Youth Advisory Council 2004-2005

	2004-2005 Youth Advisory Council
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The council helped a local family convert their yard to a kid- and pet-friendly xeriscape. The students wanted to demonstrate how the family could live within the surrounding desert environment instead of trying to change the environment to suit their needs.

Community Partners
To assist in the conversion, the students solicited help from a variety of community partners, including:

Day with the Experts
The council also participated in SNWA's annual Day with the Experts. The students prepared two displays to help illustrate water conservation and discussed the benefits of water-smart landscaping.

Recommendations
The group recommended a new landscape design for pool owners. The students developed the landscape design, "Desert Splash - Pool-Friendly Landscape" and used it to convert the back yard of the selected home.
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YAC members:
Leo Adaoag, Charleston Chua, Nydia Diaz, Kyrie Duez, Shonda Duritsa, Alesha Given, Ryan LaRance, Erik Lin-Greenberg, Faviola Lopez , Tara Maguinness, Sylvia Martin, Andy Matthews, Beau McDougall, Ervin Miller, Brooke Paulson, Gaby Pirana, Adiba Quassani, Jacob Robinson, Becca Schneider, Katie Scott, Amanda Seaman, Kanika Sharma, Jennifer Tuggle and Brittany Worth

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