Castaic Lake Water Agency Drought-Resistant Garden
Directions: This garden is located behind Central Park . It is open Thursday-Sunday. You have to stop at the security booth and get a visitor’s badge. It is free. Attach your visitor’s badge to this paper as proof of your visit.
Look at the signs next to the globe fountain
3. Look on the ground. What % of the world is salt water? _________ What % of the world is freshwater? __________
Look at the sign overlooking the garden.
4. What does California Public Resources Code, Section 4291 say?
5. What does it mean to be water wise?
Go down into the Garden.
6. Start With a Plan : Name the three stages of a plan for a garden
7. Climate Zone: What climate zone do we live in? _________ What are its characteristics?
8. Backyard Composting : List 3 things you can compost
9. List 3 things you should not compost:
10. How is worm composting good?
11. Do you think it would be easy or hard for your family to compost? Why?
12. Dirt and Stones May Break Your Bones: Write down the poem by Moody.
13. Mulch : Name 5 things that mulch combats:
14. Microclimates: What do we mean by a microclimate?
15. Pipe: Go down to the far end of the garden where the big sections of pipe are. What is the side of the pipe that brings water from Castaic Lake to the Treatment Plant? ____”
16. Turn around. What is the name of the plant that you see? Mexican _______________. What is its scientific name? ______________ leucantha.
17. Peruse the Rose Garden. Write down the names of 5 pretty roses and their color that you see. (Hopefully they are in bloom and look pretty. If not, then write down five names without the color).
Name and Color
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18. Find the names of 3 drought-resistant plants in the main garden that have a plaque with a lot of information on it. Some plaques only have the name of the plant. Others have characteristics of the plant. Find 3 of the latter and fill in the information below:
Name of Plant ___________________________________
Scientific (Latin) name (Genus and species) _________________________________
Characteristics (description)______________________________________________
Name of Plant ___________________________________
Scientific (Latin) name (Genus and species) _________________________________
Characteristics (description)______________________________________________
Name of Plant ___________________________________
Scientific (Latin) name (Genus and species) _________________________________
Characteristics (description)______________________________________________