Watershed Protection
County Stormwater Program

Meiners Oaks Watershed Friendly Garden

Meiners Oaks Elementary School

Meiners Oaks Watershed Friendly Garden

2,950 square feet of compacted dirt next to Meiners Oaks Elementary School was dry and covered with struggling non-native plants. the Green Gardens Group, along with members of the community, converted the area into a Watershed Friendly Garden (WFG). The WFG was designed to capture runoff from nearby impervious areas and reduces runoff into the storm drain.

Watershed Friendly Gardens

Funded by Proposition 84 Storm Water Grant Program, Ventura County Public Works Watershed Protection offered 5-part Watershed Friendly GardenTM program at 3 locations in the County of Ventura, including Meiners Oaks Elementary School in Meiners Oaks, Oak Park High School in Oak Park, and at the County Government Center in Ventura, CA. WFGs apply conservation, permeability and retention principles to revive our urban watersheds. WFGs conserve valuable resources like water, energy, and fossil fuels through the selection of low and medium water use plants, covering soil with 3”-4” of mulch, utilizing low flow irrigation systems with weather-based controllers. WFGs are permeable and allow water to slow down, spread out and sink into the ground. WFGs are designed to retain rainfall which reduces the need for irrigation and greatly reduces the amount of pollution entering our watersheds.