BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20140309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20141102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20150308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20151101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161029T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161029T120000 DTSTAMP:20161012T030216Z CREATED:20161012T030216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161012T030216Z UID:9899-1477726200-1477742400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster\, Omar Ore-Giron\, Ezra Roati\, Rocky Yosek\, et ali: 21st Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Rain\, Tree\, & Carbon Planting\, October 29\, 2016 — Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-omar-ore-giron-ezra-roati-rocky-yosek-et-ali-21st-annual-dunbarspring-neighborhood-rain-tree-carbon-planting-october-29-2016-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161028 DTSTAMP:20160804T030403Z CREATED:20160804T030403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160804T030403Z UID:9524-1477425600-1477598400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Steve Carson\, Bill Zeedyk\, Craig Sponholtz\, and Brad Lancaster: Watershed-Restoration Training Workshop—Beyond the Basics\, October 25–27\, 2016 — Altar Valley AZ DESCRIPTION:The Altar Valley Conservation Alliance invites you to join them for this team-taught workshop they are hosting with generous support from the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation.\nWhen: October 25–27\, 2016\nWhere: Altar Valley\, AZ\nCost: $100 per person\nThe workshop will be taught by instructors Steve Carson\, Bill Zeedyk\, Craig Sponholtz\, and Brad Lancaster\, and targets people with basic training or experience doing low-tech watershed-restoration work who wish to advance and broaden their skills. The Elkhorn/Las Delicias Project\, installed in 2012 in Sonoran Desert grassland\, will serve as the outdoor classroom for a 3-day workshop that will combine observation\, discussion\, and hands-on work as a whole group—plus break-out sessions in small groups led by the various instructors. Teaching modules will include: Day 1 (morning): Planning and installation; Day 1 (afternoon): Monitoring and evaluation; Day 2: Repair and maintenance; and Day 3: Design and build.\nSpace is limited\, so register soon! More information—including details about food and camping—is in the registration form\, which can be found here.\nIf you wish to pay by credit card\, please do so via PayPal at the Alliance’s Support/Donate page and make a note of it on your registration form. \n\n\nFor questions about registration\, contact Sherie Steele at alliance@altarvalleyconservation.org. \n\n\n\nFor more information about the workshop\, contact Mary Miller at mary@altarvalleyconservation.org. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/steve-carson-bill-zeedyk-craig-sponholtz-and-brad-lancaster-watershed-restoration-training-workshop-beyond-the-basics-october-25-27-2016-altar-valley-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161025T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161025T200000 DTSTAMP:20160919T205600Z CREATED:20160919T205600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160919T205600Z UID:9692-1477416600-1477425600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster & Craig Sponholtz: Free Public Talk: Integrated Local Harvests\, October 25\, 2016—Three Points (Tucson) AZ DESCRIPTION:Integrated Local Harvests\nFree Public Talk (RSVP via link below) &\nOptional Dinner ($10 prepaid via link below)\nOctober 25\, 2016\n 5:30–8pm\nVenue: Robles Elementary School\nAddress: 9875 South Sasabe Road\, Tucson\, AZ 85736\nPresenters: Brad Lancaster & Craig Sponholtz\nThe Altar Valley Conservation Alliance is hosting a free lecture by Brad Lancaster and Craig Sponholtz. Dinner ($10 prepaid) is also available prior to the talk–if you would like to join folks for this meal\, please be sure to pay in advance via the link below.\nIntegrated Local Harvests: Simple and Effective Ways to Enhance the Natural Abundance of Your Home\, Community\, and the Larger World\nThis dynamic presentation shares patterns and strategies to harvest\, integrate\, and enliven free local resources such as rain-\, grey-\, and stormwaters\, plus soil fertility\, in a way that reduces erosion and maintenance\, while freely growing more vegetation\, fodder for livestock\, and food for us. Scarcity is re-visioned into abundance simply through creative cycling and utilization of what is already at hand. Costly and consuming habits and infrastructure\, disconnected from their surroundings\, are reoriented and reconnected to maximize enriching opportunities.\nYou’ll see many examples of such transformation\, including how once-dying wetlands and creek flows are being regenerated with simple hand-built structures made of on-site materials; how such structures are enhancing parts of the Altar Valley; how dirt roads are being reworked to stay dry and freely irrigate adjoining pasture\, and how once-blighted\, overheated neighborhood streets are being rejuvenated into thriving greenbelts of water\, people\, wildlife\, art\, food\, and celebration by planting once-drained stormwater\, seed\, and yard prunings.\nThis talk is both an invitation for you to engage and partner with your natural surroundings and community\, and a map showing you the way—by planting the rain\, growing fertility\, and more—to live as one of your community’s inspirational sparks!\nRSVP for Integrated Local Harvests: Click to RSVP.\nIf you would like to ADD DINNER\, $10 MUST BE PREPAID at this site\, and you will receive a printed ticket.\nQuestions? Please e-mail kyle@altavalleyconservation.org.\nDownload the flyer here. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-craig-sponholtz-free-public-talk-integrated-local-harvests-october-25-2016-three-points-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161024 DTSTAMP:20161004T205736Z CREATED:20161004T205736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161004T205736Z UID:9792-1476712800-1477231200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster & Colleagues: Watershed Management Group's Water-Harvesting Certification Course\, October 17–23\, 2016 — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION: URL:https://watershedmg.org/learn/training/certification#new_tab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161016T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161016T150000 DTSTAMP:20161004T202402Z CREATED:20161004T202402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161004T202402Z UID:9787-1476622800-1476630000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster & Neighbors: Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Tour\, October 16\, 2016 — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:Date: October 16\, 2016\n Time: 1–3 pm\nCost: $5 per person on the day of the event\nTickets: Pick up yours at the Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Garden (NW corner of 11th Ave and University)\n50% of all proceeds will benefit Caridad Community Kitchen!\nAbout the tour:\nInvite your friends and family and come out for a fun-filled event to showcase our neighborhood to the greater Tucson community! We will have homes\, gardens\, local businesses\, public art\, and water-harvesting features on the tour. Self-guided tour on foot\, or bicycle tour provided by BICAS. Neighborhood stories by author Aloma J. Barnes at the Dunbar School Project!\nBrad will be welcoming ticket-holding tour-goers to the public right-of-way adjoining his home from 1–3 pm to describe and answer questions about the variety of resource-harvesting strategies in place around the Lancaster property and in the neighborhood’s public commons.\nNOTE: Tour-goers will not have access to the Lancaster property\, only what is visible from the public right-of-way. Folks interested in touring the property itself can sign up for future tours of the site later this year which will be posted on this site\, www.HarvestingRainwater.com.\nContact Dunbar/Spring tour organizer Ezra Roati for more information about the overall tour.\nLike/share on Facebook!\nBig thanks to our generous sponsors:\n Caridad Community Kitchen\n Cirrus Visual Communication\n COPE Community Services\, Inc.\n Desert Survivors Inc.\n Originate\n Southwest Urban Realty & Development\n and The Whistle Stop Depot\n  URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-neighbors-dunbarspring-neighborhood-tour-october-16-2016-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161006T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161006T210000 DTSTAMP:20161002T224938Z CREATED:20161002T224938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161002T224938Z UID:9780-1475780400-1475787600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster & Fellow Storytellers: Odyssey Storytelling Theme: "Natural\," October 6\, 2016 — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.facebook.com/events/320972728250377/#new_tab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160805T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160807T160000 DTSTAMP:20160603T024325Z CREATED:20160603T024325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160603T024325Z UID:9454-1470420000-1470585600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Brad Lancaster: Woodbine Ecology Center's Praxis of Ecological Design Series\, August 5–7\, 2016 — Sedalia CO DESCRIPTION:This workshop has been cancelled. Please visit Woodbine’s website for more about their center and future programming. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/woodbine-ecology-center-pandora-thomas-brad-lancaster-jason-gerhardt-praxis-of-social-and-ecological-design-series-summer-2016-sedalia-co/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160716T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160716T090000 DTSTAMP:20090501T210251Z CREATED:20090501T210251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20090501T210251Z UID:1085-1468656000-1468659600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:TNC Docents: Free Tour of TNC's Water-Harvesting Features — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:The Nature Conservancy’s rainwater-harvesting project includes retrofitting the onsite buildings and the surrounding landscape to capture as much as possible of the approximately 11 inches of annual rainfall on the campus and adjacent areas. The retrofitting involves both active and passive rainwater-harvesting techniques. The Nature Conservancy and its partners see the grounds as a community asset where one can learn about sustainability and common-sense approaches to sustainable design and practices.\n\nThe one-hour tour is free to the public. Time is 8 am for all dates. Meet at the front entrance (NE corner) of the building at 1510 E Ft Lowell Road. Groups may schedule tours at times other than those regularly scheduled. For more information on any of these tours\, please call 520 547-3437 or send an email to dboone@tnc.org.\nMay through October 2016 tours are all at 8 a.m. on the 1st Thursday and the 3rd Saturday of the month.\nThursday\, July 7\nSaturday\, July 16\nThursday\, August 4\nSaturday\, August 20\nThursday\, September 1\nSaturday\, September 17\nThursday\, October 6\nSaturday\, October 15\n \n  URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/nature-conservancys-water-harvesting-tour/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160428T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160428T160000 DTSTAMP:20160325T055540Z CREATED:20160325T055540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160325T055540Z UID:9189-1461848400-1461859200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Re-Envisioning Sustainability\, a public talk hosted by ReScape California (Bay-Friendly Coalition)\, April 28\, 2016 — San Francisco CA DESCRIPTION:When:\nThursday\, April 28\, 2016\n1–4 pm (talk starts at 1:30 pm)\n\nWhere:\nHall of Flowers\n1199 9th Ave\nSan Francisco\, CA 94122\nRegister here.\nBrad’s talk:\nCelebrating and Leveraging What’s Possible with Place-Friendly Landscapes that Reconnect and Regenerate People\, Communities\, and Their Watersheds\nThis talk will be peppered with juicy examples from around the globe of people and landscapes striving to collaborate with the unique potentials and essence of their place and community in a way that lifts the health and potential of all. Though this presentation is more than a celebration; it is also a challenge. Since Bay-Friendly efforts have influenced policy and practices state-wide and beyond\, and will continue to do so\, we will envision how to further lift the power and potential of what is possible with place-regenerating principles and practices that simultaneously work in nested contexts such as home\, neighborhood\, watershed\, and world.\nRegister here.\n**This workshop is hosted by ReScape California (the new incarnation of Bay-Friendly Landscaping & Gardening Coalition)\, counts for 2.5 Bay-Friendly Qualified Professional CEUs\, and is sponsored by: URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-re-envisioning-sustainability-a-public-talk-hosted-by-bay-friendly-coalition-april-28-2016-san-francisco-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160324T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160324T200000 DTSTAMP:20160201T040808Z CREATED:20160201T040808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160201T040808Z UID:9063-1458842400-1458849600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: MOCA Tucson 2016 Local Genius Award Talk\, March 24\, 2016 — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, March 24\, 2016\nTime: 6 pm\nVenue: MOCA Tucson\nAddress: 265 S Church Ave\, Tucson\, Arizona 85701\nCost & perks:\nMOCA members $5\nNon-members $15\nAdmission includes beer\, wine\, and snacks\nTalk description:\nPlaying\, Planting\, and Partnering with Tucson’s Distinctive Genius Loci\, or “Spirit of Place”\nHow can we each tap our unique essence and blend it with Tucson’s distinct spirit in a way that lifts the vitality\, health\, and potential of all lives here? Brad will pose and seek to answer such questions at this nearly World Water Day event through evolving stories of inspiration\, water harvesting around the globe\, and local fountains of creativity.\nAbout the awards:\nThe MOCA Local Genius Awards were established to honor those visionary and innovative Tucsonans whose activities have a global impact\, and whose talents have been internationally recognized. More about the Awards at www.moca-tucson.org/lga2016.\nFor more about other Local Genius Award talks this spring\, click here. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-moca-tucson-2016-local-genius-award-talk-march-24-2016-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160309T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160309T170000 DTSTAMP:20160203T033658Z CREATED:20160203T033658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160203T033658Z UID:9068-1457510400-1457542800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster & Kieran Sikdar: Presentation at ASU Sustainable Cities Network's Regional Tree & Shade Summit 2.0\, March 9\, 2016 — Phoenix AZ DESCRIPTION: URL:https://sustainablecities.asu.edu/2015/12/31/regional-tree-shade-summit-2-0-march-9-2016-branching-out-one-community-at-a-time/#new_tab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160207 DTSTAMP:20151203T020955Z CREATED:20151203T020955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151203T020955Z UID:8810-1454785200-1454785200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Dan Dorsey & Sonoran Permaculture Guild (incl. Brad): 21st Annual Permaculture Design Course\, 5 Weekends in February & March 2016 — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION: URL:http://www.sonoranpermaculture.org/permaculture-design-certification-course/#new_tab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151205T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151205T120000 DTSTAMP:20220121T213845Z CREATED:20151201T195022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220121T213845Z UID:8804-1449300600-1449316800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Desert Harvesters & DSNA: 20th Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Rain\, Tree\, & Carbon Planting\, December 5\, 2015 — Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/desert-harvesters-dsna-20th-annual-dunbarspring-neighborhood-rain-tree-carbon-planting-december-5-2015-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151119T213000 DTSTAMP:20151106T040218Z CREATED:20151106T040218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151106T040218Z UID:8571-1447961400-1447968600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Regenerative Rights-of-Way Public Talk\, November 19\, 2015 — Calgary AB DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, November 19\, 2015\nTime: 7:30–9:30 pm\nVenue: University of Calgary\, Craigie Hall C\, Room 119\nAddress: 2940 University Way NW\, Calgary\nHosted by: Eclipse Solar\, Leaf Ninjas\, and Pixie Gardens\, with special thanks to Landscape Alberta*\nTickets in advance via Eventbrite\nBrad’s talk title & description:\nRegenerative Rights-of-Way: Local Harvests and Enhancements in Our Community Commons\,\na.k.a.\, Urban Water and Abundance\nIn-street water-harvesting\, traffic-calming\, food- and wildlife-habitat-producing chicane\nIn the urban environment\, streetscapes are our public land\, our commons. They are abundant—one-third of a typical city’s footprint is pavement for motor vehicles. These streetscapes are usually designed as drains\, rapidly ridding a community of such perceived “problems” as rainwater\, stormwater\, organic matter\, fertility\, and obstructions to traffic flow. This design often leads to ever-increasing costs for importation of water\, flood control\, pollution control\, heat-island abatement\, climate-change mitigation\, and health problems.\nBut a simple shift in perception and design can enable us to see and utilize rainwater\, stormwater\, organic matter\, fertility\, and even some obstructions to traffic flow as free\, local resources\, which can be passively harvested to enhance local water supplies\, control flooding\, filter pollutants\, grow cool-islands\, mitigate the effects of climate change\, and improve health—while generating more resources and more life.\nThe key is to see and enhance the free abundance that we already have in a way that transforms more of our built systems into living systems that can regenerate themselves and our communities.\nNumerous successful examples will be featured.\n*Thanks to Landscape Alberta for bringing Brad to Calgary for their 2015 Green Industry Show & Conference. Event details & registration here. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-regenerative-rights-of-way-public-talk-november-19-2015-calgary-ab/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151119T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151119T101500 DTSTAMP:20150518T024606Z CREATED:20150518T024606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150518T024606Z UID:8100-1447921800-1447928100@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Landscape Alberta's Green Industry Show & Conference\, November 19–20\, 2015 — Calgary AB\, CANADA DESCRIPTION:Landscape Alberta presents: \n2015 Green Industry Show & Conference\nVenue: BMO/Round-up Centre at Stampede Park\nAddress: 20 Roundup Way SW\, Calgary\nDates: November 19 & 20\, 2015\nConference website\nConference program\nRegistration page\nAttend one or both days.\nDiscounts for members and students.\nFrom the organizers:\nOur amazing team of staff and volunteers have put together a conference program aimed to inform and inspire everyone from designers to arborists\, owners to students\, growers to contractors. Our conference sessions are timely and responsive to industry issues—this event is not to be missed! Please join us this fall in Calgary to make new connections\, build your business\, and share in the success of our industry in Alberta and beyond.\nCopies of my book\, Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1\, 2nd edition\, will be available after each session for sale & signing\nMy two contributions:\nThursday morning—Simple and Effective Ways to Enhance Your Home\, Community\, and the Larger World:\nThis dynamic presentation shares patterns and strategies to harvest\, integrate\, and enliven free local resources—such as rain-\, grey-\, and stormwaters; sun\, wind\, and shade; along with soil fertility\, wild foods\, and community fun—in a way that generates far more potential than the sum of their parts. Scarcity is re-visioned into abundance simply through creative cycling and utilization of what is already at hand. Costly and consuming habits and infrastructure\, disconnected from their surroundings\, are reoriented and reconnected to maximize enriching opportunities.\nYou’ll see many examples of such transformation\, including how once-dying wetlands and creek flows are being regenerated with simple hand-built structures made of on-site materials; how ancient sun- and shade-harvesting sites are informing passively heated\, cooled\, and powered modern homes and retrofits; and how once-blighted\, overheated neighborhood streets are being rejuvenated into thriving greenbelts of water\, people\, wildlife\, art\, food\, and celebration by planting once-drained stormwater\, seed\, and yard prunings.\nThis talk is both an invitation for you to engage and partner with your natural surroundings and community\, and a treasure map showing you the way—by planting the rain\, dancing with the sun\, growing fertile shade\, and more—to live as one of your community’s inspirational sparks!\nFriday morning: Water-Harvesting Earthworks and Rain Gardens:\nPlant the rain before you plant your trees to boost production\, reduce flooding\, conserve water\, and create sustainable oases around your homes and community infrastructure. Raingardens and other small-scale earthworks quickly infiltrate rainfall into the soil where less is lost to evaporation\, while reducing erosion. Living ‘pumps’ of vegetation then enable us the access that water. Come learn simple principles and tips to leverage greater success as you implement these simple and effective passive systems. This presentation builds on Brad’s basic water-harvesting talk\, while offering more specifics and case studies. Working examples and case studies will be highlighted.\n \n  URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-landscape-albertas-green-industry-show-conference-november-19-20-2015-calgary-ab-canada/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151116T203000 DTSTAMP:20151107T212754Z CREATED:20151107T212754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151107T212754Z UID:8578-1447700400-1447705800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: "Integrated Local Harvests" Public Talk\, November 16\, 2015 — Eagle Mountain City UT DESCRIPTION:Date: Monday\, November 16\, 2015\nTime: 7–8:30 pm\nVenue: Garden Near the Green\nAddress: 3700 E Campus Dr #100\, Eagle Mountain\nHosted by: Eagle Mountain City\, with special thanks to the Office of Mayor Christopher Pengra\nBrad’s talk title & description:\n\nIntegrated Local Harvests:\n Simple and Effective Ways to Enhance the Natural Abundance of Your Home\, Community\, and the Larger World\nWater and sun harvesting\, along with water and sun cycling. Illustration by Joe Marshall.\nThis dynamic presentation shares patterns and strategies to harvest\, integrate\, and enliven free local resources—such as rain-\, grey-\, and stormwaters; sun\, wind\, and shade; along with soil fertility\, wild foods\, and community fun—in a way that generates far more potential than the sum of their parts. Scarcity is re-visioned into abundance simply through creative cycling and utilization of what is already at hand. Costly and consuming habits and infrastructure\, disconnected from their surroundings\, are reoriented and reconnected to maximize enriching opportunities.\nYou’ll see many examples of such transformation\, including how once-dying wetlands and creek flows are being regenerated with simple hand-built structures made of on-site materials; how ancient sun- and shade-harvesting sites are informing passively heated\, cooled\, and powered modern homes and retrofits; and how once-blighted\, overheated neighborhood streets are being rejuvenated into thriving greenbelts of water\, people\, wildlife\, art\, food\, and celebration by planting once-drained stormwater\, seed\, and yard prunings.\nThis talk is both an invitation for you to engage and partner with your natural surroundings and community\, and a treasure map showing you the way—by planting the rain\, dancing with the sun\, growing fertile shade\, and more—to live as one of your community’s inspirational sparks!\nThere will be the opportunity after the talk for Q&A as well as sales and signing of Brad’s book\, Rainwater Harvesting for Dryland and Beyond\, Volume 1.\n  URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-integrated-local-harvests-public-talk-november-16-2015-eagle-mountain-city-ut/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151109 DTSTAMP:20150916T183407Z CREATED:20150916T183407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150916T183407Z UID:8466-1446465600-1446984000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group w/ Brad Lancaster: Water Harvesting Design Certification\, November 2–8\, 2015 — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION: URL:https://watershedmg.org/event/water-harvesting-design-certification-november-2015#new_tab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151025 DTSTAMP:20150518T023817Z CREATED:20150518T023817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150518T023817Z UID:8095-1445630400-1445716800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Re-Envisioning Water\, Sustainability\, & Wild Foods\, October 23–24\, 2015 — Sacramento CA DESCRIPTION: URL:http://www.growwater.org/brad/#new_tab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151021 DTSTAMP:20150725T233131Z CREATED:20150725T233131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150725T233131Z UID:8180-1445274000-1445360400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Keynote Address & Hands-on Workshop at EPA Region 6 Stormwater Conference\, October 19–20\, 2015 — Hot Springs AR DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-keynote-address-hands-on-workshop-at-epa-region-6-stormwater-conference-october-19-20-2015-hot-springs-ar/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150919T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150919T210000 DTSTAMP:20150822T001227Z CREATED:20150822T001227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150822T001227Z UID:8306-1442691000-1442696400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Native-Foods Talk\, September 19\, 2015 — Alpine TX DESCRIPTION:.\n .\n .\n . URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-native-foods-talk-september-19-2015-alpine-tx/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150919T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150919T170000 DTSTAMP:20150822T000810Z CREATED:20150822T000810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150822T000810Z UID:8300-1442667600-1442682000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Mesquite Workshop\, September 19\, 2015 — Alpine TX DESCRIPTION:.\n .\n .\n . URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-mesquite-workshop-september-19-2015-alpine-tx/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150920 DTSTAMP:20150619T034537Z CREATED:20150619T034537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150619T034537Z UID:8150-1442610000-1442696400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Water-Harvesting & Integrated-Design Talk at Design Marfa Architecture + Design Symposium 2015\, September 18–19\, 2015 — Marfa TX DESCRIPTION: URL:http://designmarfa.com/symposium.html#new_tab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150529T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150607T150000 DTSTAMP:20150227T022340Z CREATED:20150227T022340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150227T022340Z UID:7915-1432922400-1433689200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster\, Pandora Thomas\, & Eric Toensmeier: Integrated Social & Ecological Design\, May 29 – June 7\, 2015 – Sedalia CO DESCRIPTION: URL:http://www.woodbinecenter.org/ised15#new_tab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150528T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150528T203000 DTSTAMP:20150429T215841Z CREATED:20150429T215841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150429T215841Z UID:8034-1432834200-1432845000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: "Regenerative Watersheds: From Plumbing to Policy" Talk & Panel with Local Policymakers & Water Activists\, May 28\, 2015 — Denver CO DESCRIPTION:.\n .\n .\n .\nWhat might the future hold for greywater in Colorado?\nDate: Thursday\, May 28\, 2015\nTime: 5:30–8:30 pm\nVenue: Green Spaces\nAddress: 1368 26th St\, Denver\nHosted by: Denver Permaculture Guild\nSponsors include: Woodbine Ecology Center—check out their Integrated Social & Ecological Design Course taught by Brad\, Pandora Thomas\, and Eric Toensmeier from May 29–June 7. Early-bird discount through May 1!\nAbout the event:\nWhich methods of rainwater harvesting are legal in Colorado—and which kinds aren’t? How have other communities come together to change their state’s approach to water? What opportunities do we have locally to push the envelope in regards to sustainable water policy? Join us on May 28 for a rousing night of discussion of these questions and more. We’ll hear a presentation\, Regenerative Watersheds: From Plumbing to Policy\, by Arizona’s rainwater-harvesting expert Brad Lancaster\, followed by a panel and Q&A with local policymakers and water activists.\nBrad will be selling & signing his Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond books after the panel.\nTickets:\nGeneral public: $15 until May 15\, $20 after May 15\, $25 at the door\nDenver Permaculture Guild Members: $10\nPurchase your tickets in advance here! URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-regenerative-watersheds-from-plumbing-to-policy-talk-panel-with-local-policymakers-water-activists-may-28-2015-denver-co/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150521T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150521T213000 DTSTAMP:20150414T021919Z CREATED:20150414T021919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150414T021919Z UID:7987-1432236600-1432243800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster\, Barbara Rose\, Dan Dorsey\, Leona Davis\, & Justin Bramhall: Post-Film Discussion of INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective\, May 21\, 2015 — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-barbara-rose-dan-dorsey-leona-davis-justin-bramhall-post-film-discussion-of-inhabit-a-permaculture-perspective-may-21-2015-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150522 DTSTAMP:20150126T225507Z CREATED:20150126T225507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150126T225507Z UID:7890-1432134000-1432220400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster & Others: BECC's Border Green-Infrastructure Forum II\, May 20–21\, 2015 — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION: URL:http://www.becc.org/page/border-green-infrastructure-forum-registration#new_tab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150514T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150514T190000 DTSTAMP:20150326T034715Z CREATED:20150326T034715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150326T034715Z UID:7940-1431594000-1431630000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster\, Jerry Yudelson\, & Others: Coneybeare Cleantech Leaders Conference\, May 14\, 2015 — Irvine CA DESCRIPTION:Calling all community and government leaders; utility executives; property owners and managers; clean technology companies; “green” architectural\, engineering\, and construction firms; and venture capitalists who want to be part of the evolution to provide superior-performance technologies at lower social\, environmental and economic costs:\nCome to the Coneybeare Cleantech Leaders Conference to learn about innovative\, cost-effective\, high-impact\, scalable strategies in water\, solar\, and renewable energy from a wide-ranging group of leaders in their fields\, while engaging in conversation with new connections and enjoying excellent food throughout the day.\nBrad’s talk\, Integrated Harvests of Sun\, Water\, & More\, will wrap up a day-long conference featuring speakers Jerry Yudelson\, LEED Fellow; Miguel Pulido\, Mayor of the City of Santa Ana; and John Irvine\, MBA and Sustainability Consultant. \nInnovative technologies to be presented include: Eva Smart Shower\, Ciralight\, Plant-e\, and Mirrors Around the Globe.\nDate: Thursday\, May 14\, 2015\nTimes: 9 am – 5 pm (conference) and 5–7 pm (happy hour) \nLocation:\nEureka Building\n 1621 Alton Parkway\n Irvine\, CA 92606 \nClick here for more info and to register. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-jerry-yudelson-others-coneybeare-cleantech-leaders-conference-april-23-2015-irvine-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150413 DTSTAMP:20150330T225459Z CREATED:20150330T225459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150330T225459Z UID:7952-1428336000-1428854400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Homegrown Food Summit\, featuring Mike Adams\, Toby Hemenway\, Brad Lancaster\, Joel Salatin\, and others: April 6–12\, 2015 — online DESCRIPTION:.\n.\n.\nThe Homegrown Food Summit is a free online series that goes beyond the usual offerings\, with presentations on topics like:\nAquaponics\,\nChickens\,\nCommunicating with Plants\,\nDeer Hunting\,\nEating Insects\,\nFood Forests\,\nFood Preservation\,\nGardening\, & Foraging\,\nHomesteading\,\nLiving without Refrigeration\,\nSeed Saving\,\nWater Harvesting\,\nand more.\nThe summit runs from April 6 through April 12\, hosted by self-reliance specialist Marjory Wildcraft.\nLearn more about the topics that will be covered\, and register here for free.\n\n \n  URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/homegrown-food-summit-featuring-mike-adams-toby-hemenway-brad-lancaster-joel-salatin-and-others-april-6-12-2015-online/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150404T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150404T120000 DTSTAMP:20150329T001058Z CREATED:20150329T001058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150329T001058Z UID:7944-1428139800-1428148800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Brad Lancaster: Guided Home and Neighborhood Tour Showcasing Integrated Harvests of Water\, Sun\, Wind\, Shade\, Fertility\, Carbon\, and Community\, April 4\, 2015 — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:THIS TOUR DIDN’T REACH THE MINIMUM REGISTRATIONS TO MAKE IT A GO—SORRY! \nPLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE NEXT TOUR AFTER COOLER WEATHER RETURNS.\nBrad Lancaster\, author of the award-winning\, best-selling book series\, Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, will lead this 2.5-hour tour of his home property (this is the only home property that will be on the tour) and sites within the public rights-of-ways of the Dunbar/Spring neighborhood.\nA portion of the proceeds from the tour will help fund ongoing integrated water-harvesting\, native food-tree planting\, traffic-calming\, and education efforts within the public realm of the neighborhood.\nSome of the many features to be included in the tour: \n\nLow-tech\, low-cost\, gravity-fed (no pumps) potable rainwater-harvesting system providing for household water needs (including drinking water)\n\n\nRainwater-harvesting tanks doubling as summer sun- and winter shade-harvesting systems\, privacy/property fences\, fire breaks\, and more\n\n\nPassive\, gravity-fed greywater-harvesting systems that reuse all household drainwater for safe irrigation of food plants that also help passively shade/cool buildings in summer while retaining the sun’s heat and light gain in winter.\n\n\nFlood-controlling\, heat-island abating\, and carbon-sequestering public gardens and orchards irrigated ONLY with on-site rainwater\n\n\nA tiny-house one-car-garage-to-cottage conversion resulting in a passively heated and cooled garottage\n\n\nNumerous strategies on how to maximize the harvest of winter sun AND summer shade in a way that reduces your water consumption\, carbon emissions\, and costs—these strategies work in ALL seasons\, rather than working in only one season at the expense of others\n\n\nSculpture that celebrates the seasonally changing path of the sun and the design of homes and gardens that make the most of the winter sun and summer shade\n\n\nSolar cooking\, power\, hot water\, heating\, lighting\, and clothes drying\n\n\nLow-tech\, low-cost\, legal site-built compost toilet\n\n\nSelf-regenerating living mulch machines that naturally bioremediate pollutants from street runoff\n\n\nNovel urban-wildlife habitat such as pollinator fences and shade screens\n\n\nNeighborhood-history sign project\n\n\nNeighborhood-scale water harvesting\, native food-tree planting\, traffic calming\, and art—all celebrating and enhancing the story and potential of Place\n\nFor visual previews of some of these features: Click to enlarge the images below\, check out these sun- and shade-harvesting and water-harvesting & cistern set-up videos\, &/or read this enhanced stormwater-harvesting blog post.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nAlso available for sale at the tour will be signed copies of Brad’s books (including the newly revised and expanded second edition of Volume 1)\, as well as Rainwater Harvesting and Desert Harvesters t-shirts.\n**The Fine Print** \n\nFor the tour to have been held as planned would have required a minimum of 15 tickets sold by 7 pm MST on Thursday\, April 2—which we did not reach. All ticket-holders will receive an email (at their PaypPal-related address) by 12 noon on Friday\, April 3\, either to confirm the tour or to announce its cancellation. If the tour is cancelled\, all ticket-holders will receive a full refund. If the tour will be held as expected\, the email will include details and logistics of the tour\, including the address.\nIf you wish to cancel your ticket(s) you must email us at admin@Harvesting Rainwater.com with your cancellation request by 7 pm MST on Thursday\, April 2\, to receive a refund. After that time\, your ticket purchase becomes a donation in the event you are not able to attend or sell/give away your ticket.\nTickets are transferable (you may give/sell your ticket to another person). When you arrive for the tour\, simply provide the name of the original ticket-purchaser and we’ll check you in on our tour list.\nAfter you complete your ticket purchase\, you will receive an automated confirmation email from PayPal and be brought back to this page. When one of us humans sees your purchase\, we’ll generate a second confirmation email via PayPal. Thanks for your interest and support! URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-guided-home-and-neighborhood-tour-showcasing-integrated-harvests-of-water-sun-wind-shade-fertility-carbon-and-community-april-4-2015-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150317 DTSTAMP:20140416T043530Z CREATED:20140416T043530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140416T043530Z UID:7068-1426507200-1426507200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster & WMG Colleagues: Water Harvesting Design Certification Course: November 17–23\, 2014 & March 16–22\, 2015 — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION: The WMG Water Harvesting Design Certification program is a hands-on training course that provides certification in water-harvesting-system design and implementation. The WMG program provides a high-quality\, in-depth training in integrative water harvesting. Detailed course information can be found here. A list of Certified Practictioners can be found here.\n\nTucson courses:\nNovember 17-23\, 2014\nMarch 16–22\, 2015 (register by January 16 for a discount)\n\nThe course teaches site assessment\, design\, and installation of: \n\nGreywater systems\nRainwater-harvesting landscapes\nRoof-top rainwater catchment (cisterns)\n\nFor more information about the Certification program or to register\, please click here\, email  tech-trainings@watershedmg.org or call 520-396-3266.\nCourse participants conduct a site assessment.\nDeveloping a water-harvesting site plan based on a site assessment.\nParticipants review hands-on steps following greywater install.\n  URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-wmg-colleagues-water-harvesting-certification-courses-september-2014-albuquerque-nm-november-2014-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR