Public Projects
Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden
The Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden is a non-profit public education organization dedicated to promoting earth-friendly gardening techniques, encouraging the use of California native and drought-tolerant plants, and conserving our natural resources. In 2005/06 they applied to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's Community Partnering Program for funding to create and install interpretative signs around the site. The Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden was awarded the funding by Metropolitan and West Basin provided matching funds toward the cost of the interpretive signs.
Seven new 2'x3' state park quality interpretive signs were installed in the fall of 2007. Together they offer an educational self-guided tour through the garden covering topics such as California Friendly Plants, Mulch/Compost, Water-Where it Comes From & Ways to Conserve, Our Mediterranean Climate, Creatures of the Garden, How to Create a Wildlife Habitat and History of the Garden.
West Basin was an integral part in ensuring the content of the signs were accurate and portrayed water awareness appropriately.
To learn more visit:
www.manhattanbeachbotanicalgarden.org