions at a project site and evaluate opportunities to incorporate Bay-Friendly Landscape practices.
Peralta Elementary School is a K-5 public school of 250 students that is an urban oasis in Oakland. The teachers, principal, parents, and community members transformed this once mostly black-topped school site into one that is surrounded by colorful ornamental and edible flowers, vegetables, Mediterranean plants and trees.
Sequoia Elementary School in Oakland registered its Bay-Friendly School Garden in 2009. As part of a campus-wide plan for greening and renovating the schoolyard, asphalt was converted into islands of Bay-Friendly gardens for play and outdoor classrooms. Sheet mulching was used to prepare the soil for new planting areas bordering the school.
Businesses that generate a lot of organic material can realize cost savings and environmental benefits by composting on-site. This guide details 7 steps to help you evaluate, plan, and launch an on-site composting project.
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