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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster\, Brock Dolman\, and Trathen Heckman: Public Talk: Integrated Solutions for Drought\, April 17\, 2014 — Petaluma CA
DESCRIPTION:This event is co-hosted by Daily Acts and OAEC’s WATER Institute\, and co-sponsored by the Sonoma County Water Agency and Wyatt Irrigation Co.\, local partners in water conservation. Learn about Wyatt’s Million Gallon Challenge—an initiative to help our community save a million gallons this growing season.\nDate: Thursday\, April 17\, 2014\nTime: 6:30 – 8:30 pm\nVenue: Activity Room at Petaluma Community Center—Lucchessi Park\nAddress: 320 N McDowell Blvd\, Petaluma CA 94954\nCost: $10 (but no one turned away for lack of funds)\n Purchase advance tickets here.\nBrad’s books will be available at the talk for sale & signing.\nTalk & description:\nBrad will share the stage with Brock Dolman and Trathen Heckman\, the directors of both hosting organizations\, who will root the solutions presented with local context and pathways for application right here at home before Brad gives his full-length talk:\nIntegrated Solutions for Drought:\nSimple 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; 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! \n\n     
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-public-evening-water-harvesting-talk-april-17-2014-petaluma-ca/
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster\, Guest Presenter: Ashevillage Institute's Permaculture Design Course\, April 12–26\, 2014 — Asheville NC
DESCRIPTION:Brad will present a 2-hour water component mid-course via live stream. Other guest presenters include David Holmgren and Joel Salatin.\nVisit www.ashevillage.org/pdc for all the latest information.
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-guest-presenter-ashevillage-institutes-permaculture-design-course-april-12-26-2014-asheville-nc/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140411T080000
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: In-Studio Interview on Speak Up Las Cruces\, April 1\, 2014 — KOBE-AM 1450
DESCRIPTION:Brad will back on “Speak Up Las Cruces” as the 8 am (MDT) in-studio guest (MDT) with Keith Whelpley on\nKOBE-AM 1450\nLas Cruces\, NM\nFriday\, April 11\, 2014\nThis is a live call-in show\, so if you’d like to join in the conversation\, call the station at (575) 523-1450 during the program. Although online streaming not available at this time\, listeners outside the broadcast area are welcome to call in with questions for Brad between 8:10 and 8:50 am MDT.\nThanks\, Keith\, for the repeat invitation\, and Dael for coordinating!
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-in-studio-interview-on-speak-up-las-cruces-april-1-2014-kobe-am-1450/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140410T183000
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Public Talk: Integrated Local Harvests\, April 10\, 2014 — Las Cruces NM
DESCRIPTION:Thank you to the following individuals and organizations for making this event possible!\n \n\n Dael & Peter Goodman\nJeff Anderson and the Doña Ana County Master Gardeners\nCouncilors Miguel Silva & Gil Sorg\nLas Cruces City Council\nRuth Rose & family\n\nDate: Thursday\, April 10\, 2014\nTime: 6:30–9 pm\nVenue: Rio Grande Theatre\nAddress: 211 N Main St\, Las Cruces NM 88001\nCost: Free. Donations gratefully accepted.\nBrad’s books will be available before & after the talk for sale & signing.\nTalk:\nIntegrated Local Harvests:\nSimple 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; 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!\nFMI:\nDael & Peter Goodman\n(575) 521-0424\ndaelgagner@hotmail.com\nnamdoogretep@gmail.com\n 
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-public-talk-integrated-local-harvests-april-10-2014-las-cruces-nm/
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Keynote Speaker at Park Pride 13th Annual Parks & Greenspace Conference\, March 31\, 2014 — Atlanta GA
DESCRIPTION:.\n .\n .\n . \n \nMonday\, March 31\, 2014\n 8 am – 5 pm \nAtlanta Botanical Garden\n Atlanta\, Georgia \nAmong the conference features will be three keynote addresses\, one each by:\nBrad Lancaster\, Kellie Rotunno\, and David Waggonner \nTheme of 2014 conference:\n \nAll over the country\, communities and municipalities are implementing ground-breaking projects that leverage rainwater runoff and green-infrastructure techniques to build innovative parks and greenspaces. In addition to improving water quality\, these new greenspaces can catalyze redevelopment\, mitigate stormwater flooding\, provide off-road transportation corridors\, transform neighborhoods\, and often provide community amenities where none existed previously.\nThe 2014 Parks and Greenspace Conference will highlight existing opportunities for development\, inspire cooperation from diverse partners\, and influence decision-makers to creatively solve problems concerning infrastructure while producing wonderful parks and greenspaces that provide multiple benefits to communities.\nMore details\, including registration information\, to come! Meanwhile\, visit the conference website at www.parkpride.org/conference.\n \n 
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-keynote-speaker-at-park-pride-13th-annual-parks-greenspace-conference-march-31-2014-atlanta-ga/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140306T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140306T193000
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Public Water-Harvesting Talk & Hands-on Raingarden Workshop\, March 6–7\, 2014 — Amarillo TX
DESCRIPTION:Thanks to community partners Amarillo College\, Acts Community Resource Center\, and Xcel Energy for making these events possible!\nPUBLIC WATER-HARVESTING TALK:\nDate: Thursday\, March 6\nTime: 6–7:30 pm\nVenue: Amarillo College Downtown Campus Auditorium\nAddress: 1314 S. Polk St\, Amarillo TX 79101\n—> Talk details <—\nIntegrated Local Harvests:\nSimple 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; 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!\n\n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nHANDS-ON RAINGARDEN WORKSHOP:\nDate: Friday\, March 7\nTime: 10:30 am – 5 pm (with a break for lunch)\nVenue: Acts Community Resource Center\nAddress: 202 S. Louisiana\, Amarillo TX 79106\nLimited workshop spots available!\nReserve yours by sending an email to Teresa (tclemons@actx.edu) or calling (806) 467-3028\n—> Workshop overview <—\nThe day will begin with a 1-hour presentation to orient workshop participants to the whats\, whys\, and hows of water-harvesting earthworks (10:30–11:30 am). After a short lunch break\, the hands-on work will happen (noon–5 pm)! See details below.\nWater-Harvesting Earthworks Presentation:\nPlanting the Rain: Principles\, Practices\, and Tips for Water-Harvesting Earthworks and Raingardens\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.\nHands-on Workshop: Planting the Rain (and Other On-site Waters) to Grow Sustainable Abundance\nIn order to better see the whole and our place within the hydrologic cycle\, each earthworkshop begins with participants learning the Water-Harvesting Principles; basic watergy facts; integration of sun\, water\, and community; oasis zones; how to think like a plant; and various earthworks strategies. We then assess the site\, identifying water resources and watersheds\, asking and answering relevant site-specific questions\, and testing our observations with simple tools. Equipped with a deeper understanding of the site and its water\, we then place and create water-harvesting earthworks\, guided by the Principles\, key integration techniques\, and the goal of living within the site’s sustainable water budget. Depending on the site\, typical earthworks created in an workshop can include infiltration basins/rain gardens\, one-rock check dams\, contour berm ‘n basins/swales or boomerang berm ‘n basins\, and terracing. Time and resources permitting\, we will plant guilds of vegetation within/beside the earthworks and view a presentation of earthworks from around the world.
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-public-talk-hands-on-workshop-march-6-7-2014-amarillo-tx/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140304T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140304T210000
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Free Public Water-Harvesting Talk\, March 4\, 2014 — Lubbock TX
DESCRIPTION:Thanks to Texas Tech University Plant and Soil Science Department\, Plant and Soil Science Graduate Student Council\, Texas Tech International Cultural Center\, and PSS Graduate Research Assistant Misha Manuchehri for making this event possible!\nDate: March 4\, 2014\nTime: 7 pm\nTalk: Water Harvesting for Food Production & Beyond\nVenue: Texas Tech International Cultural Center\, Hall of Nations\nAddress: 601 Indiana Avenue\, Lubbock TX 79409-5004 \nCost: Free & open to the public. Donations welcome!\nBrad will have his books\, including the new 2nd edition of Volume 1\, available for sale & signing\nFMI: Misha Manuchehri: misha.manuchehri@ttu.edu or (425) 246-7853
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-public-talk-march-4-2014-lubbock-tx/
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Presentation at 2nd National Iranian Rainwater Catchment Systems Association Conference\, February 19\, 2014 — Mashhad\, Iran
DESCRIPTION:. \n. \nSecond Iranian National Conference on Rainwater Catchment Systems\n  February 19–20\, 2014 \nMashhad International Exhibition Center\nVakil Abad Boulevard\nMashhad\, Iran \nBrad is scheduled to speak on the afternoon of February 19\, 2014\, followed by a discussion and Q&A. Please see the program below (in Persian) for details about Brad’s and other conference participants’ sessions. \n2nd National IRCSA Conference program\n \nMain topics:\nTraditional/local knowledge on rainwater harvesting\nEffects of climate change on rainwater harvesting\nNew technologies in rainwater harvesting\nRainwater harvesting’s role in integrated water-resources management\nRainwater quality (in urban and rural areas)\nRainwater use challenges in urban and rural areas (social\, economical\, technical\, etc.)\nRainwater harvesting for rangeland reclamation\, irrigation\, and livestock and wildlife use \nThis conference is co-organized by IRCSA and the Iranian Ministries of Power and Agriculture. Iranian government employees and foreigners are invited to attend free of charge. \nFor more information\, visit www.ircsa.ir or send an email to info@ircsa.ir or conference chairman Dr. Dastorani at dastorani@um.ac.ir.\n \nMany thanks to Dr. Javad Tabatabaee Yazdi (IRCSA President)\, Dr. Dastorani (IRCSA Conference Secretary)\,\nand their many colleagues for inviting Brad to speak at their conference and for making his trip possible. \n 
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-presentation-at-2nd-national-iranian-rainwater-catchment-systems-association-conference-february-19-2014-mashhad-iran/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140213T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140213T200000
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Ancient Sun-\, Shade-\, and Water-Harvesting Strategies and Their Modern-Day Resurgence\, February 13\, 2014 — Winter Count (near Maricopa AZ)
DESCRIPTION:Noon\, summer solstice. White House ruin\, Canyon de Chelly. The orientation and placement of the buildings is ideal for passive shading and cooling. The natural overhang shades out the majority of the noonday sun that sits high in the sky\, while the cliff shades out the hot early-morning and late-afternoon summer sun that rises in the northeast and sets in the northwest.\nWeather permitting\, Brad will give an evening presentation on Ancient Sun-\, Shade-\, and Water-Harvesting Strategies and Their Modern-Day Resurgence.\nDate: Thursday\, February 13\, 2014\nTime: After dark (given times are approximate)\nVenue: Winter Count Primitive Skills Gathering\nLocation: Near Maricopa\, AZ\nFor more information about Winter Count\, including registration\, visit: www.backtracks.net/wintercount.html\nFull event runs February 9–15\, 2014
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-ancient-sun-shade-and-water-harvesting-strategies-and-their-modern-day-resurgence-february-13-2014-winter-count-near-maricopa-az/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140212T200000
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Integrated Local Harvests Talk & Book-Signing\, February 12\, 2014 — Glendale AZ
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, February 12\, 2014\nTime: 6–8 pm \nVenue: Glendale Public Library Auditorium\, 5959 W Brown St\, Glendale\, AZ 85302 (map)\n\nDescription: Brad’s talk\, Integrated Local Harvests: Simple and Effective Ways to Enhance the Abundance of Your Home\, Community\, and the Larger World\, will explore strategies to harvest\, integrate\, and enhance free local resources—such as rain-\, grey-\, and stormwater; sun\, wind\, and shade; and soil fertility\, wild foods\, and community fun—in a way that generates far more potential than the sum of their parts.\n\nBrad will have his new Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1\, 2nd edition\, and Volume 2\, Water-Harvesting Earthworks\, on hand to sell & sign.\n\nThere is no fee to attend\, although donations will be gratefully accepted at the door. This program is offered by the city of Glendale Conservation and Sustainable Living Office in partnership with the Watershed Management Group.\n\nTo register\, please call (623) 930-3760 or email bpatrick@glendaleaz.com. For more information contact Ryan Wood with Watershed Management Group at rwood@watershedmg.org or (602) 618-6650.
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-integrated-local-harvests-talk-book-signing-february-12-2014-glendale-az/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140212T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140212T130000
DTSTAMP:20140131T014006Z
CREATED:20140131T014006Z
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Free Public Talk: Integrated Local Harvests\, February 12\, 2014 — Chandler AZ
DESCRIPTION:Brad’s talk is made possible by Milos Podmanik and the\nCenter for Civic and Global Engagement at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.\nThank you! \nDate: Wednesday\, February 12\nTime: 11:15 a.m – 1 p.m.\nVenue: Performing Arts Center Auditorium\nLocation: Chandler-Gilbert Community College\nAddress: 2626 E Pecos Rd\, Chandler AZ 85225\nCost: Free\nBrad will have his books on hand for sale/signing.\nTALK DESCRIPTION:\nIntegrated Local Harvests:\nSimple 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; 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!
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-free-public-talk-integrated-local-harvests-february-12-2014-chandler-az/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140211T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140211T123000
DTSTAMP:20140119T041556Z
CREATED:20140119T041556Z
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Public Talk: Turning Drains Into Sponges and Water Scarcity Into Water Abundance\, February 11\, 2014 — Oakland CA
DESCRIPTION:.\n.\nWHO & WHAT: Brad Lancaster shares eight universal principles of water harvesting along with simple strategies that turn water scarcity into water abundance and floods into opportunity.  They empower you to create integrated water-sustainable landscape plans at home and throughout your community. This presentation will focus on large projects and how to recreate our cities with fewer storm drains by reestablishing watersheds.\nPRESENTED BY: Bay-Friendly Landscaping & Gardening Coalition\nDATES: Tuesday\, February 11\, 2014\nTIME: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.\nLOCATION: Lakeside Park Garden Center on Lake Merritt\, 666 Bellevue Ave\, Oakland\nCOST: Register before 2/7/2014 and the cost is $15 for Bay-Friendly members\, and $20 for non-members.\nAfter 2/7/14\, the cost is $20 for Bay-Friendly members\, and $25 for non-members.\nTO REGISTER: Please click here to visit the registration portal\nDOWNLOAD THE FLYER\nMORE ABOUT THE TALK:\nThis inspiring presentation shares eight universal principles of water harvesting along with simple strategies that turn water scarcity into water abundance\, and floods into opportunity. 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 possible 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.
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-public-talk-turning-drains-into-sponges-and-water-scarcity-into-water-abundance-february-11-2014-oakland-ca/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140210T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140210T213000
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Public Talk: Simple & Effective Ways to Enhance the Natural Abundance of Your Home\, Community\, and the Larger World\, February 10\, 2014 — San Francisco CA
DESCRIPTION:WHO & WHAT: Brad Lancaster shares patterns and strategies to harvest\, integrate\, and enliven free local resources-such as rain\, grey\, and storm water\, sun\, wind\, and shade\, along with soil fertility\, wild foods\, and community fun – in a way that generates more potential than the sum of their parts. Scarcity is re-visioned into abundance through creative cycling and utilization of what is already at hand. This presentation covers simple\, manageable\, small site projects.\nPRESENTED BY: Bay-Friendly Landscaping & Gardening Coalition\nDATES: Monday\, February 10\, 2014\nTIME: 6:30–9:30 p.m.\nLOCATION: Hall of Flowers In Golden Gate Park\, 9th Avenue @ Lincoln Ave\, San Francisco\nCOST: Register by 2/7/2014 and the cost is $15 for Bay-Friendly members\, and $20 for non-members.\nAfter 2/7/14\, the cost is $20 for Bay-Friendly members\, and $25 for non-members.\nTO REGISTER: Please click here to visit the registration portal\nDOWNLOAD THE FLYER\nMORE ABOUT THE TALK:\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. This 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.\n 
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-public-talk-simple-effective-ways-to-enhance-the-natural-abundance-of-your-home-community-and-the-larger-world-february-10-2014-san-francisco-ca/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140131T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140131T180000
DTSTAMP:20131102T204552Z
CREATED:20131102T204552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131102T204552Z
UID:6698-1391184000-1391191200@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Community Water-Harvesting Series\, January 31–February 2\, 2014 — Ciudad Obregón\, Sonora\, México
DESCRIPTION:El agua de lluvia representa un recurso disponible y factible de aprovechar de manera fácil y económica. Con la intención de ofrecer un espacio de aprendizaje sobre experiencias exitosas en captación de agua de lluvia y manejo de aguas pluviales\, se desarrollará el evento “COSECHA DE AGUA DE LLUVIA Y REFORESTACIÓN URBANA”\, con la participación de Brad Lancaster\, de Tucson Arizona\, experto en captura y utilización de agua pluvial para reforestar paisajes urbanos\, quien además ha brindado asesoría en Estados Unidos de América y en otros países.\nComo parte del evento se impartirá una conferencia magna y se realizará una intervención demostrativa\, a pequeña escala\, sobre formas de captar agua de lluvia para desarrollar áreas verdes en zonas urbanas.\nAGENDA DEL EVENTO: \nVIERNES 31 DE ENERO\n4:00 pm a 6:00 PM Conferencia sobre experiencias exitosas en captación de agua de lluvia y en reforestación urbana.\nPalacio Municipal\, Sala de Cabildo Nueva. \nSÁBADO 1 DE FEBRERO\n9:00 am a 1:00 pm Parte taller práctico demostrativo a pequeña escala sobre formas de captar agua de lluvia para desarrollar áreas verdes.\nEstadio Manuel Piri Sagasta \n3:00 pm a 6:00 pm Asesoría a Cocorit\, Recorrido por la comunidad. \nDOMINGO 2 DE FEBRERO\n8:30 a 12:30 Recorrido por áreas verdes en Cd. Obregón para asesoría \nEste es un esfuerzo de colaboración entre la sociedad civil\, iniciativa privada y gobierno\, convencidos de la importancia de implementar prácticas cada vez más sustentables que permitan cuidar y aprovechar adecuadamente los recursos naturales y generar mejores condiciones de vida.\nAgradeceríamos contar con su presencia y al mismo tiempo\, esperamos contar con su apoyo para promocionar este evento en todos los sectores de la comunidad.\nMayores Informes: 413-1996\, 414-3850\, 415-3637\, yhira.rodiguez@imipcajeme.org\, eambiental@ponguinguiola.org
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-community-water-harvesting-series-january-31-february-2-2014-ciudad-obregon-sonora-mexico/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140117T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140117T173000
DTSTAMP:20140116T030619Z
CREATED:20140116T030619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20140116T030619Z
UID:6863-1389969000-1389979800@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Public Talk: Enhancing What We Already Have\, January 17\, 2014 — Harare\, Zimbabwe
DESCRIPTION:Rain is always free.Illustration by Joe Marshall.\n.\n.\nLocation: Education Centre\, Upper East Road\, Harare\nDate: Friday\, January 17\, 2014\nTime: 2:30 – ? pm\nEnhancing What We Already Have:\nInspiring Stories and Strategies from Around the World for Harvesting Free On-Site Resources such as Water\, Sun\, Shade\, Food\, Fertility\, and Community\nThis presentation shares universal principles and practices that turn water scarcity into water abundance\, floods into opportunity\, and wastes into fertility. The key is creative cycling and utilization of what is already at hand. We begin with simple and effective strategies that can be used at home\, then move to the street\, the neighborhood\, the village or city\, and the rural broadacre environment.\nRainwater-\, greywater-\, stormwater-\, and condensate-harvesting strategies from the southwestern U.S.\, Middle East\, and Italy will be shared. Examples include how once-dying wetlands and creek flows are being regenerated with simple hand-built structures made of on-site materials; how ancient rainwater cisterns are being rediscovered and rehabilitated to again hydrate people and farms of today; and how greenbelts of water\, wildlife\, food\, and celebration are being generated by planting once-drained stormwater\, seed\, and organic matter.\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 lots of time afterwards for questions and discussion. It’s a good opportunity to explore this very critical topic to us in Zimbabwe. \nPlease RSVP to John Wilson if you plan on attending so he knows how many people to expect\, and please feel free to spread this around your email/internet contacts to others who might like to come.\nDirections: Coming out of town on Sam Nujoma Ave (former 2nd Street extension)\, turn right just beyond the junction with Churchill Ave into Upper East Road. About 200-300 metres along Upper East turn right into the Ministry of Education complex and the Education Centre is on the left. There will be a PELUM Association banner on display outside.
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-public-talk-enhancing-what-we-already-have-january-17-2014-harare-zimbabwe/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131126T090600
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131126T100000
DTSTAMP:20131121T035348Z
CREATED:20131121T035348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131121T035348Z
UID:6723-1385456760-1385460000@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Live Interview on Speak Up Las Cruces\, November 26\, 2013 — KOBE-AM 1450
DESCRIPTION:.\n.\n.\n\nBrad will be the 9 am (MST) guest with Peter Goodman and Keith Whelpley on “Speak Up Las Cruces”\nKOBE-AM 1450 \nLas Cruces\, NM\n\nNovember 26\, 2013\n\nThis is a live call-in show\, so if you’d like to join in the conversation\, call the station at (575) 523-1450 during the program. Although online streaming not available at this time\, listeners outside the broadcast area are welcome to call in with questions for Brad between 9:10 and 9:50 am MST.\n\n 
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-live-interview-on-speak-up-las-cruces-november-26-2013-kobe-am-1450/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131121T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131121T193000
DTSTAMP:20131026T234651Z
CREATED:20131026T234651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131026T234651Z
UID:6652-1385046000-1385062200@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Panelista en el Foro Regional sobre Infraestructura Verde\, 21 y 22 de noviembre 2013 — Tijuana BC México
DESCRIPTION:El Colegio de la Frontera Norte mediante el Departamento de Estudios Urbanos y del Medio Ambiente está organizando el primer\nForo Regional sobre Infraestructura Verde (FRIV)\nHorario: el jueves\, 21 de noviembre\, 3–7:30 pm\,\ny el viernes\, 22 de noviembre\, 8 am–5 pm\nLugar: Aula Magna Raúl Rangel de El Colef\, Tijuana\nCosto: Gratis\nEl objetivo del foro es evaluar los factores clave\, incentivos y obstáculos para la incorporación de los conceptos de infraestructura verde en la gestión urbana ambiental. \nEl evento se está enfocando principalmente en la implicación de las áreas verdes con a) la accesibilidad a parques\, salud\, resiliencia urbana y riesgos asociados con la deforestación; y b) el desarrollo verde y mecanismos de la planeación urbana como lo son el transporte público\, ciclo vías\, restauración de ríos\, y tratamiento de agua y reciclaje. \nMesas de Trabajo: \n\n\nTechos verdes y captación de agua pluvial (el jueves: Brad es uno de los tres panelistas\, habrá traducción simultánea) \n\n\nRedes y corredores verdes (el viernes) \n\n\nRíos (el viernes) \n\n\nIntegración a la Planeación Urbana (el viernes) \n\n\nSi desea ver este evento en línea\, habrá videostreaming en www.colef.mx \nCoordinadores del Evento: \n\n\nDr. Carlos de la Parra Rentería\, Profesor-Investigador del Departamento de Estudios Urbanos y del Medio Ambiente de El Colef. \n\n\nDra. Lina Ojeda Revah\, Profesora-Investigadora del Departamento de Estudios Urbanos y del Medio Ambiente de El Colef. \n\n\nDra. Ana Córdova y Vázquez\, Profesora-Investigadora del Departamento de Estudios Urbanos y del Medio Ambiente de El Colef\, Unidad Regional Ciudad Juárez. \n\n\nDra. Ileana Espejel Carbajal\, Profesora-Investigadora de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California\, Ensenada. \n\n\nMayores informes:\nwww.colef.mx\n+52 (664)631-6300\, ext: 2412\ninfraverde@colef.mx \nEvent basics:\nGreen Infrastructure Forum\nNovember 21 and 22\n11/21: 3 pm – 7:30 pm (PDT)\n11/22: 8 am – 5 pm (PDT)\nFree and open to the public\nLecture Hall: Aula Magna Raúl Rangel\n\nEl Colegio de la Frontera Norte\n\nTijuana\, Baja California\, México
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-panelista-en-el-foro-regional-sobre-infraestructura-verde-21-y-22-de-noviembre-2013-tijuana-bc-mexico/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131118T200000
DTSTAMP:20130805T203201Z
CREATED:20130805T203201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130805T203201Z
UID:6327-1384797600-1384804800@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Native Seeds/SEARCH Salon\, Local Integrated Harvests Talk & Book-Signing\, November 18\, 2013 — Tucson AZ
DESCRIPTION:Brad will give his newest water-harvesting and integrated-design talk at the Native Seeds/SEARCH’s Salon Program\, as well as having his new Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1\, 2nd edition\, on hand to sell & sign. \nNative Seeds/SEARCH Salons happen every third Monday of the month at the NS/S Conservation Center and have a little something for anyone who has ever wielded a fork or pitchfork. Bring your juiciest ideas and an appetite for mind-watering conversations.\nWhere:\nNative Seeds/SEARCH Conservation Center\n3584 E River Road\nTucson AZ 85718\nWhen:\nMonday evening\, November 18\, 2013\n6–8 pm\nCost: Free\nFMI:\nBelle Starr\nbelle@nativeseeds.org\n(520) 622-0830\, x104\nThe Talk:\nIntegrated Local Harvests:\nSimple and Effective Ways to Enhance the Abundance of Your Home\, Community\, and the Larger World\nThis dynamic presentation shares patterns and strategies to harvest\, integrate\, and enhance free local resources—such as rain-\, grey-\, and stormwaters; sun\, wind\, and shade; and 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 shade\, feeding the soil\, sailing with the wind\, and living as one of your community’s inspirational sparks!\nThe Book:\nTurn water scarcity into water abundance! Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1\, 2nd Edition\, is the best-selling\, award-winning guide on how to conceptualize\, design\, and implement sustainable water-\, sun-\, wind-\, and shade-harvesting systems for your home\, landscape\, and community. This book enables you to assess your on-site resources\, gives you a diverse array of strategies to maximize their potential\, and empowers you with guiding principles to create an integrated\, multi-functional plan specific to your site and needs.\nClearly written with more than 280 illustrations\, this volume helps bring your site to life; reduce your cost of living; endow you with skills of self-reliance; and create community-building\, living\, air-conditioning vegetation that grows beauty\, food\, and wildlife habitat. Stories of people who are successfully welcoming rain\, sun\, wind\, and shade into their life and landscape will invite you to do the same!
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-native-seedssearch-salon-local-integrated-harvests-talk-book-signing-november-18-2013-tucson-az/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131111T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131111T090000
DTSTAMP:20131108T214028Z
CREATED:20131108T214028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131108T214028Z
UID:6709-1384156800-1384160400@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Integrated-Design Talk\, Monday\, November 11\, 2013 — Albuquerque NM
DESCRIPTION:Brad will be giving a short talk on integrated design\, focused on sun and shade harvesting\, followed by Q&A at Albuquerque Academy\, tailored for their 10th- through 12th-grade students\, yet open to the public.\nDate: Monday morning\, November 11\, 2013\nTime: 8–9 am\nVenue: Albuquerque Academy’s Little Theatre\, Simms Center for the Performing Arts\nAddress: 6400 Wyoming Blvd NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87109\nCampus map available here.\nFree!
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-integrated-design-talk-monday-november-11-2013-albuquerque-nm/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131104T210000
DTSTAMP:20131029T043142Z
CREATED:20131029T043142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131029T043142Z
UID:6657-1383591600-1383598800@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: "Urban Acupuncture" Talk\, November 4\, 2013 — Hollywood CA
DESCRIPTION:Urban Acupuncture: Creating Regenerative Rights-of-Way\nA public talk by Brad Lancaster\nVenue: Los Angeles Beautification HQ\nAddress: 1741 N Cherokee Ave\, Hollywood CA 90028\nDate: Monday\, November 4\, 2013\nTime: 7–9 pm\nSponsored by: The River Project\nSuggested donation: $10\nRSVP at Eventbrite\nDownload the flyer here.
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-urban-acupuncture-talk-november-4-2013-hollywood-ca/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131103T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131103T160000
DTSTAMP:20131029T044248Z
CREATED:20131029T044248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131029T044248Z
UID:6659-1383483600-1383494400@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Parkway Gardens Hands-on Workshop\, November 3\, 2013 — Studio City CA
DESCRIPTION:Parkway Gardens Hands-on Workshop\nOrganized by The River Project & Water LA\nThat no-man’s land between the sidewalk & the street can take a good deal of labor & water to maintain! We’ll show you how you can transform it into a low-maintenance\, low-water oasis.\nCapture\, conserve\, & reuse the rain & runoff that usually flows past your property & out to the ocean!\nDate: Sunday\, November 3\, 2013\nTime: 1–4 pm\nCost: Free (as long as you’re willing to lend a hand)\nGeneral location: Rhodes Avenue & Valley Spring Lane\, Studio City\n*Please RSVP via Eventbrite for exact address*\nSnacks & beverages provided\, everyone welcome!\n 
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-parkway-gardens-hands-on-workshop-november-3-2013-studio-city-ca/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131031T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131102T133000
DTSTAMP:20130911T003643Z
CREATED:20130911T003643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130911T003643Z
UID:6479-1383220800-1383399000@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Keynote Speaker at WESTCAS Fall Conference\, October 31\, 2013 — Tucson AZ
DESCRIPTION:.\n .\n\nWESTCAS 2013 FALL CONFERENCE:\nSharing Insights and Opportunities—Has the Arid West Drawn the ‘Shortage Straw’?\n\nOctober 30 – November 1\, 2013\nWestward Look Resort\n 245 E Ina Rd\n Tucson AZ 85704\nBrad will be delivering the daily keynote on Thursday\, October 31\, from 12 noon to 1:30 pm.\nClick here to download the conference brochure\, with general information\, conference agenda\, and registration materials.\n.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .\nWho is WESTCAS?\nThe Arid West has a unique ecosystem. Many months have no rain\, and annual precipitation often is less than 12 inches. Consequently\, it is essential to protect both the quantity and quality of water supplies. To this end\, in 1992 the area’s water and wastewater providers joined together to share their talents and resources\, assuming the name Western Coalition of Arid States\, or WESTCAS. A grassroots organization\, WESTCAS is dedicated to encouraging the development of water programs and regulations which assure adequate supplies of high quality water for those living in the arid regions while protecting the environment.\nWhat does WESTCAS offer?\nWESTCAS provides members with a powerful presence in Washington\, D.C. and in regional and state regulatory and legislative decision-making; an effective vehicle for information exchange through meetings and publications; the opportunity to help draft federal\, regional\, state\, and local legislation and regulations about water quality and supply.\nWho should belong to WESTCAS?\nWater and wastewater service providers\, including cities and towns\, water and irrigation districts\, wastewater agencies\, Native American nations\, and others concerned with management of issues related to water and wastewater supply\, such as attorneys\, engineering firms\, and consulting firms.
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-keynote-speaker-at-westcas-fall-conference-october-31-2013-tucson-az/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131017T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131017T200000
DTSTAMP:20130823T015837Z
CREATED:20130823T015837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130823T015837Z
UID:6375-1382034600-1382040000@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Free Public Talk\, Free Sun- & Shade-Harvesting Strategies for Passive Heating\, Cooling\, Lighting\, & Power\, October 17\, 2013 — Tucson AZ
DESCRIPTION:Who: Brad Lancaster\, in conjunction with Watershed Management Group & hosted by the Jewish Community Center\nWhat: Free public talk on Free Sun- & Shade-Harvesting Strategies for Passive Heating\, Cooling\, Lighting\, & Power\nBrad’s books\, including the new 2nd edition of Volume 1\, will be available for sale & signing after the talk.\nDate: Thursday\, October 17\, 2013\n Time: 6:30 – 8 pm\nRSVP: Here\nLocation: \nJewish Community Center\n 3800 E River Rd\, Tucson AZ 85718\n (520) 299-3000\n FMI:\nTory Syracuse | Associate Director | Watershed Management Group\n Email: tsyracuse@watershedmg.org\n Office: 520-396-3266\, ext. 6\n Cell:  520-820-9483
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-free-public-talk-free-sun-shade-harvesting-strategies-for-passive-heating-cooling-lighting-power-october-17-2013-tucson-az/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131007
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131014
DTSTAMP:20130726T195949Z
CREATED:20130726T195949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130726T195949Z
UID:6303-1381150800-1381669200@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group\, with Brad Lancaster: Water-Harvesting Certification Course\, October 7–13\, 2013\, & March 17–23\, 2014 — Tucson AZ
DESCRIPTION:Brad will be one of several instructors for this classic WMG course.\nWhen:\nOctober 7–13\, 2013\nMarch 17–23\, 2014\nEarly registration ends August 16\, 2013 for the October 2013 course\, and January 24\, 2014\, for the March 2014 course\n\nDescription:\nThe WMG Water-Harvesting Certification program is designed for professionals\, educators\, and community organizers seeking comprehensive instruction in water-harvesting systems design and construction.  The program offers a unique combination of hands-on and classroom instruction\, providing participants with a thorough\, on-the-ground understanding of the core practices in this increasingly popular field. Our program provides the highest quality and greatest depth of training in integrative water harvesting offered in the nation.\nThe course teaches site assessment\, design\, and installation of: \n\nGreywater systems\, gravity-based\nRainwater harvesting landscapes\nRoof-top rainwater catchment (cisterns)\n\nThe course educational sessions includes: \n\nLectures on each major topic\nHands-on assessments at the sites where projects will be implemented\nTraining workshops where participants learn by constructing water harvesting systems at public\, residential\, or commercial sites\nReading and homework assignments to solidify knowledge gained in the hands-on workshops\nFinal exam to earn certification\n\nClick here to register for the OCTOBER 2013 course\nClick here to register for the MARCH 2014 course\n\nContact:\nPhone: 520-396-3266\nEmail: tech-trainings@watershedmg.org\nCourse Fee: \n\n\n\nRegular Registration\n$ 1\,100.00\n\n\nWMG Training Alumni and Students\n$ 1\,050.00\n\n\nPartial Payment Installments (1st payment)\n$ 400.00
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/watershed-management-group-with-brad-lancaster-water-harvesting-certification-course-october-7-13-2013-tucson-az/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131003T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20131003T203000
DTSTAMP:20131002T155457Z
CREATED:20131002T155457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20131002T155457Z
UID:6564-1380826800-1380832200@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Public Talk: Integrated Local Harvests\, October 3\, 2013 — Sedona AZ
DESCRIPTION:Please join Ecosa Institute (a sponsored program of Prescott College) and Keep Sedona Beautiful in welcoming Brad Lancaster to Sedona!\nBrad will being presenting his newest talk\, Integrated Local Harvests\, and will have copies of his books available for sale and signing\, including the new 2nd edition of Volume 1\, Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands & Beyond: Guiding Principles.\nDate: Thursday\, October 3\, 2013\nTime: 7 pm\nVenue: Keep Sedona Beautiful\, 360 Brewer Rd.\, Sedona\nDonations will be greatly appreciated!\nThe talk:\nIntegrated Local Harvests:\nSimple and Effective Ways to Enhance the Abundance of Your Home\, Community\, and the Larger World\nThis dynamic presentation shares patterns and strategies to harvest\, integrate\, and enhance free local resources—such as rain-\, grey-\, and stormwaters; sun\, wind\, and shade; and 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 shade\, feeding the soil\, sailing with the wind\, and living as one of your community’s inspirational sparks!\nThe Book:\nTurn water scarcity into water abundance! Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1\, 2nd Edition\, is the best-selling\, award-winning guide on how to conceptualize\, design\, and implement sustainable water-\, sun-\, wind-\, and shade-harvesting systems for your home\, landscape\, and community. This book enables you to assess your on-site resources\, gives you a diverse array of strategies to maximize their potential\, and empowers you with guiding principles to create an integrated\, multi-functional plan specific to your site and needs.\nClearly written with more than 280 illustrations\, this volume helps bring your site to life; reduce your cost of living; endow you with skills of self-reliance; and create community-building\, living\, air-conditioning vegetation that grows beauty\, food\, and wildlife habitat. Stories of people who are successfully welcoming rain\, sun\, wind\, and shade into their life and landscape will invite you to do the same!
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-public-talk-integrated-local-harvests-october-3-2013-sedona-az/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130930
DTSTAMP:20130607T214856Z
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster\, Guest Instructor with Wayne Weiseman: Water & Earthworks 4-Day Intensive\, September 26–29\, 2013 — Fountain City WI
DESCRIPTION:WATER & EARTHWORKS 4-DAY INTENSIVE COURSE\n(shortened from previous 9-day format)\nSeptember 26–29\, 2013\nKinstone Academy of Applied Permaculture\n Fountain City\, Wisconsin\nThe Course Basics:\nWe will learn how to read slope and how water moves by gravity. We will discuss what the hydrological cycle is and its importance in the great web of life. We will learn how to capture water with dams and swales\, how to recharge groundwater systems\, how to move earth in order to construct earthworks such as ponds\, lakes and dams\, how to identify the keyline in a landscape\, how to assess and construct wetlands for water purification\, what kind of vegetation helps to purify water\, what to plant in and near swales\, ponds\, and lakes\, how to utilize gray water in orchards and fields\, and when the use of septic\, leach fields and wells are appropriate. Most of all we will learn that all water used in the landscape and for personal use can be purified and recycled for further use. Water rights and usage are becoming a major issue in the world today: what are these current issues?\nBrad Lancaster\, an expert in rainwater harvesting and water management approaches\, is a guest instructor for 2 days of this course.\nFor more information and to register:\nkinstonecircle.com/1317/water-and-earthworks/
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-guest-instructor-with-wayne-weiseman-water-earthworks-4-day-intensive-september-26-29-2013-fountain-city-wi/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130917
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Water Harvesting & Integrated Design Course\, September 13–16\, 2013—Castellana Grotte (BA)\, Italy
DESCRIPTION:September 13–16\, 2013\nBrad will be teaching in English with translation into Italian. The course is planned to include classroom instruction in water harvesting and integrated design\, as well as hands-on work with earthworks and greywater.\nFor all course details\, including costs\, registration\, site details\, and lodging\, contact Patrizia Mastroleo of hosting organization Masseria Atipica.
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-water-harvesting-integrated-design-course-september-13-16-2013-castellana-grotte-ba-italy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130907T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130907T133000
DTSTAMP:20130830T013057Z
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SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Local Integrated Harvests Talk & Book-Signing\, September 7\, 2013 — South Tucson AZ
DESCRIPTION:Brad will give his newest water-harvesting and integrated-design talk\, as well as having his new Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1\, 2nd edition\, on hand to sell & sign.\nWhere:\nSam Lena–South Tucson Branch of Pima County Library\n1607 S 6th Ave\nTucson\, AZ 85713\n(520) 594-5265 (main number)\nWhen:\nSaturday\, September 7\, 2013\n12 noon–1:30 pm\nCost: Free\nFMI:\nJon Meade\, Library Associate\njon.meade@pima.gov\n(520) 594-5267\nThe Talk:\nIntegrated Local Harvests:\nSimple and Effective Ways to Enhance the Abundance of Your Home\, Community\, and the Larger World\nThis dynamic presentation shares patterns and strategies to harvest\, integrate\, and enhance free local resources—such as rain-\, grey-\, and stormwaters; sun\, wind\, and shade; and 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 shade\, feeding the soil\, sailing with the wind\, and living as one of your community’s inspirational sparks!\nThe Book:\nTurn water scarcity into water abundance! Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1\, 2nd Edition\, is the best-selling\, award-winning guide on how to conceptualize\, design\, and implement sustainable water-\, sun-\, wind-\, and shade-harvesting systems for your home\, landscape\, and community. This book enables you to assess your on-site resources\, gives you a diverse array of strategies to maximize their potential\, and empowers you with guiding principles to create an integrated\, multi-functional plan specific to your site and needs.\nClearly written with more than 280 illustrations\, this volume helps bring your site to life; reduce your cost of living; endow you with skills of self-reliance; and create community-building\, living\, air-conditioning vegetation that grows beauty\, food\, and wildlife habitat. Stories of people who are successfully welcoming rain\, sun\, wind\, and shade into their life and landscape will invite you to do the same!
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-local-integrated-harvests-talk-book-signing-september-7-2013-south-tucson-az/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130904T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130904T133000
DTSTAMP:20130812T054544Z
CREATED:20130812T054544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20130812T054544Z
UID:6354-1378296000-1378301400@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Local Integrated Harvests Talk & Book-Signing at Western National Parks Association\, September 4\, 2013 — Oro Valley AZ
DESCRIPTION:Brad will give his newest water-harvesting and integrated-design talk\, as well as having his new Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1\, 2nd edition\, on hand to sell & sign.\n\nWhere:\n Western National Parks Association Store\n 12880 N Vistoso Village Drive\nTucson\, AZ 85755\n(Oro Valley)\nWhen:\n Wednesday\, September 4\, 2013\n noon–1:30 pm & \n2–3:30 pm \n(same talk both times)\nCost:\nFree\nFMI:\n Susan Cross\, Education & Outreach Manager\n susan@wnpa.org\n(520) 789-7405\nThe Talk:\n Integrated Local Harvests:\nSimple and Effective Ways to Enhance the Abundance of Your Home\, Community\, and the Larger World\nThis dynamic presentation shares patterns and strategies to harvest\, integrate\, and enhance free local resources—such as rain-\, grey-\, and stormwaters; sun\, wind\, and shade; and 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 shade\, feeding the soil\, sailing with the wind\, and living as one of your community’s inspirational sparks!\nThe Book:\nTurn water scarcity into water abundance! Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1\, 2nd Edition\, is the best-selling\, award-winning guide on how to conceptualize\, design\, and implement sustainable water-\, sun-\, wind-\, and shade-harvesting systems for your home\, landscape\, and community. This book enables you to assess your on-site resources\, gives you a diverse array of strategies to maximize their potential\, and empowers you with guiding principles to create an integrated\, multi-functional plan specific to your site and needs.\nClearly written with more than 280 illustrations\, this volume helps bring your site to life; reduce your cost of living; endow you with skills of self-reliance; and create community-building\, living\, air-conditioning vegetation that grows beauty\, food\, and wildlife habitat. Stories of people who are successfully welcoming rain\, sun\, wind\, and shade into their life and landscape will invite you to do the same!
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-local-integrated-harvests-talk-book-signing-at-western-national-parks-association-september-4-2013-oro-valley-az/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130831T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130831T153000
DTSTAMP:20130806T215652Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20130806T215652Z
UID:6330-1377957600-1377963000@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Local Integrated Harvests Talk & Book-Signing\, August 31\, 2013 — Green Valley AZ
DESCRIPTION:Brad will give his newest water-harvesting and integrated-design talk\, as well as having his new Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1\, 2nd edition\, on hand to sell & sign.\nWhere:\nJoyner-Green Valley Branch of Pima County Library\n601 N La Cañada Drive\nGreen Valley\, AZ 85614\nWhen:\nSaturday afternoon\, August 31\, 2013\n2–3:30 pm\nCost: Free\nFMI:\nRobin Green\, Librarian\nrobin.green@pima.gov\n(520) 594-5295\nThe Talk:\nIntegrated Local Harvests:\nSimple and Effective Ways to Enhance the Abundance of Your Home\, Community\, and the Larger World\nThis dynamic presentation shares patterns and strategies to harvest\, integrate\, and enhance free local resources—such as rain-\, grey-\, and stormwaters; sun\, wind\, and shade; and 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 shade\, feeding the soil\, sailing with the wind\, and living as one of your community’s inspirational sparks!\nThe Book:\nTurn water scarcity into water abundance! Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1\, 2nd Edition\, is the best-selling\, award-winning guide on how to conceptualize\, design\, and implement sustainable water-\, sun-\, wind-\, and shade-harvesting systems for your home\, landscape\, and community. This book enables you to assess your on-site resources\, gives you a diverse array of strategies to maximize their potential\, and empowers you with guiding principles to create an integrated\, multi-functional plan specific to your site and needs.\nClearly written with more than 280 illustrations\, this volume helps bring your site to life; reduce your cost of living; endow you with skills of self-reliance; and create community-building\, living\, air-conditioning vegetation that grows beauty\, food\, and wildlife habitat. Stories of people who are successfully welcoming rain\, sun\, wind\, and shade into their life and landscape will invite you to do the same!
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/6330/
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