Thanksgiving Point

Thanksgiving Point will partner with community water conservation gardens to create a 5,000-square-foot water-wise garden to demonstrate how Utah citizens can save water without compromising landscape beauty. The garden and associated learning experiences will encourage citizens to adjust their own landscape designs to meet challenges population growth will bring to the second driest state in the nation. The project aligns with the Institute's goals to increase community involvement and sustainability, and support Utah's goal to reduce per capita water usage 25 percent by 2050. An on-site evaluator will measure visitors' changed perceptions of water-wise plants and efficient irrigation, and awareness of community resources. The institute will share what has been learned through regional, state, and national conferences to provide an effective model for other arid western states.