SLC Turf Trade: A case study
The program is simple:
Trade up. Pre-order your TWCA Qualified Drought Tolerant turf seed.
Dry out. Install the TWCA qualified seed; either fully replacing, or by overseeding into the existing lawn.
Stay green. Drought tolerant landscapes begin with the plants used. Combining Water Efficient management and water efficient plants can reduce the water demand of landscapes by up to 40%.
This public-private partnership is designed to conserve water and preserve the functional beauty and natural brilliance of living turfgrass. Currently, landscape water use in the Salt Lake City area ranges between 29 and 35 inches of water per summer season. To compare, Kentucky bluegrass, widely misconceived as being an exceptionally thirsty plant requires 24 to 25 inches.
TWCA Qualified turf requires approximately eighteen inches.
Successfully converting existing turf to TWCA Qualified turf will save up to 3.7 million gallons of water. That is just the savings from this pilot project alone! By participating in this project, you are making a positive change in your community and, by showing what is possible, you are affecting that change in communities around the world.
The Center for Water Efficient Landscaping (CWEL) is creating educational content to help participants transition their turf to more water efficient turf cultivars! Finally, to ensure landscapes are being watered effectively, participants can use the TWCA Irrigation Calculator to find their ideal runtime!
Donating to TWCA allows the program to continue evaluating and identifying the most drought tolerant turfgrasses of each species. Without donor support TWCA could not quantify the water use of turfgrasses in the managed environment and qualify them through our rigorous process.
Trade up. Pre-order your TWCA Qualified Drought Tolerant turf seed.
Dry out. Install the TWCA qualified seed; either fully replacing, or by overseeding into the existing lawn.
Stay green. Drought tolerant landscapes begin with the plants used. Combining Water Efficient management and water efficient plants can reduce the water demand of landscapes by up to 40%.
This public-private partnership is designed to conserve water and preserve the functional beauty and natural brilliance of living turfgrass. Currently, landscape water use in the Salt Lake City area ranges between 29 and 35 inches of water per summer season. To compare, Kentucky bluegrass, widely misconceived as being an exceptionally thirsty plant requires 24 to 25 inches.
TWCA Qualified turf requires approximately eighteen inches.
Successfully converting existing turf to TWCA Qualified turf will save up to 3.7 million gallons of water. That is just the savings from this pilot project alone! By participating in this project, you are making a positive change in your community and, by showing what is possible, you are affecting that change in communities around the world.
The Center for Water Efficient Landscaping (CWEL) is creating educational content to help participants transition their turf to more water efficient turf cultivars! Finally, to ensure landscapes are being watered effectively, participants can use the TWCA Irrigation Calculator to find their ideal runtime!
Donating to TWCA allows the program to continue evaluating and identifying the most drought tolerant turfgrasses of each species. Without donor support TWCA could not quantify the water use of turfgrasses in the managed environment and qualify them through our rigorous process.
FOX 13 Now
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Turf Trade wouldn't be as successful if it weren't for the great reporting coming out of Ben Winslow and Fox 13 Now.
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"Very happy with the way it looks. It’s just so green and pretty and fine. ...we couldn’t be happier with it." - Diane Whittaker, SLC Turf Trade participant |
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Turf Trade Partners
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TWCA Turf Trade is successful because our Partners are outstanding! If your local TWCA Turf Trade program is sold out, TWCA Industry partners have TWCA Qualified cultivars. TWCA Turf Trade partners are listed on this Turf Trade Map. If seeing is believing, Concord Lifting Station, the filming site and initial example landscape is highlighted on the map. |
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Concord Lifting Station, Salt Lake City, UT
Education is Key
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Product alone does not deliver water savings. The secret to conservation lies in the user. Reaching homeowners, builders, and maintenance professionals to change behavior around product is key. SLC and Utah State University together developed a series of videos helping homeowners understand the process of establishment.
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