Project Xeri

05/12/2015

The Project Xeri garden on High St. is in full bloom! Sleep, creep, LEAP! The third spring is when plants come to life!

02/22/2014

Drip Irrigation: "method that saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants."

California farmers are switching to this method to save water during their drought. You can save water and money too by installing a drip irrigation system! Check out this article from Colorado State to learn more!


http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/Garden/04702.html

Trickle or drip irrigation is a method of irrigation popular for its potential to increase yields while decreasing water requirements and labor input.

02/18/2014

Spring is right around the corner- is this the year you switch to xeriscaping?

http://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/xeriscaping-ideas-and-inspiration

Whether you're in a drought or just looking to conserve water, this type of landscaping offers lots of opportunities for beauty and variety.

02/13/2014

The "Water Wars" continue. What is your opinion?

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25127439/water-wars-at-colorado-legislature-bill-ignites-passions

Three Republican lawmakers walked out of an ag committee hearing Wednesday morning in protest over the handling of a water bill scheduled to be heard Thursday afternoon.

01/19/2014

We think so!

Sen. Ellen Roberts appears somewhat surprised by herself. The Durango Republican is not used to carrying bills imposing mandates on local governments, and it makes her "personally uncomfortable" that she is doing so now.

08/12/2013

projectXERI made it into the new welcome video for incoming freshman! Check us at 1:47!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IV1jGu8e0Q

Undergraduate Class President and Vice President for the 2013-2014 school year welcome the incoming first-year students to the Pioneer family.

06/20/2013

A little dendrochronology to start off your morning from Denver Water's Mile High Water Talk

As you probably know, it’s runoff season. During this time, we track many conditions, including temperature, moisture, evaporation rates, streamflow and reservoir levels and much more to help us ga...

05/24/2013

Just walked by 1985 S High Street and saw the first flower blooming in the yard, our planting job was a succes!

05/23/2013

Thanks to Allan Wilson and Paul Kosempel for being great mentors throughout this project!

05/22/2013

Check out this time lapse of our planting day!! Many thanks to David Stewart for such an awesome video.
(and thank you again to our wonderful volunteers!)

Project Xeri's Latest: Xeriscaping of a University of Denver owned home on S. High Street.

05/22/2013

Made it to the front page of the Clarion! Thank you to everyone who came out and helped volunteer last Saturday and who made this project a success.

ProjectXERI, a program started by five DU students, partnered with Denver Water to hold a community education and planting day.