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# ANCA Resilient Living Series: Pathways to a More Sustainable Redlands
- URL: https://www.communityforwardredlands.com/anca-resilient-living-series-pathways-to-a-more-sustainable-redlands/
- Published: 2025-03-07T19:45:14.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-07T19:45:14.000Z
- Description: Landscape Transformations – Goodbye Lawn, Hello Sustainable Yard
- Author: Contributing Author
- Tags: Events

Would you like to transform your landscape from turf to a drought-tolerant garden paradise?

Accelerate Neighborhood Climate Action (ANCA) is hosting a Resilient Living program on Redlands-friendly landscapes and native plants that can save water, lower costs and reduce maintenance. Master Gardener Anita Matlick will introduce the steps for a successful lawn transformation, and three Redlands residents will share their experiences with landscape conversions.

The presentation will take place **Wednesday, March 19, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.** at the **Redlands Flores Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave.** Registration on Eventbrite is encouraged.

ANCA volunteer and water engineer **Dick Corneille** explained that **75% of water use in Redlands is residential**, with about **70% of that used outdoors**, primarily for irrigation. Reducing turf is one of the most effective ways to achieve immediate water savings. Other benefits of replacing a lawn with a drought-tolerant landscape include lower maintenance costs, support for pollinators and a more diverse, visually appealing yard. The **city of Redlands offers rebates** for replacing grass with drought-tolerant landscaping.

At the event, residents will discuss their landscape transformations, covering costs, time, plant selection, irrigation, maintenance and more. These homeowners completed low-cost conversions and did some or all of the work themselves. Corneille said his own landscape conversion **reduced his overall water use by about two-thirds**.

As Master Gardener Anita Matlick says, **“If the only person on your turf is the person who mows it, consider a landscape transformation.”**

ANCA is a nonprofit organization working collaboratively to build community climate resilience neighborhood by neighborhood.

**Event details:**  
📅 **Wednesday, March 19**  
⏰ **6:30–8 p.m.** (doors open at 6 p.m.)  
📍 **Redlands Flores Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave.**  
🎟 **Free and open to the public** (pre-registration encouraged, walk-ins welcome)  
🚗 **Carpooling encouraged**

For more information about ANCA programs or to volunteer, contact **info@ancainlandempire.org**. To learn more about this event, visit [**www.ancaredlands.org**](http://www.ancaredlands.org/?ref=communityforwardredlands.com).