Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster

Monday, February 11
DuVal Auditorium at University Medical Center (UMC) just northwest of Speedway and Campell
Tucson, AZ

The Tucson Audubon Living with Nature lecture series presents:

Turning Scarcity into Abundance: the integrated harvest of water, sun, and community

by Brad Lancaster

This inspiring presentation shares eight universal principles of water harvesting along with simple strategies that turn water scarcity into water abundance. They empower you to create integrated water-sustainable landscape plans at home and throughout your community. Rainwater harvesting is the process of capturing rain and making the most of it as close as possbile to where it falls. Greywater harvesting is the process of directing water from household sink, bathtub, shower and washing machine drains into the soils of the landscape where the water is naturally filtered and reused to generate more on-site resources. The two work hand in hand, and can reduce our water consumption by 30 to 50%! You’ll see examples enhancing local food security, passively cooling cities in summer, reducing costs of living and energy consumption, controlling erosion, averting flooding, reviving dead waterways, minimizing water pollution, building community, creating celebration, and more.

Companies implementing water harvesting and renewable energy systems in southern Arizona will also be on hand staffing information tables to help you realize sustainablility at home and beyond.

For directions to the event see http://www.tucsonaudubon.org/program/tucsonmtg.htm