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:20100314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20101107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20110313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20111106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20120311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20121104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20130310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20131103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120601T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120601T180000 DTSTAMP:20120601T015932Z CREATED:20120601T015932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120601T015932Z UID:4797-1338555600-1338573600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Bike Tour of Regenerative Sites of Portland\, June 1\, 2012 — Portland OR DESCRIPTION:Join Brad Lancaster (author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond series)\, Dave Elkin of Greenworks\, Lisa Petterson of SERA Architects\, Kati Falger and Chris Heckman (residents of Kailash Eco Village)\, and Kevin Cavenaugh of TENPOD and the Burnside Rocket\, to bike-tour dynamic projects pushing beyond mere sustainability (baseline survival)\, and aiming for integrated regeneration (thriving evolution).\nAll these sites and the people behind them aim to turn “problems” into solutions\, as they harvest and enhance free\, local\, on-site resources to reduce or eliminate the “need” to import costly\, polluting\, off-site resources.\nDate: Friday\, June 1\, 2012\nTime: 1–6 pm (followed by an optional dinner at Noble Rot—seating limited!)\nAddress: Meet at Shattuck Hall Annex on the PSU Campus (1914 SW Park Ave\, Portland)\nLink to: Proposed Map (in-between sites will be visited as time allows)\nCost: Tour is free\, but bring CASH if you’d like to eat or drink at Noble Rot after the conclusion of the tour\nWhat you should bring: Your bike\, water\, snacks\, $ if you want to eat or drink at the Noble Rot afterward\nLink to a self-guided sustainable stormwater bike tour folks can do on their own: www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=34604&a=53568 \nKey sites to be toured include:\n• The Oregon Sustainability Center\, to see how the center was planned to shift from a consumer of resources to a producer of resources\, achieving the Living Building Challenge of being net-zero energy\, water\, and waste;\n• The Kailash Ecovillage\, to see and hear the story of how an old apartment complex and its grounds are being converted into an ecovillage that turns “wastes” into resources for its residents and neighbors;\n• The Burnside Rocket and Noble Rot\, to learn how very simple and inexpensive strategies are being used to grow food on site\, and passively heat and cool the building in a very urban setting; and\n• Sustainable Stormwater projects passively turning stormwater flooding liabilities into free irrigation assets producing food\, shade\, wildlife habitat\, clean air\, fish\, and more.\nAfter the bike tour and dinner\, Brad will be giving a free public talk\, Beneficial Ruins and Water Webs\, back at PSU’s Shattuck Hall Annex.\nFMI: Kai Pannu\, (971) 244-3548. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-bike-tour-of-regenerative-sites-of-portland-june-1-2012-portland-or/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120505T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120505T150000 DTSTAMP:20120128T012437Z CREATED:20120128T012437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120128T012437Z UID:4584-1336212000-1336230000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:TreePeople's Green City Fair\, May 5\, 2012 – Beverly Hills CA DESCRIPTION:Join in TreePeople’s 2nd annual Green City Fair!\nA day of fun\, food and activities hosted by TreePeople. Green City Fair will provide you with the resources to make healthy\, sustainable changes. FREE sustainable workshops will be held throughout the day. Note that Brad is no longer scheduled to participate in this still-awesome event.\n\nWhen: Saturday\, May 5 \, 2011 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.\nWhere: TreePeople\n12601 Mulholland Drive\nBeverly Hills\, CA 90210 \nWorkshops\nDetails TBA here and at www.treepeople.org/green-city-fair-2012\nNOTE: Plans have changed\, and Brad will NOT be participating in this event. \nSponsors\, Vendors & Exhibitors\nInterested in becoming a sponsor\, vendor or exhibitor?\nPlease contact Jillian Fontaine at (818) 623-4862 or jfontaine@treepeople.org URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-andy-lipkis-et-ali-treepeoples-green-city-fair-may-5-2012-beverly-hills-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120507 DTSTAMP:20120312T201007Z CREATED:20120312T201007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120312T201007Z UID:4705-1336140000-1336312800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Josh Robinson & Brook Sarson: Water-Harvesting Intensive\, May 4–6\, 2012: Ramona CA DESCRIPTION:Join us May 4-6 for an exciting opportunity in San Diego’s back country town of Ramona for a unique hands-on workshop to learn how to transform a house into a sustainable oasis by tapping into rainwater and greywater.\nThis holistic water harvesting training course will teach people the fundamentals of integrated water design through hands-on activity. Over 3 days\, participants will design and install: \n\nA “Laundry to Landscape” greywater system\nTwo branched-drain greywater systems from two bathrooms\nA 2\,500 gallon rainwater harvesting cistern and plan for future expansion\nA wide range of passive water-harvesting earthworks\n\nAll of these water harvesting projects will be integrated to provide an edible landscape that works in harmony with both the natural ecology and the home itself.\nThrough this training\, participants will learn: \n\nBest Management Practices for rainwater and greywater harvesting\nLegal regulations and permitting\nBest plumbing practices\nEdible landscape integration\nTricks and tools of the trade\n\nThis course is for anyone interested in learning how to design water harvesting features into their own landscapes and is ideal for homeowners\, contractors\, architects\, designers\, and city and county regulators. No prior experience is necessary. All participants will receive a certificate of completion. If you have been waiting for one course that will give you an overview of how to install your own legal rainwater harvesting and greywater systems then this is the course for you. By the end of the three days you should have the understanding and confidence to begin to create your own sustainable oasis!\nCourse Tuition: We are offering a range of weekend opportunities. Due to the more distant location in the county participants can choose to stay on the property for the entire weekend or commute to the site location on a daily basis.\nResidential Weekend Experience: Stay on site all weekend if you don’t want to commute. Camp in your own tent or share some dorm style indoor space in the house or trailer. Prices include 3 meals a day\, nightly campfire and music\, and possible movie.\nResidential (Tent): $350\nResidential (Shared Indoor Dorm Space): $400\nCommuter Weekend: If you live nearby or choose to stay at a local hotel and commute daily\, we will serve you lunch and snacks.\nCommuter: $300\nSingle Day: If you can just make the class for a day\, no problem. We are offering those who wish to take a single day the opportunity to do so. Includes a healthy lunch and snacks.\nSingle Day Tuition: $150\nThis course will pay for itself and then some with the amount of information each person will learn. Learn how to do things right the first time.\nFor course schedule\, bios of the instructors\, to contact the instructors\, or register for the workshop\, visit:\nwww.edenonearthlandscaping.com/water-harvesting-intensive URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/josh-robinson-brook-sarson-water-harvesting-intensive-may-4-6-2012-ramona-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120504T120000 DTSTAMP:20120418T184124Z CREATED:20120418T184124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120418T184124Z UID:4749-1336125600-1336132800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group: Water-Harvesting Lecture Series\, May 2012 — Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:The WMG Water Harvesting Certification program provides the highest quality and greatest depth of training in integrative water harvesting offered in the nation. We are opening four of the lectures from our upcoming May Certification course in Tucson to the public.\nThis is ideal for people interested in learning more about Water harvesting but not quite ready to commit to our full nine-day Water Harvesting Certification The presenters are dynamic educators and experts in their field.\nThis lecture series will introduce the concepts of integrated water-harvesting design in an informative and accessible way\, inspiring you to make the most of your water resources at home.\nCost to attend\, per lecture: $25 a session.\nThe four-session series\, to be held in Tucson\, includes:\nFriday 5/4: Water Harvesting Earthworks\, 10 am — noon\, with James DeRoussel\nLearn design and application of basins\, berms\, swales\, terraces\, and french drains. This lecture covers lot-scale to watershed scale practices with information on soils\, landscape materials\, and integration with plants. Click here to register.\nSaturday 5/5: Water Harvesting for Food Production\, 3 – 5 pm\, with Brad Lancaster \nBrad’s lecture covers a diverse range of agricultural applications from backyard to large-scale systems\, showing how rain and greywater can enhance food production while conserving water. Click here to register.\nMonday 5/7: Cisterns\, 1 – 3 pm\, with Mark Ragel\, owner of Water Harvesting International\nComprehensive overview of cistern systems from guttering\, filtration\, storage\, and distribution\, including best management practices and cistern types for different applications. Click here to register.\nMonday 5/7: Greywater Systems\, 3 – 5 pm\, with Brad Lancaster \nGreywater systems harvest water from laundry machines\, bathroom sink and showers\, and AC condensate. Learn how to reuse greywater in your yard\, with a focus on gravity-fed systems\, plumbing considerations\, and appropriate uses. Click here to register.\nPre-registration and pre-payment is required for each session.\nLectures will be held at Saint Mark’s Presbyterian Church\, 3809 East 3rd Street\, Tucson\nPlease contact Rhiwena Slack at rslack@watershedmg.org or at 520-396-3266 if you have questions. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/watershed-management-group-water-harvesting-lecture-series-may-2012-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120502 DTSTAMP:20120319T234819Z CREATED:20120319T234819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120319T234819Z UID:4719-1335891600-1335891600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Priority Application Deadline for Sustainable Vocations Youth Program\, July 25 – August 11\, 2012 — Central CA DESCRIPTION:May 1\, 2012 is the Priority Application deadline for the Sustainable Vocations program at Quail Springs.\nMore information available here. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/priority-application-deadline-for-sustainable-vocations-youth-program-july-25-august-11-2012-central-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120428 DTSTAMP:20111130T052943Z CREATED:20111130T052943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111130T052943Z UID:4365-1335391200-1335564000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group: Watershed Technical Training in Expanded Greywater Systems\, April 25-27\, 2012 – Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:New dates: April 25-27\, 2012\nCourse location: Tucson\nGreywater use is not only allowed by an increasing number of municipalities\, it’s actively encouraged by many authorities in efforts to preserve water\, reduce energy and chemical use in treatment plants\, and deliver nutrients to soils. This three-day\, hands-on training course is designed to give advanced technical knowledge in greywater systems to individuals who will implement these practices in their work. In particular\, this course is relevant to architects\, landscape architects\, permaculture designers\, plumbers\, developers\, irrigation specialists\, and other professionals in the building trades. This course will build on knowledge of greywater systems gained through WMG’s Water Harvesting Certification course. The focus of this course will be on gravity-fed kitchen-sink and pumped-greywater systems\, integrated design\, policy\, and plumbing best practices.\nBrad Lancaster\, Senior Watershed Specialist with WMG and author of the Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond book series\, will lead this hands-on technical training covering advanced greywater systems.\nEarly registration  and alumni rates available. Applicants may also apply for a limited number of partial scholarships.\nFor more information about WMG’s technical trainings\, please visit their certification and technical trainings page.\nYou can apply for the Expanded Greywater Systems training online here\, or contact Rhiwena Slack at rslack@watershedmg.org / (520) 396-3266. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/watershed-management-group-watershed-technical-training-in-expanded-greywater-systems-april-25-27-2012-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120420 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120423 DTSTAMP:20120227T013926Z CREATED:20120227T013926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120227T013926Z UID:4658-1334944800-1335117600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Craig Sponholtz: Erosion-Control Workshop at Double Circle Ranch\, April 20-22\, 2012: near Clifton AZ DESCRIPTION:Double Circle Ranch is both a working cattle ranch and a model for conservation and environmental stewardship. Bring your camping gear and join us for this free weekend funded by the Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission. Help us slow soil loss and improve water quality in Eagle Creek while learning skills to benefit your own land.\nDates: April 20-22\, 2012\nLocation: Double Circle Ranch\, near Clifton\, AZ\nCost: Free\nRSVP ASAP\n \nInstructor: Craig Sponholtz earned an M.A. in Agro-Ecological Restoration from Prescott College and studied Permaculture at Bill Mollison’s Tagari Farm in Australia. He spent a decade with the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico and Arizona working in Wildland Fire Management and Fire Use. Craig has had extensive training and hands-on experience in passive water harvesting\, erosion control and stream restoration that is well complimented by a background in fine art sculpture and ceramics. Craig founded Dryland Solutions in 2003 and continues to design and implement watershed restoration projects throughout the Southwest. He is an expert heavy equipment operator specializing in low impact techniques and artistic in-stream boulder masonry. Craig teaches a wide variety of watershed restoration techniques that foster beneficial relationships between people and the watersheds they live in.\nFood and land for camping are provided. Bring your own gear. For more information\, including how to register\, download the Erosion Control Workshop Flyer April 2012. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/craig-sponholtz-erosion-control-workshop-at-double-circle-ranch-april-20-22-2012-near-clifton-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120403 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120406 DTSTAMP:20120227T014918Z CREATED:20120227T014918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120227T014918Z UID:4662-1333476000-1333648800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Craig Sponholtz: Applied Watershed Restoration Workshops\, April 2012 – NSW & QLD Australia DESCRIPTION:Applied Watershed Restoration Workshops with Craig Sponholtz:\n\n3-5 April 2012\, at Milkwood Permaculture Farm\, Mudgee\, NSW\, Australia. Sponsored by RegenAg and part of the FarmReady Program.  For more information and registration\, please visit: milkwoodpermaculture.com.au/courses/details/86-advanced-watershed-restoration-412-mudgee  \n11-13 April 2012\, at MacKenzie’s Farm\, Dimbulah\, Qld\, Australia.  Sponsored by RegenAg and part of the FarmReady Program. For more information and registration\, please visit: regenag.com/web/upcoming-courses/details/33-Applied%20Watershed%20Restoration%20Dimbulah.html\n**FarmReady Approved Courses – eligible primary producers and their families may be eligible for a 65% reimbursement of course costs. See below for details. \n\n\n\nIncrease your working knowledge of passive water harvesting\, erosion control and stream restoration practices with this three-day\, intensive\, hands-on workshop.  Applied Watershed Restoration is designed for landowners and land managers\, as well as practitioners\, farmers\, restorationists and advanced students of Permaculture.Craig Sponholtz is a world-leading expert in watershed restoration using techniques that harness natural hydrology to self-repair riparian zones and watersheds.\n\n\n\nThese techniques emphasize working with\, rather than against\, nature and will establish the foundational knowledge needed to work effectively with our most precious resource\, water. Acquire the critical skills needed to recognize the root-causes of watershed problems and identify the best opportunities to make improvements.Learn how to read the landscape\, assess\, design\, plan and implement projects that utilize runoff as a resource.  In addition\, gain exposure to cutting-edge watershed restoration methods including natural channel design\, induced meandering and agro-ecological restoration.\n\n\n\nThis course will cover: \n\nWatershed patterns and processes\nIntroduction to watershed restoration methodologies\nPassive water harvesting\nRestoration treatments and structures\nWatershed restoration practicum\n\nSee websites for full outline…\n\n\n\nSo if you’re a land manager\, land owner\, or someone curious and passionate about restoring precious water soil to the landscapes of your farm or community\, please join us for 3 days of unique and incredibly important knowledge that will help you heal your land…This tour is Craig Sponholtz’s first visit to Australia to share these cutting edge and very effective techniques that put watershed restoration back into the hands of those who live on the land…\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n“Craig Sponholtz’s Applied Watershed Restoration courses are a must. I was very impressed with the thoroughness\, hands-on learning\, and Craig’s deep knowledge based on years of real-life experiences. The strategies taught are simple and effective. They build on natural patterns so you work with natural processes\, not against them. This way nature does the bulk of the work once the structures are in place. I highly recommend these courses for anyone working with the land and water….”\n~Brad Lancaster\, author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond \nSome resources to get you thinking:\nDrylands Solutions Website\nLet the Water do the Work – watershed restoration manual by Bill Zeedyk\nBuilding Zuni Bowl anti-erosion rockwork at Milkwood Farm\nErosion Control Field Guide\nThis course is part of RegenAG’s 2012 program. RegenAG is an alliance of Australian farming families who are committed to helping regenerate Australia’s farms\, soils\, communities and on-farm livelihoods. For more courses like this across Australia\, go to RegenAG.com URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/craig-sponholtz-applied-watershed-restoration-workshop-april-3-5-2012-mudgee-nsw-australia/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120330 DTSTAMP:20120115T011636Z CREATED:20120115T011636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120115T011636Z UID:4555-1332871200-1333044000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group & Partners: 2012 Arid LID Conference\, March 27-29\, 2012 – Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:Arid LID 2012\nGreen Infrastructure and Low Impact Development in Arid Environments\nMarch 27-29\, 2012\nTucson\, Arizona\nVisit the Arid LID website for the following:\nRegistration – early registration through 1/16/2012\n Agenda\n Venue & Accommodations\n Sponsorship Opportunities\n Post-conference training in community-based green infrastructure\nKeynote speakers to include:\nBenjamin Grumbles\, President\, Clean Water America Alliance\nAndy Lipkis\, Founder and President\, TreePeople\nBrad will one of the panelists for The Tucson Trajectory: from guerrilla gardens–to big box parking lots–to planned communities \nMany other speakers will be featured. Visit the Arid LID website for complete details.\nClick to download WMG’s AridLID Conference Press Release.\n\nAbout the conference:\nFor the past two years\, the AridLID Workshops held in Albuquerque\, New Mexico\, have built a growing discussion and exposition of Green Infrastructure (GI) and Low Impact Development (LID) practices that are appropriate to the unique climates of the southwestern United States. In 2012\, we are holding the conference in Tucson\, Arizona\, with the twin goals of sharing best practices and building professional networks across a wider swath of the region\, and of developing a clearer Southwestern vision and voice in the growing national discussion on GI/LID.\nThe theme of AridLID 2012 is Integrated Approaches to Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development.  Green Infrastructure projects function best and are most cost-effective when they provide multiple benefits­—like a streetside bioretention basin that captures and cleans stormwater while it passively irrigates vegetation that shades the street and sidewalk\, beautifies a neighborhood\, and calms traffic. Likewise\, effective green infrastructure practice often requires that people of various disciplines and perspectives work together—think landscape architects\, engineers\, and stormwater managers working together with a watershed group\, a neighborhood association\, and a University laboratory to achieve shared goals!  This conference will explore the potentials\, best practices and pitfalls inherent in GI at various levels of integration in our region.\nWho should attend:\nSessions will be targeted to stormwater\, planning\, and design professionals; researchers in water resources and urban sustainability; as well as activists and educators interested in implementing these features through grassroots\, community-driven models.  Participation is especially encouraged from those working in GI/LID in arid regions of the southwestern U.S. (southern California\, Arizona\, New Mexico\, Nevada\, Colorado\, Utah\, west Texas) and northwest Mexico.\nQuestions?  Contact:\nJames MacAdam\nWatershed Management Group\n520-396-3266\njames *at* watershedmg.org URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/watershed-management-group-partners-2012-arid-lid-conference-march-27-29-2012-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120324T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120324T150000 DTSTAMP:20120115T004524Z CREATED:20120115T004524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120115T004524Z UID:4545-1332577800-1332601200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Keep Sedona Beautiful's 33rd Annual Native Plant Workshop\, March 24\, 2012 – Sedona AZ DESCRIPTION:Brad Lancaster and Jan Busco will be the two keynote speakers for Keep Sedona Beautiful’s 33rd Annual Native Plant Workshop\nNative Hedge Hog cactus in full bloom. Photo courtesy of Gerry Snyder.\nDate: Saturday\, March 24\, 2012\nTime: Doors open at 7:45 am. Event runs from 8:30 am to 3 pm\n\nLocation: West Sedona School\nAddress: 570 Posse Ground Road\nCost: In advance: $20 KSB members\, $30 Non-members. An extra $10 per ticket will be charged at the door.\nTopic of Brad’s talk:\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.\nBrad will sell & sign his books after his talk and during lunch. Desert Harvesters’ Eat Mesquite! cookbook will be available for purchase as well.\nJan Busco\, Horticulturist at Grand Canyon National Park\, will speak on: Getting the Best from Your Native Plants\nThe format will be similar to last year’s\, with a full day program\, two keynote speakers\, and attendance of two workshops from a selection of eight options: composting\, container gardening\, managing invasive plants\, insects for home & garden\, native plant essential oils\, highland cacti\, fire ecology and hydroponics.\nBreakfast beverages and savories and a bag lunch are included with registration.\nThere will also be opportunities to bid on items at a Silent Auction fundraiser.\nFor more information and to register\, go to keepsedonabeautiful.org or call 928-282-4938. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-keep-sedona-beautifuls-33rd-annual-native-plant-workshop-march-24-2012-sedona-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120323T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120323T190000 DTSTAMP:20120115T005811Z CREATED:20120115T005811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120115T005811Z UID:4549-1332523800-1332529200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Desert Harvesters and Native Foods at Keep Sedona Beautiful's Speaker Series\, March 23\, 2012 – Sedona AZ DESCRIPTION:Keep Sedona Beautiful Speaker Series:\nA series of monthly presentations on subjects of community interest that are aligned with the Keep Sedona Beautiful Mission: Preserving the Wonder™\nSpeaker Series events are typically held on the third Wednesday of each month beginning in September and ending in June.\nNote that the March event will be on Friday evening\, March 23.\nTime: 5:30 – 7 pm\nLocation: Pushmataha Center • 360 Brewer Road • Sedona AZ 86336\nVenue phone: (928) 282-4938\nBrad will give a talk on Desert Harvesters\, a group he co-founded in Tucson that celebrates and promotes the native foods of the Sonoran desert. Desert Harvesters’ Eat Mesquite! cookbook\, along with signed copies of Brad’s water-harvesting books\, will be available for sale after the talk.\nDesert Harvesters and Native Foods: Put ‘em in your mouth\, your yard\, your street\, and your neighborhood\nThis is a celebratory presentation on the history of Desert Harvesters and other dynamo local-food efforts that have enriched the Tucson community\, ecosystem\, and palates – and how you can likewise enrich the community where you live. Learn about grinding mesquite (and carob) pods with a hammermill or a Suzuki 4 x 4; irrigating food-producing street trees with the street; planting and picking the best tree-beans; throwing pie\, mulch\, and pancakes parties; creating a thoroughly delicious community-tasted cookbook; regenerating ecosystems in your pantry and landscape\, and growing friendships and neighborhood networks while you’re at it! Desert Harvesters (www.DesertHarvesters.org) is a volunteer-run\, grassroots effort based in Tucson\, Arizona\, that strives to promote\, celebrate\, and enhance local food security and production by encouraging the planting of indigenous\, food-bearing shade trees (such as the Velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina)) in water-harvesting earthworks\, and then educating the public on how to harvest\, process\, and enjoy the bounty.\nFree wine and appetizers will be served by KSB.\nAdmission is free and open to the public\, donations are appreciated.\nFor KSB’s most recent presentations visit their Home Page for Upcoming Activities and Events. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-keep-sedona-beautifuls-speaker-series-march-23-2012-sedona-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120320T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120320T170000 DTSTAMP:20120228T034917Z CREATED:20120228T034917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120228T034917Z UID:4697-1332255600-1332262800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group: Watershed Technical Training in Community-based Green Infrastructure DESCRIPTION:Green Infrastructure (GI) is a strategy a growing number of communities are using to manage stormwater more sustainably\, while using that water to irrigate vegetation that provides multiple benefits such as capturing\, cleaning\, and infiltrating stormwater; creating wildlife habitat; shading and cooling streets and buildings; and calming traffic. WMG has been working with community members to install neighborhood-level GI projects in Tucson since 2008. Now WMG is offering an in-depth professional training covering the “how to” of organization and design for community-led GI installations.\nIntroductory webinar: March 20th\, 3-5pm (PDT)\nHands on training: March 29-31\, 2012\, Tucson\, Arizona \nApplication. Please fill out an application to apply or to hold a place in this course: available in PDF or Word and submit to rslack@watershedmg.org by March 16\, 2012. \nInstructors. James MacAdam\, WMG Green Streets/Green Neighborhoods Program Manager\, Catlow Shipek\, WMG Senior Program Manager\, James DeRoussel\, RLA\, also with WMG\, will lead this hands-on technical training in community-based green infrastructure best practices. \nTraining Curriculum. The focus of this technical training will be on retrofitting and redevelopment. Learning will be achieved through a blend of classroom lectures\, site assessments\, design exercises\, and a hands on workshop. This training draws on WMG’s experience working with neighborhoods and local governments to install GI in the Southwest. While WMG’s focus is on southwestern neighborhoods the intent is for the knowledge gained in this training to be transferable to other regions. \nThe training will cover: \n\n\nGI Integrated design\n\n\n\n\nTechnical application of GI in a variety of urban environments\n\n\n\n\nMaintenance and problem solving\n\n\n\n\nCommunity engagement\n\n\n\n\nPolicy & permitting\n\n\n\n\nTools for overcoming municipal concerns\n\n\nWMG’s goal is to transfer this advanced technical knowledge to professionals\, educators\, and community activists who will implement these practices in their work and teach others. This course may be particularly appropriate for landscape architects\, architects\, permaculture designers\, developers\, engineers\, policy makers\, restoration ecologists and community activists.\nTraining Schedule. ?An introductory webinar\, which is part of the course\, is scheduled for Tuesday\, March 20th\, 3pm (PDT). The technical training will follow\, upon the conclusion of Arid LID 2012 conference on Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development in Arid Environments\, from 2 pm on Thursday\, March 29th\, to Saturday\, March 31st\, at 5pm.\nFood. Snacks\, water and lunch are included in the course fee.\nFees. $500. Discounts of $50 are available to alumni of previous WMG trainings and AridLID 2012 conference participants.\nScholarships. WMG offers a limited number of scholarships of $50 to $200 to help defray the cost of the course. To be considered for a scholarship\, please include a description of your financial need where directed on the application. We will review your needs and let you know if your request has been successful. For more information email Rhiwena Slack at rslack@watershedmg.org or call 520-396-3266.\nTo apply for the course or to hold a place in this course\, please fill out the Technical Training application form available in PDF or Word\, and submit to rslack@watershedmg.org. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/watershed-management-group-watershed-technical-training-in-community-based-green-infrastructure/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120226T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120226T150000 DTSTAMP:20120213T021627Z CREATED:20120213T021627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120213T021627Z UID:4651-1330261200-1330268400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:NEW ARTiculations: "Walk the Watershed" Tours\, February 26 and March 11\, 2012 – Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:Walk the Watershed\n\nThis winter\, join NEW ARTiculations dancers and naturalist Eric Dhruv of the Ironwood Tree Experience on a “Walk the Watershed” tour. These 2-hour\, interactive walk/talks will engage you in an exploration of how\, where\, and why water flows in Tucson\, Arizona\, and how that flow (or lack of it) impacts riparian ecology\, desert landscapes\, and us as human beings. Come learn about the watershed with your whole body! Open to all ages and abilities. Just show up or sign up on our Facebook event page.\n“Walk the Watershed” Tours are free and open to the public. Come to one or all. All tours are kid-friendly (Feb. 26’s is particularly so!).\nSunday\, February 26 (especially for kids!)\, 1-3 pm\nLocation: Santa Cruz River\, park/meet at Santa Cruz River park\, N. Riverside Rd. between St. Mary’s and Speedway\nSunday\, March 11\, 1-3 pm\nLocation: Ft. Lowell & Mt. Ave. Hendrick Acres\nNOTE: Please bring a sunhat and plenty of water & wear comfortable walking shoes. We won’t be walking for 2 hours\, however\, as there will be lots of stopping and pointing and talking!\nFMI: www.newarticulations.org/current-project/walk-the-watershed URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/new-articultations-walk-the-watershed-tours-february-26-and-march-11-2012-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120225 DTSTAMP:20111123T224141Z CREATED:20111123T224141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111123T224141Z UID:4357-1330041600-1330041600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group: Water-Harvesting Certification Course\, May 4-13\, 2012 – Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:Apply by March 12 to get an early-registration discount\nApply by April 9 for regular registration\n\nAre you interested in taking your water-harvesting expertise to the next level? WMG’s Water Harvesting Certification offers the highest quality and greatest depth of training in integrative water harvesting in the nation.  This 65-hour\, 9-day course draws applicants from all over the world and from backgrounds as diverse as architecture\, landscaping\, planning\, business\, government\, science\, education and community development.\nThe curriculum covers design\, implementation\, and installation of greywater systems\, water-harvesting earthworks\, and plastic and steel cisterns; integrated design; and appropriate plant selection for retrofitting urban areas. The course is taught through a mix of hands-on workshops\, group design work\, and lectures.\nGraduates who pass the course become Certified Water-Harvesting Practitioners\, a formal acknowledgement of their mastery of the essential core concepts of water harvesting\, and a testament to their ability to perform this work in a professional capacity.\nParticipants who complete the Water-Harvesting Certification will be able to: \n\nIntegrate water harvesting systems with other design considerations (energy conservation\, aesthetic design\, food production\, wildlife habitat\, etc.)\nCalculate rainwater runoff potential of catchment areas and determine soil percolation rate\nCreate a water budget and use water harvesting systems to match landscaping to available water supply\nChoose\, size\, and build appropriate earthworks features for different applications (basins\, berms\, swales\, French drains)\n\nDesign greywater systems from washing machines\, bathroom sinks\, and bath tub and shower water\nBuild gravity-fed greywater systems from washing-machine water to irrigate landscape\nSize and build steel-culvert cisterns\nSize and install plastic cisterns\nDesign water-harvesting systems to support small-scale food production (including earthworks design\, cistern design and application\, and soil improvements)\nDesign all of the above systems while incorporating safety and health considerations\n\nCourse Costs\nEarly registration: $1\,050.\nRegular registration: $1\,200\nFor more information visit our trainings web page watershedmg.org/tech-trainings or contact Rhiwena Slack.\nEmail: rslack@watershedmg.org\nPhone: (520) 396-3266 URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/watershed-management-group-water-harvesting-certification-courses-spring-2012-phoenixtucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120218T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120218T160000 DTSTAMP:20120203T060143Z CREATED:20120203T060143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120203T060143Z UID:4601-1329570000-1329580800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Kerr-Cole Sustainable Living Center: Tribute to Solar-Cooking Pioneer Barbara Kerr\, February 18\, 2012 – Snowflake AZ DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, February 18\, 2012\nTime: 1 to 4 p.m. (Doors open at 12:30 pm)\n\nLocation: Northland Pioneer College\nLearning Center (Room 101)\n1611 South Main Street\nSnowflake\, AZ 85937\nCost: Free \nThis is a chance to meet people who are changing the world for GOOD with solar! Come share your ideas\, meet new people\, network and enjoy kindred spirits. \nThe event is free\, but the organizers would appreciate your registering at their website to help them plan. And they’d love it if you could pass this invitation on to others who might be interested! \nMore details\, or to register: kerr-cole.org/index.php/tribute URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/kerr-cole-sustainable-living-center-tribute-to-solar-cooking-pioneer-barbara-kerr-february-18-2012-snowflake-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120220 DTSTAMP:20120110T190914Z CREATED:20120110T190914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120110T190914Z UID:4495-1329562800-1329649200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Jeff & Ana Sanders: Animal Processing Workshop\, February 18-19\, 2012 – Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:.\n .\n Animal Processing Workshop \nPresented by Jeff & Ana Sanders     ~     Hosted by Brad Lancaster \n \n*see below for identification of pictured items \nThis workshop is currently full\, but we will be happy to accept names for a wait list in the event of cancellations. \nDuring this two-day workshop students will learn to slaughter\, skin\, eviscerate\, butcher\, and cook a medium-sized animal (sheep or goat) in a traditional way\, using little more than one’s knife.\nJeff and Ana will teach you how to: \n\nIdentify all the parts of the animal\nCook the edible parts\, such as the muscles\, intestines\, some organs\nProcess the hide\, sinew\, intestines\, bones\, and hooves to where they can used to make tools\, clothing\, musical instruments\, or adornments. Examples include bone tools\, sinew & intestine cordage\, hoof rattles\, hide glue\, & more.  Examples of such items will be available and students will have the opportunity to work on these projects.\n\nThe workshop includes lunch & dinner\, cooked by the students during the workshop. Vegetarians are welcome! \nCost: $40 per person\nDate: Saturday & Sunday\, February 18 & 19\, 8:15 am – 6 pm\nLocation: Dunbar/Spring neighborhood (north of downtown). Address will be provided upon receipt of deposit. \nA minimum of 7 students will be required for the workshop to run\nLimited spaces available – pre-registration is advised\nReserve a space with a $20 deposit (non-refundable after February 1) \nStudents will be required to sign a waiver acknowledging and accepting full responsibility for any possible injuries that could be sustained during a hands-on workshop involving knives and exposure to blood. \nTo register or with questions\, email admin@HarvestingRainwater.com or call (520) 777-0049 \nTo download a copy of the flyer\, click: Sanders Animal Processing Workshop \n*The items pictured above are (from left to right):\nTop Row: Back-strap sinew (cleaned and dried)\nSecond Row: Felted wool pouch\, hoof and buckskin rattle\, buckskin pouch with a scrimshawed bone button\nBottom Row: deer-hock pouch\, bone needle\, two styles of bone awls\, bone knife\nBottom Right Corner (right of bone knife)\, counterclockwise: bone whistle\, two bone dice\, six bone gaming sticks\, sinew bowstring\, small-intestine cordage\, sheep-horn cup\, and chips of dried hide glue\nAbout the workshop: \nThe focus of the workshop is to help people experience a lifestyle that is closer to the earth and the things we need to sustain life. Raising or processing one’s own food means that it is not shipped thousands or even hundreds of miles. The impact we create when we process our own food is seen more immediately and directly instead of being spatially separated from us. This way we are less insulated from the true impact our life has on the entirety. \nLessons learned with domestic animals are directly transferable to working with animals of any size\, domestic or hunted. \nVegetarians that have taken past workshops have said that they would consider eating meats that are not processed industrially\, as a healthful and ethical choice. Many of Jeff and Ana’s past participants are inspired to find farms where they may become more connected with the life of the animal and the meat they eat. \nThe workshop is very hands-on and includes a focused anatomy lesson. \nWe will use as much of the animal as possible in the time available. The workshop is more about the animal than about the food\, for this reason Jeff and Ana have streamlined the cooking portions of the workshop so that less energy is used on cooking allowing for more time and energy spent learning about the processing. \nShort bios for the instructors\, Ana and Jeff: \nAna and Jeff live in southern Utah with their two-year-old daughter. Their lifestyle is very much rural with a focus of raising\, hunting or obtaining locally a significant portion of our food. \nJeff learned animal processing at the Boulder Outdoor Survival School  (B.O.S.S.) beginning in 2000.  He has worked in many capacities at BOSS since 2000\, and in 2011 was able to return to teaching full time in the field.  Last year he felt it would be valuable to expand the web of the animal-processing lessons and started teaching this workshop at primitive skills gatherings and for other organizations.\nAna has also taught at BOSS\, focussing primarily on teaching primitive-living skills.  Currently\, she takes care of a dairy cow which has provided the family with milk\, cheese\, yogurt and butter and also takes care of the garden and orchard. She owns a small business\, through which she designs and makes jewelry with silver and semi-precious stones. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/jeff-ana-sanders-animal-processing-workshop-february-18-19-2012-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120210T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120210T090000 DTSTAMP:20120114T083459Z CREATED:20120114T083459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120114T083459Z UID:4539-1328860800-1328864400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: ProGreen EXPO\, February 10\, 2012 – Denver CO DESCRIPTION:ProGreen EXPO 2012 spans from February 7-10 this year\, featuring over 100 seminars (including several in Spanish) and 650 booths at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.\nBrad will be giving the following talk twice on Friday\, February 10\, once at 8 am and again at 10:30 am.\nTurning Drains Into Sponges and Water Scarcity Into Water Abundance\nThis inspiring power point presentation shares eight universal principles of water harvesting along with simple strategies that turn water scarcity into water abundance. They empower you to create integrated water-sustainable landscape plans at home and throughout your community. Rainwater harvesting is the process of capturing rain and making the most of it as close as 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.\nFor more information about ProGreen EXPO\, visit: www.progreenexpo.com. \nQuestions? Please contact ProGreen EXPO at the numbers below with any questions or comments you may have.\n\n\n\n\nemail:\n\ninfo@progreenexpo.com\n\n\n\ntoll-free:\n\n(800) 397-6665 (EXPO)\n\n\n\nphone:\n\n(303) 756-1079 (Exhibitors)\n\n\n\n(720) 748-4872 (Seminars) URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-progreen-expo-february-10-2012-denver-co/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120209T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20120209T200000 DTSTAMP:20120114T051515Z CREATED:20120114T051515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120114T051515Z UID:4532-1328810400-1328817600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group: Soil Steward Composting Toilet Program Info Session\, February 9\, 2012 – Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:Soil Steward Composting Toilet Program: Seeking Participants\nAre you… \n\nAn early adopter who would like to be part of a cutting-edge pilot program to influence city and state policy?\nTired of flushing potable water down the toilet and interested in building a legal composting toilet for your home?\nInterested in using alternative composting systems to improve your soil and fertilize trees and other plants?\nWant to get geeky about soil – how to build healthy soils and conserve water while producing food and lush native landscapes?\n\nWatershed Management Group invites you to attend an informational session: Thursday\, February 9\, 6-8pm. Register to attend this free informational session on participating in WMG’s Soil Steward Compost Toilet program (attendance required to apply to be a pilot participant). Register here.\nThis informational session will include: \n\nThe activities and information taught in the Soil Steward program\nComposting-toilet designs offered through the program (site-built)\, proper use\, permitting\, and legal issues\nHow to apply to receive a subsidy and be an exclusive pilot participant to receive a legal site-built composting toilet\n\nIf you’re interested in participating or learning more about our Soil Stewards program\, please contact Catlow Shipek at catlow@watershedmg.org.\nClick to download the flyer for the event.\nThe project is possible through grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 9 for their environmental education projects. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/watershed-management-group-soil-stewards-composting-toilet-program-info-session-february-9-2012-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120205 DTSTAMP:20111003T020850Z CREATED:20111003T020850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111003T020850Z UID:4309-1328313600-1328313600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Sonoran Permaculture Guild: 17th Annual Permaculture Design Course\, February & March 2012 – Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:Five Weekends in 2012: February 4-5\, 11-12\, 25-26; March 10-11\, 17-18\nCost $695\, or $650 for early registration before December 1st. There is also a class book fee of $39 for a copy of Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison. Also highly recommended is Brad Lancaster’s Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond series (Volumes 1 and 2). Partial scholarships are available and registration is open now!\nFor the last sixteen years this course has been full with a waiting list\, so early registration is encouraged. To give a high quality educational experience\, we limit the size of the class to eighteen participants. Contact Dan\, the course registrar\, at dorsey@dakotacom.net or 520-624-8030 to register or receive more information.\nThis Permaculture certification course covers all aspects of sustainable design with a  Southwest dry lands flavor\, including a balance of hands on experience\, classroom time\, and design practicum. Dynamic exercises encourage pattern recognition\, noticing the links between plants and animals\, climate\, and landforms that make up natural ecosystems. Our course closely follows the standard 72 hour format developed by Bill Mollison and others.  The course focuses on dry land communities with a strong urban and semi-rural emphasis\, addressing individual site and neighborhood “problems”\,  such as storm water flooding. Students learn to read the landscape\, to map and analyze energies flowing through a site\, and to develop integrated designs for sustainable systems. The weekend format of the course makes it easier for people who hold a week day job to attend and promotes better integration of the course material into daily life.\nCourse topics include agroforestry\, appropriate technology\, building design\, design principles and patterning\, site analysis\, drylands gardening principles\, ecosystem restoration\, philosophy and ethics of Permaculture\, regenerative community economics\, soils and erosion control\, village and community design\, water harvesting\, invisible structures\, and many other topics.  The classroom site is in the Central Tucson area and at other Permaculture sites in the Tucson area. Much of the class is held outdoors. This course is taught and facilitated by Dan Dorsey\, Brad Lancaster\, and Barbara Rose\, each with two decades of Permaculture experience\, as well as other SPG associate teachers.\nFor more information on courses and teacher profiles see the Courses & Workshops and Teaching-Team Members links on the website: www.sonoranpermaculture.org URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/sonoran-permaculture-guild-17th-annual-permaculture-design-course-february-march-2012-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120116 DTSTAMP:20111205T051709Z CREATED:20111205T051709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111205T051709Z UID:4375-1326578400-1326664800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Dave Siebert\, Bill Zeedyk\, Steve Carson: Watershed Restoration Workshops\, January 14-15 & 21-22\, 2012 – Altar Valley AZ DESCRIPTION:STEWARDSHIP DAYS ELKHORN / LAS DELICIAS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT\nSupported by:\nFreeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold\nPima County Natural Resources\, Parks and Recreation Department\,\nAltar Valley Conservation Alliance and Partners\n\nThe entire project will run from January 9-23\, 2012. Focused learning opportunities will be the weekends of January 14-15 & 21-22.\nJoin the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance Restoration Coordinator David Seibert and watershed restoration experts Bill Zeedyk and Steve Carson for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn by doing. We’re seeking people to install rock structures that will harvest upland rainwater flows to reestablish vegetation and arrest erosion. In the process\, you’ll learn how the low-tech system of induced meandering stabilizes and restores eroding gully systems. You’ll help implement low-tech techniques that drain road systems and harvest water onto the adjoining land in order to restore watershed surface hydrological function and promote vegetation for wild life and livestock. Construction of the structures involves physical work while moving and placing rocks\, but if you’re not sure that’s for you\, rest assured that there are still ways you can be involved!\nPhotography is also welcome.\nPlease bring: Food\, water bottles/canteens\, camping supplies (wood fires strongly discouraged)\, gloves\, hat\, and sturdy work shoes.\nTo learn more contact: David Seibert (dseibert@email.arizona.edu) or Mary Miller (mary@elkhornranch.com)\nTo RSVP: please fill out the form below and return to Sarah King at sehking@gmail.com.\nIf you’d rather\, you can also print it and mail it to:\nAltar Valley Conservation Alliance\nPO Box 27906\nTucson AZ 85726\nUpon receipt of your RSVP\, you will receive a confirmation note with your dates\, role\, map\, and a release of liability form that you will need to bring with you on your first day of work.\nPLEASE RSVP BY DECEMBER 16\, 2011.\nClick to download AVCA Elk-LD Volunteer Flyer URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/4375/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120107 DTSTAMP:20111130T053740Z CREATED:20111130T053740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111130T053740Z UID:4368-1325887200-1325887200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group: Early Registration Deadline for Watershed Technical Training in Expanded Greywater Systems\, January 6\, 2012 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/2011/11/29/watershed-management-group-watershed-technical-training-in-expanded-greywater-systems-february-6-8-2012-%E2%80%93-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111201 DTSTAMP:20111123T224836Z CREATED:20111123T224836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111123T224836Z UID:4361-1322665200-1322665200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group: Early & Regular Registration Deadlines for Spring 2012 Water-Harvesting Certification Courses – Phoenix/Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:*Phoenix: February 24 – March 4\, 2012\n Apply by November 30 to get an early-registration discount\nApply by January 30 for regular registration\n\nTucson: May 4 – 13\, 2012\n Apply by March 12 to get an early-registration discount\nApply by April 9 for regular registration\n\n*Please note that the Phoenix course might be moved to Tucson\, depending on the level of interest.\nAre you interested in taking your water-harvesting expertise to the next level? WMG’s Water Harvesting Certification offers the highest quality and greatest depth of training in integrative water harvesting in the nation.  This 65-hour\, 10-day course draws applicants from all over the world and from backgrounds as diverse as architecture\, landscaping\, planning\, business\, government\, science\, education and community development.\nThe curriculum covers design\, implementation\, and installation of greywater systems\, water-harvesting earthworks\, and plastic and steel cisterns; integrated design; and appropriate plant selection for retrofitting urban areas. The course is taught through a mix of hands-on workshops\, group design work\, and lectures.\nGraduates who pass the course become Certified Water-Harvesting Practitioners\, a formal acknowledgement of their mastery of the essential core concepts of water harvesting\, and a testament to their ability to perform this work in a professional capacity.\nParticipants who complete the Water-Harvesting Certification will be able to: \n\nIntegrate water harvesting systems with other design considerations (energy conservation\, aesthetic design\, food production\, wildlife habitat\, etc.)\nCalculate rainwater runoff potential of catchment areas and determine soil percolation rate\nCreate a water budget and use water harvesting systems to match landscaping to available water supply\nChoose\, size\, and build appropriate earthworks features for different applications (basins\, berms\, swales\, French drains)\n\nDesign greywater systems from washing machines\, bathroom sinks\, and bath tub and shower water\nBuild gravity-fed greywater systems from washing-machine water to irrigate landscape\nSize and build steel-culvert cisterns\nSize and install plastic cisterns\nDesign water-harvesting systems to support small-scale food production (including earthworks design\, cistern design and application\, and soil improvements)\nDesign all of the above systems while incorporating safety and health considerations\n\nCourse Costs\nEarly registration: $1\,050.\nRegular registration: $1\,200\nSome scholarships are available.\nFor more information visit our trainings web page watershedmg.org/tech-trainings or contact Rhiwena Slack.\nEmail: rslack@watershedmg.org\nPhone: (520) 396-3266 URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/watershed-management-group-early-regular-registration-deadlines-for-spring-2012-water-harvesting-certification-courses-phoenixtucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111114 DTSTAMP:20110622T190900Z CREATED:20110622T190900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110622T190900Z UID:3869-1320411600-1321189200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group: Certificación en la Cosecha del Agua en Español: November 4-13\, 2011 – Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:Se Ofrecen Becas Completas para el primer curso de Certificación de la Cosecha del Agua en Español en Tucson!\n Watershed Management Group (WMG) se complace en anunciar que en este momento está aceptando aplicaciones para el primer curso de Certificación de la Cosecha del Agua en español. Este curso se dará en Tucson\, Arizona\, del 4 a 13 de noviembre.  Este programa educacional comprensivo instruye a los participantes sobre todo lo se necesita saber para el diseño e implementación de prácticas de cosescha del agua. WMG tiene varias becas disponibles para subsidiar el pago total o parcial de la colegiatura para aquellos residentes de la región fronteriza que viven dentro de 100 km (60 millas) de la frontera Arizona/México. Por favor visite www.watershedmg.org/certification para más detalles o descargue una aplicación.\nFull Scholarships Available for WMG’s All-Spanish-Language Water Harvesting Certification course in Tucson!\nWatershed Management Group is excited to announce that we’re currently accepting applications to our first Spanish Water Harvesting Certification Course. The course will be held in Tucson\, Arizona\, from November 4-13. This comprehensive educational program teaches participants everything they need to know about designing and implementing water harvesting systems.  We also have several scholarships available to pay partial or full tuition for qualified residents of the Border Region who live within 60 miles of the Arizona/Mexico border. Please see www.watershedmg.org/certification for more details or download an application.\nEste curso será dado completamente en español. Por favor sólo aplique si habla español con proficiencia. Hay becas disponsibles para estudiantes que viven dentro de 60 millas (100 kilómetros) de la frontera Sonora/Arizona. Para más detalles o si tiene preguntas\, por favor póngase en contacto con Lindsay Ignatowski o llame al 520-396-3266. (Se habla español.)\nPlease note: This course is taught 100% in Spanish. Only fluent Spanish speakers should apply. Subsidies are available for students living within 60 miles of the Arizona/Sonora\, Mexico\, border. \n\nEarly registration: August 1\nRegular registration: September 1 \n\n \n  URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/watershed-management-group-certificacion-en-la-cosecha-del-agua-en-espanol-november-4-13-2011-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111103 DTSTAMP:20110707T011428Z CREATED:20110707T011428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110707T011428Z UID:3969-1319482800-1320260400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Bill Zeedyk\, Van Clothier\, and Craig Sponholtz: Induced Meandering/Erosion Control Restoration Assessment and Design Workshop: October 24 - November 2\, 2011 – south of Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:Sky Island Alliance is accepting applications for the seven-day Induced Meandering/Erosion Control Restoration Assessment and Design Workshop led by Bill Zeedyk of Zeedyk Ecological Consulting\, Albuquerque\, NM; Van Clothier of Stream Dynamics\, Silver City\, NM; and Craig Sponholtz of Dryland Solutions\, Santa Fe\, NM. The workshop is broken into 2 sessions with a break from October 28-30\, and will be held on Las Ciénegas National Conservation Area just south of Tucson.\nThis workshop is an intensive introduction to natural creek and arroyo function\, techniques of field surveys\, the analysis of incised channels\, reading the landscape\, the design of induced meandering and erosion control structures\, and project design and layout principles. The curriculum will include some classroom sessions but will focus extensively on field experience.\nAll participants will be housed on site with a full camp set-up including canvas 4-10 person tents\, cots (bring your own bedding)\, showers and bathrooms\, and a mess tent/area where all meals and box lunches for the field will be provided. It is imperative that all participants stay on site for the duration of the workshop as your full attention and participation is required for the duration of all 7 days.\nThis training is open to professionals and students from a wide variety of backgrounds that possess basic knowledge of natural resource management and related concepts. Preference in the application process will be given to those with ability to implement the training on the ground.\nMore information on the course content and outline will be sent to interested parties. All materials will be provided including Bill and Van’s new book: Let the Water Do the Work.\nClick to download the flyer: Zeedyk Clothier Sponholtz Workshop Flyer\n\nTo apply please contact Trevor Hare\, Sky Island Alliance Landscape Restoration Program Manager:\ntrevor@skyislandalliance.org or (520) 624-7080 x14.\nFees (including camp setup and all meals/soft drinks) are $1000 for professionals; and $800 for students. Scholarship availability is very limited\, please contact Trevor for details.\nImportant Dates\nAugust 15: Registration/Fee deadline\nAugust 30: Food and Camping info deadline\n15 September 15: Cancellation deadline\nOctober 24\, 8am: Meet on site\, set up/familiarize with camp\nOctober 27\, 6pm: Finish first session\nOctober 31\, 8am: Meet on site\, set up/familiarize with camp\nNovember 2\, 5pm: Finish workshop URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/bill-zeedyk-van-clothier-and-craig-sponholtz-induced-meanderingerosion-control-restoration-assessment-and-design-workshop-october-24-november-2-2011-south-of-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111014T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111016T170000 DTSTAMP:20110616T163352Z CREATED:20110616T163352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110616T163352Z UID:3840-1318611600-1318784400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Craig Sponholtz: Erosion Control Workshop\, October 14-16\, 2011 - Clifton AZ DESCRIPTION:Double Circle Ranch is both a working cattle ranch and a model for conservation and environmental stewardship. Bring your camping gear and join us for this free weekend funded by the Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission. Help us slow soil loss and improve water quality in Eagle Creek while learning skills to benefit your own land.\nDates: October 14-16\, 2011\nLocation: Double Circle Ranch\, near Clifton\, AZ\nCost: Free\nRSVP by September 20\, 2011\nInstructor: Craig Sponholtz earned an M.A. in Agro-Ecological Restoration from Prescott College and studied Permaculture at Bill Mollison’s Tagari Farm in Australia. He spent a decade with the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico and Arizona working in Wildland Fire Management and Fire Use. Craig has had extensive training and hands-on experience in passive water harvesting\, erosion control and stream restoration that is well complimented by a background in fine art sculpture and ceramics. Craig founded Dryland Solutions in 2003 and continues to design and implement watershed restoration projects throughout the Southwest. He is an expert heavy equipment operator specializing in low impact techniques and artistic in-stream boulder masonry. Craig teaches a wide variety of watershed restoration techniques that foster beneficial relationships between people and the watersheds they live in.\nFood and land for camping are provided. Bring your own gear. For more information\, including how to register\, download the Double Circle Erosion Control Flyer for October 2011. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/craig-sponholtz-erosion-control-workshop-october-14-16-2011-clifton-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111008T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111008T163000 DTSTAMP:20110528T142508Z CREATED:20110528T142508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110528T142508Z UID:3781-1318064400-1318091400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Water-Harvesting Hands-on Workshop\, October 8\, 2011 - near Madison WI DESCRIPTION:Come join us as we learn from Brad in a classroom setting\, and also on Saturday in both the classroom and in the field.\nWe will be meeting at the Token Creek Eco-Inn\, at 3919 Gray Rd\, DeForest/Windsor\, off Hwy 51 north of Madison.\nThe workshop will run from 9 am to 4:30 pm on Saturday\, October 8\, with a simple lunch included for all.\nTwo levels of payment for the workshop are available.\nThis is an honor system based on your income and what you deem you can honestly afford for this opportunity to learn from Brad.\nLevel 1 Payment: $85 \nLevel 2 Payment: $110\nWorkshop registrants are invited to attend Brad’s talk the evening before the workshop — for no additional charge.\nAlthough no two hands-on workshops are completely alike\, here is a general description of what to expect:\nEARTHWORKS: How to Plant 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.\nPlease contact Kate Heiber-Cobb of Sustainability On Stilts for more details &/or to register: seventhheaven@mailbag.com. Or call Kate at 608-213-2230 with questions. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-water-harvesting-hands-on-workshop-october-8-2011-madison-wi/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20111007T203000 DTSTAMP:20110528T142350Z CREATED:20110528T142350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110528T142350Z UID:3779-1318014000-1318019400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Brad Lancaster: Water-Harvesting Talk\, October 7\, 2011 - near Madison WI DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, October 7\, 2011\nTime: 7-8:30 pm\nLocation: Token Creek Eco-Inn\nAddress: 3919 Gray Rd\, DeForest/Windsor WI (off Hwy 51 north of Madison)\nCost: Free for registrants of the next day’s workshop\n$20 for all others\nBrad will be giving his much-lauded general water-harvesting talk (description below) and his books will be available for sale and signing after the talk.\nTurning Drains Into Sponges and Water Scarcity Into Water Abundance\nThis inspiring power point presentation shares eight universal principles of water harvesting along with simple strategies that turn water scarcity into water abundance. They empower you to create integrated water-sustainable landscape plans at home and throughout your community. Rainwater harvesting is the process of capturing rain and making the most of it as close as 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.\nPlease contact Kate Heiber-Cobb of Sustainability On Stilts for more details &/or to register for the October 8 workshop: seventhheaven@mailbag.com or call Kate at (608) 213-2230 with questions. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/brad-lancaster-water-harvesting-talk-october-7-2011-madison-wi/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111009 DTSTAMP:20110627T232622Z CREATED:20110627T232622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110627T232622Z UID:3923-1317920400-1318093200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Watershed Management Group: Technical Training in Stream Restoration\, October 6-8\, 2011 - Tucson AZ DESCRIPTION:Join Watershed Management Group (WMG) for a 3-day\, hands-on course in Stream Restoration through the Watershed Technical Training program.  This course will provide participants with a basic understanding of how desert streams and arroyos function\, how they change over time\, and the human influence on them\, both positive and negative.  Based on this foundation\, students will then participate in hands-on sessions in site assessment\, design\, and implementation of small-scale restoration features.  Emphasis will be placed on urban wash restoration approaches and practices from backyard to larger drainage scales.\nThe course curriculum includes: \n\nClassroom lectures\nSite assessment\, surveying\, design\, and planning sessions\nHands-on restoration workshops\nTour of local restoration sites\n\nApply early for the reduced registration fee by August 1\, 2011 — application deadline for the regular registration fee is September 1\, 2011.  To view the full course announcement and download an application\, visit WMG Watershed Technical Training webpage.  For more information\, please contact Tory Syracuse at tsyracuse@watershedmg.org or 520-396-3266. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/watershed-management-group-technical-training-in-stream-restoration-october-6-8-2011-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110923 DTSTAMP:20110114T090746Z CREATED:20110114T090746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110114T090746Z UID:3433-1316250000-1316682000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:IPC10: International Permaculture Conference and Convergence\, September 17-22\, 2011 - Amman & Wadi Rum\, Jordan DESCRIPTION:The next International Permaculture Conference and Convergence\, IPC10\, will be held in Jordan across September 2011.  The theme is “Plan Jordan ~ Water.”\n The 1-day IPC10 Conference (open to all) and 4-day IPC10 Convergence (open to Permaculture Design Certificate graduates only) will be held in Jordan (Amman and Wadi Rum\, respectively) and will be coordinated by Nadia ‘Abu Yahia’ Lawton & Charles Hamilton. Prior to the start of the Conference and subsequent Convergence\, a two-week International Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course will be taught by a team of respected permaculture educators and practitioners\, and all three events will be followed by tours and permaculture site visits.\nFor more information\, visit: www.ipcon.org/ URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/ipc10-international-permaculture-conference-and-convergence-september-17-22-2011-amman-wadi-rum-jordan/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110916 DTSTAMP:20110114T085914Z CREATED:20110114T085914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20110114T085914Z UID:3430-1315036800-1316073600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Warren Brush\, Brad Lancaster\, Geoff Lawton\, Nadia Lawton\, Bill Mollison\, Rosemary Morrow: International Permaculture Conference PDC\, September 3-15\, 2011 - Amman\, Jordan DESCRIPTION:The Permaculture Design Certificate course is an internationally-recognized\, seventy-two hour course resulting in a Permaculture Design Certificate. It provides an introduction to permaculture design as set forth by movement founder Bill Mollison.\nThe PDC serves as foundation for further permaculture work and study and is a prerequisite for the Diploma in Permaculture Design\, offered through The Permaculture Institute. Credit for this course is now accepted by a growing number of universities around the world.\nTo date\, thousands of permaculture designers worldwide have been certified through this course\, and now comprise a global network of educators\, ecological activists who influence major corporations\, individuals creating new business alternatives and groups of committed people working together to change the way we view and design into our landscapes.\nThe course covers sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and climates. It includes the application of permaculture principles to food production\, home design\, construction\, energy conservation and generation\, and explores alternative economic structures and legal strategies supporting permaculture solutions.\nDates: September 3-15\, 2011\nLocation: Amman\, Jordan\nTeachers (see bios at bottom): \n\nRosemary Morrow\nBrad Lancaster\nWarren Brush\nGeoff Lawton\nNadia Lawton\nwith special guest talks by Bill Mollison\n\nCosts:\n\nInternational Students: US$2\,000\nJordanian residents: US$1\,000\n\nAccommodation/Meal Information: TBA soon! (check this website for updates)\n\nBooking Info: TBA soon! (check this website for updates)\nTeacher Bios\nRosemary Morrow (Rowe) trained in development work in France where she also lived in Trosly-Breuil l’Arche community\, and in England at Jordans. Most of the 1970s were spent in Lesotho. Back in Australia in the 1980s permaculture provided the powerful basis for her concern for Earth restoration.  She considers permaculture ‘sacred’ knowledge to be carried and shared with others. Since then she has travelled to teach people anxious and concerned to restore their environments. As a teacher of permaculture Rowe has been inspired for many years by Parker Palmer\, the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) and non-violent resistance. She works in di?cult places responding to people who have been disempowered and who would not otherwise have access to permaculture.\nBrad Lancaster is the author of the best-selling\, and award-winning books Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volumes 1 and 2. Living on an eighth of an acre (0.05 ha) in downtown Tucson\, Arizona\, where rainfall is less than 12 inches (305 mm) annually\, Brad practices what he preaches by harvesting over 100\,000 gallons (379\,000 liters) of rainwater a year.\, creating an oasis in the desert by directing this harvested rainwater not off their property and into storm drains\, but instead incorporating it into living air conditioners of food-bearing shade trees\, abundant gardens\, and a thriving landscape that includes habitat for wildlife. This living example\, dynamic public talks\, and countless hands-on workshops have inspired thousands of citizens and numerous businesses in Tucson and around the country to harvest water and sustainably grow their local resources.\n \n \nWarren Brush is a certified Permaculture designer and teacher as well as a mentor and storyteller. He has worked for over 25 years in inspiring people of all ages to discover\, nurture and express their inherent gifts while living in a sustainable manner.  He is co-founder of Quail Springs Learning Oasis & Permaculture Farm\, Sustainable Vocations\, Wilderness Youth Project\, Trees for Children and his Permaculture design company\, True Nature Design.  He works extensively in Permaculture education and sustainable systems design in North America and in Africa as well as in other countries worldwide. He has devoted many years to mentoring youth to inspire and equip them to live in a sustainable manner with integrity and a hopeful outlook.  His mentoring includes working with those who are former child soldiers\, orphans\, from troubled families and situations as well as those youth from other varied and privileged backgrounds.\nGeoff Lawton is an internationally-renowned permaculture educator\, consultant and practitioner. He emigrated from England to Australia and later studied permaculture with Bill Mollison in Tasmania. He established the Permaculture Research Institute at Tagari Farm in New South Wales\, Australia\, a 147-acre farmstead previously developed by Mollison. PRI was eventually moved to Zaytuna Farm\, in The Channon\, where it continues today. Since 1985\, Geoff has designed and implemented permaculture projects in 30 countries for private individuals and groups\, communities\, governments\, aid organizations\, and multinational corporations. He has taught the Permaculture Design Certificate course in 30 countries.\n \nNadia Lawton\, co-teacher and translator on this course\, was born and raised in the Jordan (Dead Sea) Valley\, in the lowest and one of the driest places on earth. She completed her PDC with Sindhu Webber in Jordan and went on to complete a Permaculture Diploma in Education and Site Design. She regularly travels with her husband for aid project and permaculture consulting work\, and assists in teaching permaculture design courses. Nadia established PRI Jordan and the Jawasari Permaculture Society.\n\nBill Mollison is a researcher\, author\, scientist\, teacher and naturalist. He is the developer of the curriculum for the world class Permaculture Design Course\, and authors many other books dealing with Permaculture.  He established and continues to direct the first and longest running Permaculture Institute in existence. He is the first teacher of anything Permaculture both domestically and on a global scale and continues teaching Permaculture Design Courses today\, most recently in Istanbul in Nov 2010. Students will be privileged to hear Bill speak at the PDC! URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/warren-brush-brad-lancaster-geoff-lawton-nadia-lawton-bill-mollison-rosemary-morrow-international-permaculture-conference-pdc-september-3-15-2011-amman-jordan/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR