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Who does the watering?
Our wonderful volunteers are part of the Adopt-A-Median program. Each median, whether on a drip system or cistern, requires volunteers to be its guardians. These volunteers visit their adopted median once or twice per week, depending on the weather. They turn on and off the drip system, check all the lines and emitters, and observe the health of the plants. The hardy volunteers who have adopted medians with cisterns carry buckets of water to each plant. How do you get water to the plants? Originally, when these medians were planted by the developers, there was a drip system. When Pima County took over the ownership of the medians, the supply was cut off. Some plants were unable to survive and over time the medians began to look barren. Whenever possible, MedianGreen has revived those drip systems, putting in meters, back flow devices, and new lines. In some cases the old supply lines were cut during road work and cannot be used. In those instances MedianGreen has purchased large cisterns and the watering is done by hand by volunteers. The water for the drip systems is provided by MedianGreen. The water for the cisterns is provided by the Community Water Company. The water for those cisterns is delivered by the Green Valley Fire District using their pumping trucks. This is truly a community partnership! In the case of the cisterns, those special volunteers fill their buckets and hand-deliver water to each plant. The plants that have been selected are hardy, native types that should do well in our Sonoran Desert region. This tender loving care will continue for a period of two years, after which time the plants are expected to survive unaided. The current Adopters are:
INTERESTED in Adopting a Median? Contact US! Program Highlights: Adopt-a-Median is a program that allows groups, HOA’s or other organizations to become the guardians of a particular median. After safety training by Pima County, the volunteers will be responsible for watering and caring for the plants for a period of 2 years until they are established. INTERESTED in Adopting a Median? Contact US! |