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Brad Lancaster with Amanda Bramble (Ampersand), Steve Carson (Rangeland Hands), Jan-Willem Jansens (Ecotone), and Craig Sponholtz (Dryland Solutions): Watershed Restoration Workshop, October 6–7, 2012 — Cerrillos NM

October 6, 2012 - October 7, 2012

WATERSHED RESTORATION: THE CUTTING EDGE
CATCHING, SINKING, STORING, AND USING WATER WHERE IT FALLS
OCTOBER 6–7, 2012
COST: $35 (Scholarships available for residents of the Galisteo Watershed)
REGISTRATION: Send us an email at ampersandproject@yahoo.com, listing your name, email, phone, and location.  We will contact you by late August with the formal registration procedure.  If you don’t hear from us by then, give us a call at 505 780-0535.

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Use the free, on-site water flowing off our roofs, backyards and roads to increase the living sponge of biomass that is the foundation of our communities’ ecology and good health. Learn to identify and enhance natural processes in order to create sustainable oases of perennial food and shelter systems. We will also investigate how our built environment impacts the watershed, and how to design, retrofit, and build watershed-friendly systems.
* Explore community watershed potential through the use of maps identifying your site, its subwatershed, and the role of both within the larger Galisteo Watershed
* Create water-harvesting earthworks and low-impact erosion-control structures utilizing free, local materials to enhance to capacity of your property and your neighborhood.
* Join contractors and educators who have organized, designed, and installed local restoration projects within the Galisteo Watershed and set the standards for the current water-harvesting movement!
Instructors include:
BRAD LANCASTER
Author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Vols 1 & 2
AMANDA BRAMBLE
Ampersand
STEVE CARSON
Rangeland Hands, Inc.
CRAIG SPONHOLTZ
Dryland Solutions, Inc.
JAN-WILLEM JANSENS
Ecotone
Download the Ampersand Watershed Restoration Workshop Flyer.
For more about Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center: www.ampersandproject.org or call (505) 780-0535

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Start:
October 6, 2012
End:
October 7, 2012
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