Landscape Management, September 2009
WATER WISE What a beautiful blue world As I begm researching this report In July the reassur voice of ABC f IeWS anchor Charles Gibson seeps into my office from an adJOining room Hes recountlllg that exactly 40 years ago Neil Armstrong became the first human to step onto the mooo Oh wtlat Armstrong saw as he looke J f Om thaI OOrrBfl rock strewn landscape into the vastness above him a huge blue sphere streaked with wisps of Mlite four times larger than the silvery orb that dominates 001 skies at night Like the handful of astronauts and cosmooaulS j eceding him into space 00 marveled al Earths beauty a S gJ1 so unlike any olher In the inky sea of the universe peppered with inm I1 1efable tiny points of light The beauty of Earth indeed the miracle of hfe is the gift of Its most prl ClOUS resource watef On the loIlownlg pages and In the October and November issues of Landscape Management youll read about vital watef isslies Youll develop a better understanding of hON our industry fits into the picture of fresh waters availability and its conservatIOn globally and regiooa lly Youll also learn about emerging ideas technologies aoo partnelships to guide OUr business aoo the Green Industry wisely in terms of intelligent water use IlOW aoo in the future Our sincere thanks to Rain Bird for making these repollS possible RonHai How Australia Texas a nd states fed by the Colorado River are meeting the challenges of landscape irrigation with dwindling water resources SEPTEMBER 2009 LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET 13
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