Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster

Brad Lancaster: Free Public Talk "Turning Drains into Sponges and Water Scarcity into Water Abundance," July 29, 2011 - Point Reyes Station CA
2011-07-29 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
This event is hosted by Point Reyes Books in conjunction with the Regenerative Design Institute.
Brad’s books will be available for sale and signing at the talk.
Date: Friday, July 29, 2011
Time: 7:30 – 9 pm
Cost: Free
Location: Point Reyes Community Presbyterian Church
Address: 11445 Shoreline Highway, Point Reyes Station CA 94956
For directions: Visit the Church’s website
Talk Topic & Description:
Turning Drains Into Sponges and Water Scarcity Into Water Abundance
This 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.
Follow this link for more information about this or other Point Reyes Books events, or call the bookstore at (415) 663-1542.

Brad Lancaster, Penny Livingston-Stark, Brock Dolman, and David Ortiz: Planting Water Advanced Permaculture Workshop, July 29-31, 2011 - Bolinas CA
2011-07-29 09:00 - 2011-07-31 17:00
Planting Water Workshop

Planting Water: Hydrological literacy for rainwater harvesting, water reuse, conservation, filtration and purification.
Offered: July 29-30-31, 2011
Location: Commonweal Garden, Bolinas CA

This is a unique opportunity to dive deeply into the skills, theory and hands-on practicum of rainwater harvesting, water reuse, public policy and cutting edge information as it pertains to clean water access for wildlife, community, domestic and landscape use.

Instructors: Brad Lancaster • Brock Dolman • Penny Livingston-Stark • David Ortiz
The instructor team offers a diverse set of skills, vision and experience designed to round out a full curriculum of hydro-logical literacy. This 3-day training will include a combination of presentations, panels, slide shows, tours and hands-on activities.
Topics will include:
• A panel discussion on the big picture–community and global water policies, codes, watershed funding, coalitions and more…
• Rainwater harvesting from roof water, as well as, keyline patterning and broad acre rainwater harvesting and filtration.
• Earthworks: Pond building catch basins and rain gardens. We will build a rain water run-off catch basin and plant with a host of multi-functional plants for this climate.
• Integrating multi-functional planting systems for dryland climates.
• Water conservation techniques.
• Grey water and onsite water purification and re-use in the landscape.
• Fog harvesting: We will set up a fog harvesting system for watering a cliff side landscape.
Commonweal Garden offers many innovative and cutting edge water harvesting and conservation examples employed on the farm.
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Course Fees

$475 Course fee
Includes campsite and delicious organic meals
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Registration
Please click here to register!
Refund Policy
Cancellations up to 2 weeks before the course begins will be refunded, excluding a $150 processing fee. No refunds are given after that date.

For questions or additional information, contact:
415·868 9681 or send an email to RDI
Regenerative Design Institute
P.O. Box 923
Bolinas, CA 94924
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Course Schedule
The course will take place from 10am, Friday, July 29 through 5pm on Sunday, July 31, 2011.
Registration: 9–9:45am, Friday, July 29
Arrival: Please arrive by 9am, Friday, July 29, to allow time for registration and to get settled. The course will begin promptly at 10am.
Departure: The course ends at 5pm on Sunday, July 31. Please book your flights and rides out appropriately.
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What to Know
Our What To Know page has information on things you will need to know for your stay at Commonweal Garden, including directions, transportation options, site accommodations and what to bring. Please read through this information, which will answer many of your questions.

Brad Lancaster: Water-Harvesting Talk | Hands-on Workshop | Workshop Overview at Sierra Earthfest, June 17-18, 2011 - Groveland CA
2011-06-17 19:30 - 21:30
Sierra Earthfest is an annual free festival that focuses on topics such as natural history, watershed management, local networking, holistic health, permaculture, and mountain living.
Friday, June 17, 7:30 pm: Brad’s water-harvesting presentation
Saturday, June 18, 9 am – dark: An array of live music, seminars & workshops, kids’ activities, local artisan market, educational booths, storytelling, a hands-on water-harvesting workshop with Brad from 10 am – 3 pm, with a workshop overview session explaining what was done and why from 3-4 pm.
Location:
Mountain Sage
18653 Main St
Groveland CA 95321
For more information about Sierra Earthfest and/or Brad’s workshop on Saturday, please visit sierraearthfest.org, or contact Regina at Mountain Sage Nursery at mountainsagenursery@gmail.com or (209) 732-6044.

Watershed Management Group: Registration & Instructor-Scholarship Deadlines for Water Harvesting Certification Course, August 19 - 28, 2011 - Santa Barbara CA
2011-06-13
Watershed Management Group (WMG) is accepting applications for its Water Harvesting Certification course to be held August 19 – 28, 2011, in Santa Barbara, California. Priority registration ends June 13, while regular registration continues through July 15. Preference will be given to residents of Santa Barbara and southern California.
Note: WMG is seeking to train new workshop instructors to help us launch our Green Living Co-op in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara residents who would like to use their skills to work as a workshop instructor for WMG following the completion of the Water Harvesting Certification course may be eligible for a special $250 Instructor-in-training scholarship to help defray the cost of the course. Apply by July 15 at www.watershedmg.org/certification.
The WMG Water Harvesting Certification program provides the highest quality and greatest depth of training in integrative water harvesting offered in the nation. The Santa Barbara course is taught by a variety of experts including Santa Barbara’s Art Ludwig and Tucson’s Brad Lancaster.
In the last two years, WMG has trained over 80 people through our Water Harvesting Certification from throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
Program Description:
The WMG Water Harvesting Certification provides a unique, hands-on 65-hour curriculum in water harvesting systems design and construction, with an emphasis on retrofitting urban areas while working in concert with the local environment. The course teaches design, implementation, and installation of greywater systems, water harvesting earthworks, and plastic and steel cisterns.
This rigorous course includes readings, written homework assignments, site assessments, outdoor workshops, and lectures. A typical day includes a 4-5 hour hands-on outdoor workshop and 2-4 hours of lectures or site assessments. To ensure a quality educational experience, we limit the number of students in the course to 12 to 16 students.
Registration Deadlines:
To be considered for the Santa Barbara course, applicants must submit a one-page resume and application form by the following dates:
Priority Registration: $1,050 course fee
Applications must be postmarked by June 13, 2011. Once accepted for the course, applicants must pay the full course fee 2 weeks after their acceptance. Three monthly installments may be negotiated if necessary.
Regular Registration: $1,200 course fee
Applications must be postmarked by July 15, 2011. Once accepted for the course, applicants must pay the full course fee within two weeks after their acceptance. Three monthly installments may be negotiated if necessary.
Applicants will be notified of the status of their application on a rolling basis. The program fee is non-refundable after August 1st.
Scholarships:
WMG offers subsidies of $100 to $300 to help defray the cost of the course. To be considered for a subsidy, please include an explanation of your financial need in your application.
For more information on Course Requirements and Qualifications, Meaning of Certification, Curriculum Details, and more, download the Santa Barbara 2011 Water Harvesting Certification Course Announcement.
If you have any questions about the training program or application process, please contact Lindsay Ignatowski by email at lindsay@watershedmg.org or by phone at 520-396-3266. You may learn more about Watershed Management Group by visiting their website at www.watershedmg.org or about the Certification program at www.watershedmg.org/certification. For more information on WMG’s work in Santa Barbara, contact Barbara Wishingrad by email at bwishingrad@watershedmg.org or by phone at 805-403- 4566.

Brad Lancaster, Dr José Rivera, Lois Ellen Frank & others: Celebrando las Acequias: Designing Resilience for a Built Environment, June 10-12, 2011 - Dixon NM
2011-06-10 18:00 - 2011-06-12 18:00
Water + Resilience
June 10th – 12th, 2011
Embudo Mission Building
Dixon, New Mexico
Events are free and open to the public.
Evento es libro y abierto al público.
This event recognizes the role the acequias play in the growing of food in the community and honors those who take care of the water – the mayordomo – and those that grow the food.
El evento reconoce la importancia de las acequias en la cosecha de comida en la comunidad y honra a esos que cuidan del agua – el mayordomo – y los granjeros
que la cosechan.
There will be an acequia photography exhibit, live music, and a variety of speakers, to include chef/writer Lois Ellen Frank on Seeds of Health: Using traditional heirloom foods of the past for health and wellness in the future, Dr José Rivera of the University of New Mexico on The Culture of Ayuda Mutua in the Río Arriba, author/integrated regenerative systems consultant Brad Lancaster on water harvesting, Dr. Enrique Lamadrid on Roots of Acequia Culture in Northern Mexico, Catherine Harris on Nomadic Infrastructural Art: Foodshed, Watershed, and Field Explorations in the American Southwest, and several others. The weekend will wrap up with a hands-on water-harvesting workshop led by Brad Lancaster.
Brad’s talk, Beneficial Ruins and Water Webs: A Vernacular Design Challenge to Increase the Resilience of Dryland Ecologies and Human Communities, is scheduled for 11 am on Sunday, June 12, to be followed by a hands-on workshop.
Click on the image to the left to download the Celebrando las Acequias Flyer, or click this link to download the Celebrando Poster and Schedule of Events.
Information:
Estevan Arellano 505.579 4027
or
Arid Lands Institute at
aridlands@woodbury.edu
aridlands.woodbury.edu/public_programs/events.html
Sponsored by:
Arid Lands Institute @ Woodbury University
Design Innovation at the Nexus of Water,
Energy, and Climate Change.

Leona Davis of Community Food Bank: Intro to Rainwater Harvesting, May 25, 2011 - Tucson AZ
2011-05-25 17:30 - 19:00
Please note: there are two separate sessions, but the content for both will be the same!

May Date: May 25, 2011
Time: 5:30 – 7 pm
May Location: Martha Cooper Library
Address: 1377 N Catalina Ave, Tucson AZ 85712
Library phone number: (520) 594-5315
June Date: June 11, 2011
Time: 10 – 11:30 am
June Location: Mission Library
Address: 3770 South Mission Road, Tucson AZ 85713
Library phone number: (520) 594-5325

Topic for both sessions: Intro to Rainwater Harvesting
Speaker: Leona Davis, Community Food Bank
Description: Explore the core principles of rainwater harvesting and a variety of strategies, from cisterns to earthworks, with Leona Davis of the Community Food Bank. We will calculate how much rainfall you will receive off your home roof and on your landscape, and discuss how you can best use this water on your site. Participants are encouraged to bring a base drawing with measurements of their yard and roof of their house and any other outbuildings.
Cost: Free!

Brad Lancaster: Hands-on Water-Harvesting Workshop, May 21, 2011 - Laguna Beach CA
2011-05-21 13:00 - 17:00
Date: May 21, 2011
Time: 1-5 pm
Location:
Anneliese School – Willowbrook Campus
20062 Laguna Canyon Rd
Laguna Beach CA 92651

Cost: $35 if you register in advance, $45 if you register the day of the workshop
Description of the workshop:

EARTHWORKS: How to Plant the Rain (and Other On-site Waters) to Grow Sustainable Abundance
In 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.

For more information or to register for the workshop, contact Elise at (949) 285-1473 or yarrow68@gmail.com.
This workshop and the preceding free public talk are sponsored by:

SEEDS Art and Education, a non-profit that supports arts and education programs to promote stewardship of the land, such as organic gardening, environmental awareness, and conservation, and
Transition Laguna Beach, whose mission is to offer a positive approach in supporting the community toward sustainability and resilience.

Brad Lancaster: Free Public Talk - Turning Drains Into Sponges and Water Scarcity Into Water Abundance, May 21, 2011 - Laguna Beach CA
2011-05-21 10:00 - 12:00
Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011
Time: 10 am – noon
Location: Laguna Beach City Hall
Address: 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach CA 92651
Cost: Free
Brad will give his presentation Water Harvesting to Turn Drains Into Sponges and Water Scarcity Into Water Abundance:
This 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.
Afterward Brad will answer questions and sell and sign copies of his award-winning books from the Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond series.
For more information on either event or to register for the workshop later in the afternoon, contact Elise at (949) 285-1473 or yarrow68@gmail.com.
This talk and the workshop to follow are sponsored by:
SEEDS Art and Education, a non-profit that supports arts and education programs to promote stewardship of the land, such as organic gardening, environmental awareness, and conservation, and
Transition Laguna Beach, whose mission is to offer a positive approach in supporting the community toward sustainability and resilience.

Watershed Management Group: Training in Advanced Cisterns, May 12 - 15, 2011 - Tucson AZ
2011-05-12 - 2011-05-15
WMG’s Technical Training in Advanced Cisterns is a hands-on training in site assessment, design, implementation, and maintenance of a variety of cistern types and systems, including ferrocement and underground tanks, cistern pump and irrigation systems, systems for use with indoor plumping, and designs for potable use. The course curriculum builds upon concepts introduced in WMG’s Water Harvesting Certification Course, and includes:

Classroom lectures
Site assessment, design, and planning sessions
Hands-on implementation workshops, including:

1) Ferrocement cistern for potable use
2) Pump-and-tank irrigation system
3) Cistern linked to internal plumping system

Tour of local cistern systems

Full course announcement and application are available here. Apply by March 21 to qualify for the reduced registration fee; regular applications are due by April 18. Contact Tory Syracuse at tsyracuse@watershedmg.org or 520-396-3266 for further information.

Watershed Management Group: Water-Harvesting Certification Course (10-Day Intensive), April 29 - May 8, 2011 - Tucson AZ
2011-04-29 - 2011-05-08
Water Harvesting Certification Program
The WMG Water Harvesting Certification program is a hands-on training course that provides certification in water harvesting system design and implementation. WMG’s goal is to transfer water harvesting knowledge to those who will utilize them in their professions and teach these practices to others. Our program provides the highest quality and greatest depth of training in integrative water harvesting offered in the nation.
The course teaches design, implementation, and installation of:

Greywater systems
Water harvesting earthworks
Steel cisterns
Plastic cisterns

Upcoming Course Schedule
WMG is pleased to offer courses in both Tucson and Phoenix. Courses will be held three times a year in Tucson, and once each year in Phoenix. Applications for each session are accepted on a rolling basis. Priority is given to the earliest applicants.
Spring 2011, Phoenix, AZ: 10-day intensive course – March 18-27

Early registration: Applications due by January 10.
Regular registration: Applications due by February 14.

Spring 2011, Tucson, AZ: 10-day intensive course – April 29 – May 8

Early registration: Applications due by February 28.
Regular registration: Applications due by March 28.

To apply, download the application below.
WMG Course Application
For more information about Watershed Management Group and their various programs, visit watershedmg.org.

Watershed Management Group: Public Water-Harvesting Lectures - Tucson AZ
2011-04-29 10:00 - 12:00
WMG is offering five of our in-depth lectures from our Water Harvesting Certification course to the public. Would you like to learn how to design high-quality, functional water harvesting systems for a variety of applications? Have you done a few water harvesting projects, but would like to learn more? Would you like to learn about cutting-edge green practices that incorporate integrated design and are also simple and affordable? If you answered yes to any of these questions, these lectures are for you!

Friday 4/29: Water Harvesting Earthworks, 10:00am-noon, with Catlow Shipek

Learn 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.

Sunday 5/1: Cisterns, 1:30-3:30p, with Catlow Shipek

Comprehensive overview of cistern systems from guttering, filtration, storage, and distribution, including best management practices and cistern types for different applications.

Monday 5/2: Landscape Design for Water Harvesting, 1:30-3:30pm, with James DeRoussel

Learn from a landscape architect the basic landscape design principles and how to apply and integrate these principles to make water harvesting systems both aesthetic and functional.

Wednesday 5/4: Greywater Systems, 12:30-2:30pm, with Brad Lancaster

Greywater 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.

Thursday 5/5: Water Harvesting for Food Production, 12:30-2:30pm, with Brad Lancaster

Brad’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.

Pre-registration and pre-payment is required for each session. In order to pre-register, please make your online payment at www.watershedmg.org/contribute and include the name of the lecture(s) you are registering for and the number of people attending. Payments for lectures must be made at least one day prior to the lecture date. Most lectures will be held at the WMG office, 3809 E. Third Street.
Please contact Lindsay Ignatowski at lindsay@watershedmg.org or at 520-396-3266 if you have questions.

Watershed Management Group et ali: Free Community-Based Green Infrastructure Webinar, April 27, 2011
2011-04-27 16:00 - 17:30
A free, public webinar with Watershed Management Group
Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 4:00-5:30pm PDT (Pacific)

Register here

Across North America, neighborhoods, schools, community groups, and grassroots organizations are using green infrastructure methods to make their communities more livable and sustainable, including rain gardens, bioretention basins, vegetated swales, street trees, and rainwater harvesting

Community-driven approaches to green infrastructure provide unique benefits to communities including education, public buy-in, community development, and vital energy. In this interactive webinar, we’ll explore the benefits and challenges of community-driven approaches to green infrastructure through case studies from three North American cities, and a moderated discussion with questions from the audience.

Speakers include:

Bryant Smith, Parks & People Foundation, Baltimore MD
Marty Dolan, Tupper Neighbourhood Greenway, Vancouver BC
James MacAdam, Watershed Management Group, Tucson AZ

To register, go to:
watershedmg.org/green-streets

CANCELED: Brad Lancaster: Water-Harvesting Earthworks Talk and Hands-On Workshop, April 16, 2011 - Boerne TX
2011-04-16
CANCELED
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Times: mid/late morning through late afternoon (specific times TBA)
Location:
Santuario Sisterfarm
28 Hein Road
Boerne, TX 78006
Brad will start by giving his Water-Harvesting Earthworks Presentation: Planting the Rain: Principles, Practices, and Tips for Water-Harvesting Earthworks and Raingardens, to be followed by a hands-on workshop on the 7-acres site of Santuario Sisterfarm. There will be a break for lunch. More details will be posted as they become available.

Presentation description:
Plant 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.
For more information, please contact Elise Garcia and Carol Coston at info@sisterfarm.org or (830) 537-4327

Watershed Management Group: Host a Professional Water Harvesting Workshop and Have a Discounted System Installed - Tucson AZ
2011-04-16
Do you want to implement a greywater, cistern, or earthworks project at your home or business this May? WMG’s Water Harvesting Certification program works with sites to install water harvesting systems for 20-40% less than the cost of commercial projects. A workshop instructor will plan and lead your project, and students in our green-job training course work with the instructor to implement your system. We prepare your site and follow up for maintenance. Workshops will take place on pre-selected course dates between April 29 and May 8.
Approximate costs are as follows:
Earthworks: $600 – $1,000
Greywater: $1,500
Plastic Cistern: $1,600
Steel culvert cistern: $2,000 – $2,400
To apply for your site to be a workshop location for our upcoming course, please contact Lindsay Ignatowski at lindsay@watershedmg.org or 520-396-3266 by April 16, 2011.

Brad Lancaster: Keynote Address for Spring Into Green Conference, April 14-15, 2011 - Lubbock TX
2011-04-14 17:30 - 20:00
3rd Annual Spring into Green Conference: Home GREEN Home
April 14, 2011, 5:30 – 8 pm | April 15, 9 am – 5 pm
Hosted by the US Green Building Council – West Texas Branch

www.lubbockspringintogreen.org

Brad’s Opening Keynote Address:
Turning Drains Into Sponges and Water Scarcity Into Water Abundance
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011
Time: 5:30 pm

Venue: LHUCA Ice House, at Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts
Address: 511 Avenue K, Lubbock, TX

This inspiring presentation shares eight universal principles of water harvesting along
with simple strategies that turn water scarcity into water abundance. They empower
you to create integrated water-sustainable landscape plans at home and throughout
your community. Rainwater harvesting is the process of capturing rain and making the
most of it as close as 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.
Brad’s lecture is hosted by the US Green Building Council – West Texas Branch and is
made possible by the generous support of the CH Foundation and the Office of
International Affairs at Texas Tech University.
ICASALS, the International Center for Arid and SemiArid Land Studies at TTU, will
present its annual GREEN Award (Grass Roots Efforts to Ecologize Neighborhoods) to
the K12 educator who has created the best program to promote among his/her students
the importance of conserving the earth’s natural resources.
Brad’s talk will be followed by:
Reception and Exhibit – Eco-to-Go: ’57 to 2011
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: LHUCA Warehouses
602 Texas Avenue at Mac Davis Lane
Reception featuring 2011 eco-friendly hybrids, electric cars, high-fuel-efficiency models,
and the TTU solar-powered vehicle. A classic ’57 Chevy will also be on display.
Land Arts Studio Display
This collection of documents, objects, and constructions by Texas Tech students is a
culmination of their “semester abroad in our own backyard” examining the American
landscape through immersion, action and reflection. Students traveled 7000 miles
exploring natural & human forces that shape contemporary landscapes. Directed by
Chris Taylor, TTU College of Architecture.
For more information: Contact Jane Henry at juhenry@sbcglobal.net.
Schedule for Friday, April 15, 2011
9:00 AM
LHUCA Fire House Theater
Jackie Brookner, Ecological Artist and Writer, Parsons School of Design, New York
Brookner will discuss her whole-systems approach, identifying nodal points where social,
cultural and ecological revitalization meet. She will showcase several planning and
environmental art projects throughout the US and abroad, as well as her work with
the National Park Service in the Pacific Northwest. Jackie Brookner takes an intensive
approach to community process, encouraging hands-on participation that maximizes
collective creativity. Her Biosculptures ™ are vegetated water-filtration systems in
parks, public recreation sites, and along waterways.
Jackie Brookner is an ecological artist and writer who works collaboratively with
ecologists, engineers, design professionals, communities and policy makers on water
remediation/public art projects for parks, wetlands, rivers, and urban stormwater runoff.
She lectures internationally and has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard
University, and Parsons School of Design, where she currently teaches. Jackie is the
recipient of numerous awards including The National Endowment for the Art, the New
York Foundation for the Arts, The Nancy Gray Foundation for Art in the Environment and
The Trust for Mutual Understanding.
9:45 AM
LHUCA Fire House Theater
Anna Clark and Alan Hoffman, Dallas, TX
Anna Clark is the president of EarthPeople, a consulting and communications firm that
implements profitable sustainability strategies. She is the author of the book “Green,
American Style” (Baker Publishing, 2010). Her ideas have appeared in The Christian
Science Monitor, The Dallas Morning News, D CEO, Greenbiz.com, USA Today,
Entrepreneur Radio, Mother Earth News, and SustainLane.com.
Ms. Clark started her career as a management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers
and IBM. Since founding EarthPeople, she has used her passion for conservation
and organizational transformation to fuel her work with startups, nonprofits,
municipalities, and Fortune 500 companies.
Ms. Clark holds a B.A. with honors in Government from the University of Texas at Austin
and completed a postgraduate internship at the U.S. Department of Commerce in
Buenos Aires. Today, she lives with her family in Dallas in one of Texas’ first residences
to earn a Platinum LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Alan Hoffmann is the founder of the Alan Hoffmann Company, a sustainable builder
of residential and commercial properties. As a leader in the environmental building
movement, Alan has a long list of firsts that he has brought to the marketplace. He
was the first builder in 1995 to introduce Insulated Concrete Forms to North Texas. He
was also the first homebuilder in the area to use this proven system for the outside
walls of a single family home. Additionally, he built the first ICF homes in Dallas, Plano,
Ft.Worth, Mansfield, Terrell, Gunner, Lake Whitney, Rockwall, Oak Point, Flower
Mound, and Kerens, Texas. His company then went on to design and build the first two
homes that were certified by the US Green Building LEED for Homes program and they
were also the first two homes that were certified as Platinum in Dallas.
Alan’s homes have been featured on the Discovery Channel’s “Your New Home”
program for several episodes, the Veria Networks’ “Backyard Boomers”.
They have also been featured in North Texas USGBC Tours as well as the National
Homebuilders Association’s International homebuilders conference. The Alan Hoffmann
Company has also been voted by “D Home Magazine” as one of Dallas’ Best Builders
for four years running (2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011). “D Magazine also featured Alan
in their special issue entitled “Dallas Goes Green” and profiled him as one of the “good
citizens creating a sustainable city.”
In 2007, Alan was asked to assist in the creation of Dallas’ first Green Building
Ordinance. In helping shape this ordinance, he assisted in the creation of
comprehensive ordinance that addressed all new building projects in the city. With this
ordinance, Dallas became one of the first cities to address all types of structures in the
building environment. He has also been invited by the City to consult with city staff on
the implementation of the second phase of the ordinance which was enacted by the City
Council in 2008.
In 2009, for his efforts and the successes of his company, he received a Special
Recognition by the Mayor of Dallas’ Inaugural Environmental Award.
In August of 2010, Alan received four ARC awards from the Greater Dallas Homebuilders
Association for a home his company built in Dallas. The ARC awards are granted by
industry peers in recognition of excellence in various building categories.
He is a member of the US Green Building Council, the North Texas Chapter of the
USGBC, and the Greater Dallas Homebuilders Association on which he serves on the
board of the Dallas Division.
Alan’s mission is a focused effort to educate and inform the building community of
the merits and benefits of building green with the creation of sustainable homes and
communities for his clients.
For more information about Alan’s company visit www.concretehomestore.com.
10:30 AM
Coffee Break to visit with vendors
11:00 AM
LHUCA Fire House Theater
Dr. David Straus , Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, TTUHSC
Dr. Straus received his BS in Biology from Wright State University in Dayton Ohio in
1970. He received a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Loyola University in Chicago in 1974.
He performed postdoctoral studies in Microbiology at the University of Cincinnati from
1974 to 1975. He was an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the University of Texas
Health Sciences Center at San Antonio from 1975 to 1981. He came to the Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in Lubbock, Texas in 1981 as an Associate
Professor of Microbiology. He is currently a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
at TTUHSC. He has edited a book on Sick Building Syndrome and has published 180
papers on various topics in the field of Microbiology.
Before and after the lunch break be sure to visit:
LHUCA Warehouses

Eco-to-Go: ’57 to ‘11
2011 Ecofriendly hybrids, electric and fuel efficient cars
Including the TTU Solar Car plus a Classic ’57 Chevy

Plus the Land Arts Exhibit 2010
Students traveled 7000 miles exploring natural & human forces
that shape contemporary landscapes.
12:30 Noon
LHUCA Ice House
Keynote Address
Net Zero Energy Homes – Lessons Learned
Peter Pfeiffer, FAIA, LEED , Barley & Pfeiffer Architects, Austin
Using advanced green building SCIENCE strategies, Peter Pfeiffer has learned to improve
upon the real environmental value and profitability of building Green. His talk will in
clude critiques of past projects that have been in operation long enough to yield mea
ningful results. Through their unique background, architects such as Pfeiffer can create
smarter homes, working through the complexity of design decisions and appropriate
component selections that interact to affect health, durability, and conservation of
resources. Most importantly, Pfeiffer emphasizes that this must be done in such a way
that appeals to the buying public.
Pfeiffer is a LEED accredited professional Architect, Building Scientist and Real Estate
professional as well as a “handson” Property Manager who has spent the past 33 years
designing, developing and operating pragmatic high performance buildings and homes.
His Architecture firm, Barley & Pfeiffer Architects has been in the business of “NetZero”
energy homes since 2004. His firm has been widely recognized as a leader in Green
Build and their work has been published in such diverse venues as the Washington Post,
The New York Times, Fine Homebuilding and Better Homes & Gardens magazines.
Pfeiffer was honored as the “National Green Advocate of the Year” in 2003. He has
been active as a charter member of the NAHB Green Build subcommittee since its incep
tion, and in the USGBC LEED for Homes program. In 2006 Pfeiffer was cited as one of
the 10 most influential residential architects of the past decade and in 2010 he was
nominated for the prestigious Hanley Award for his meaningful efforts to advance green
building in America.
2:00 PM
LHUCA FireHouse Theater
The Net Attraction Framework
Andrew Burleson, President, CNUHouston, Houston
Andrew Burleson is the managing partner of Fourth Environment, LLC., a real estate
development and urban design consulting firm in Houston, Texas, specializing in historic
preservation, adaptive reuse, and urban infill development. Andrew also serves as
President of the Congress for the New Urbanism’s Houston Chapter. Since Andrew was
elected in August of 2009, the group has grown from an interest group of 6 people to a
full CNU chapter with over 175 participants.
www.cnuhouston.org
Cookie Break to visit with vendors
3:15 PM
LHUCA Fire House Theater
An Afternoon at the Energy Modeling Improv
Roy Gunsolus, AIA, LEED AP BD+C HKS, Inc., International Architectural Firm, Dallas
Kim Shinn, Houston, TLC Engineering for Architecture
This session will be lively and interactive demonstration of how architects can
incorporate energy modeling into their design process to inform their schematic
phase design decisions. The architect and engineer presenters divide the audience
into competitive teams and engage them as participants in the design process,
demonstrating how software can influence building geometry, orientation, daylighting,
insulation, glazing etc., and lay the foundation for truly low energy intensity, high
performance green buildings. The winning team will almost certainly conclude the
session with a design that exceed today’s codes by at least 20 percent before ever
modifying any of the mechanical systems.
Roy Gunsolus, with over 26 years of experience, specializes in healthcare facilities. He
has managed over 4 million square feet of healthcare projects, including five replace
ment hospitals, a multitude of additions and renovations, outpatient facilities, cancer
centers, etc. In addition, Roy serves as HKS’s Director of Sustainable Healthcare. He is
responsible for educating the firm’s healthcare staff as well as assisting with the
implementation of sustainable initiatives. Roy is directly involved with several of the firm’s
sustainable projects including the SMDC Duluth Clinic First Street Building in Duluth,
Minnesota, the largest healthcare project to receive LEED® Gold certification in the U.S.
Other projects include Presbyterian Hospital of Flower Mound, Texas, a satellite hospital
that recently earned LEED® Silver certification and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas’
Specialty Care Center in Southlake, TX, striving for LEED certification. Additionally, Roy
has delivered speeches on sustainability at several conferences including the Healthcare
Building Expo Summit and the Design Futures Council Leadership Summit on Sustainable
Design and has served as a guest lecturer on sustainability at Texas Tech University.
Roy has also written several articles for professional journals including Health Facilities
Management and Medical Construction and Design.
Kim Shinn is a registered professional mechanical engineer and a Principal and Senior
Sustainability Consultant with TLC Engineering for Architecture (www.tlcengineers.com).
He is an AABC Consulting Group (ACG) Certified Commissioning Authority. Kim is a
cofounder and Chairman Emeritus of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the US Green
Building Council (USGBC), was the first Chair of the USGBC Chapters’ South East Region
Council, a member of the national Chapter Steering Committee and a member of the
national USGBC Board of Directors, serving in that capacity from 2006 through 2009.
Kim also served on the Greenbuild (USGBC’s national conference) Steering Committee.
Kim is a 1978 cum laude graduate of Texas Tech University with degrees in engineering
physics and mechanical engineering. Kim is the author of several articles for and has
been frequently quoted in the popular and trade press, including the Associated
Press, The Tennessean, PM Engineer, Healthcare Building Ideas, Consulting-Specifying
Engineer, ASHRAE Journal, Environmental Building News, and Construction To-day. He
has been a USGBC LEED™ 2.0 Accredited Professional since May 2001.
4:00 PM
LHUCA Fire House Theater
Holding House: LEED Homes in Fair Park
Brent A. Brown, AIA, LEED AP, UT Arlington School of Architecture, bcWORKSHOP, Dallas
Brent A. Brown is a Dallas-based architect working to bring design thinking to all
communities. He earned his Bachelor of Environmental Design and Master of
Architecture from Texas A & M University where he taught design. He later attended
Harvard University’s Affordable Housing Program where he discovered an interest in
delivering more thoughtful, affordable solutions. He is the Founding Director of the
building community WORKSHOP where AIA/Dallas honored his work in 2007, 2008 and
2010 with Awards for Excellence in Community Design and Sustainable Design.
Recently, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in conjunction with
the American Institute for Architects awarded his Congo Street Green Initiative the
2010 National AIA/HUD Secretary Award for “Community Informed Design.” Brent
assists Central Dallas CDC in the development of Citywalk@Akard, a 200 unit downtown
highrise conversion project with 50 units dedicated to the formerly homeless and has
completed the design for the Jubilee Park Center where his work continues to involve a
community based approach empowering residents with a focus on social equity. In fall
of 2009, he was named the Founding Director of the newly established Dallas CityDesign
Studio. The Studio is an office of the City of Dallas in partnership with the Trinity Trust
Foundation. The CityDesign Studio will raise the design consciousness of Dallas, while
balancing social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability towards
enhancing livability for all Dallas residents. In November of 2009, Brent represented the
southwest region as part of the President’s Forum on Clean Energy and Public Health at
the White House. Joining Administrator Lisa Jackson of the Environmental Protection
Agency and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of the Department Health & Human Services
the forum discussed linkages between clean energy to immediate and lasting public
health benefits and the role of community design toward the promotion of healthier
lifestyles. More recent lectures include, the Environmental Protection Agency’s
Brownfield Conference in New Orleans, the USGBC Greenbuild Conference and Gulf
Coast Green 2010.

Rhamis Kent, Klaudia van Gool & Murad Alkhufash: Marda Permaculture Farm 2011 Permaculture Design Course, April 10-24, 2010 - Marda, Palestine
2011-04-10 - 2011-04-24
Join Permaculturists Rhamis Kent (USA), Klaudia van Gool (UK), and Murad Alkhufash (PA) in Palestine for the Marda Permaculture Farm 2011 PDC

Date: April 10 – 24, 2011
Course: Permaculture Design Certificate PDC (72-hour syllabus)
Contact: mardapermaculture@gmail.com
Course participants will be part of the world-changing movement to “green the deserts” of the Middle East through the design principles of Permaculture — learning skills such as rainwater harvesting, food forest production, home-scale gardening to maximize production on small acreages, and more.
Participants will also have the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the local culture, trying traditional Palestinian food and touring the ancient Salfit area. This course also allows students to gain a greater understanding of the impact of the Israeli occupation in Palestine.
The PDC will run from the April 10– 24, 2011, in the village of Marda, Salfit district, Palestine. All classes will be taught in English with Arabic translation, and include interactive practical and theoretical delivery.
Scholarships are available for Palestinian students.
Click to download the flyer: Marda Permaculture Farm 2011 PDC
For further information please contact us at: mardapermaculture@gmail.com
Or visit our Facebook page: Marda Permaculture

Brad Lancaster: Water Harvesting to Turn Drains into Sponges and Water Scarcity into Abundance, April 10, 2011 - Mariposa CA
2011-04-10 13:30 - 15:00
Venue: Board of Supervisors’ Chambers
Address: 5100 Bullion Street, Mariposa CA 95338
Date: Sunday, April 10, 2011
Time: 1:30 – 3 pm

Cost: Donations at the door
Talk: Water Harvesting to Turn Drains into Sponges and Water Scarcity into Abundance
Turning Drains Into Sponges and Water Scarcity Into Water Abundance
This 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, using cisterns and tanks, or earthworks and raingardens. 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. In an integrated system, all these strategies 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, harvesting urban drool, averting flooding, reviving dead waterways, minimizing water pollution, building community, creating celebration, and more.
For further information: call 966-1206 or send an email to desertbounty@hotmail.com
Hosted by: An alliance of Sierra Foothills groups, such as the Upper Merced River Watershed Council, Mariposa County Master Gardeners, Yosemite Area Audubon Society and California Native Plant Society, along with area residents and businesses.

Brad Lancaster: Keynote Address for Master Gardeners of San Luis Obispo County's Sustainable Landscape Symposium, April 9, 2011 - Paso Robles CA
2011-04-09
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011
Symposium hours: 8 am – 2 pm (click here for detailed agenda)
Brad’s Keynote: 9:15 – 10:15 am with Q&A from 10:15 – 10:45 am. Book sales & signing to follow.

Event: Master Gardeners of San Luis Obispo County’s Sustainable Landscape Symposium
Venue: Paso Robles Culinary Institute
Address: 1900 Golden Hill Rd, Paso Robles CA 93446
Title of Brad’s Keynote:
Turning Drains Into Sponges, Rain Into Beer, Water Scarcity Into Water Abundance, and Urban Drool Into Urban Renewal
Description: This 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, converting rainfall into rain beer, passively cooling cities in summer, reducing costs of living and energy consumption, making the best of urban drool, controlling erosion, averting flooding, reviving dead waterways, minimizing water pollution, building community, creating celebration, and more.
For more information about the Master Gardeners of San Luis Obispo County, click here.

SayPermaculture with Guest Instructors Dr Elaine Ingham, Brad Lancaster, and Warren Brush: Permaculture Design Course, April 3 - May 29, 2011 (weekends) - Los Angeles CA
2011-04-03 - 2011-05-29
Permaculture Design Course
Los Angeles Arboretum & Botanic Garden

8 Sundays and 2 Saturdays, April-May 2011

Join Dr. Elaine Ingham, Brad Lancaster, Warren Brush, and other instructors for this one-of-a-kind Permaculture Design Course at the LA Arboretum that takes urban permaculture to a new level. Sign up now and part of the proceeds go towards the Arboretum!
BONUS: Students attend 2-Day Soil Foodweb Intensive with Dr. Elaine Ingham, PhD (April 16-17), INCLUDED!

TO REGISTER:
Please call: 626-821-4624
Or email: jill.berry@arboretum.org

PREVIOUS ARBORETUM PDC GRADUATE TESTIMONIALS:
“…like getting a masters degree in 8 weeks with plenty of hands-on experiences so you aren’t afraid to go out and use what you know.”
-S. Holmes
“I was leery about signing up for the course because I had already taken a PDC with high hopes and didn’t get much out of it. I’m so happy that I did end up taking your course because I’m getting hundreds of times more depth, both with the science as well as hands on, with this one and finally feel that I can present this information to my students. I got the cliches in the other course and this one I’m actually getting the real deal. Thank you!”
-S. Fennoy, PhD, Plant Physiology, College Professor
Full Course Details: http://saypermaculture.com/pdc-permaculture-design-course/

Watershed Management Group: Advanced Greywater Training and Certification, March 31 - April 2, 2011 - Tucson AZ
2011-03-31 - 2011-04-02
WMG’s Advanced Greywater Training is designed for professionals, educators, and community activists who have some basic knowledge and experience in greywater techniques and are looking to expand their skills through hands-on training.
This Phoenix-based course includes site assessment, design, implementation, and maintenance of a variety of greywater systems, including alternative methods of using greywater and “dark greywater” systems. The curriculum combines classroom sessions and hands-on installation workshops in the topics of greywater for new construction, pump and tank systems, gravity-fed systems (kitchen resource drain), policies and ordinances, and integrated site design. Brad Lancaster will serve as one of several professional instructors for this course. Certification in Advanced Greywater is available for those interested.

Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Apply by the early registration deadline of February 14, 2011, to qualify for the reduced course fee; regular registration deadline is March 7, 2011.
To view the full course announcement and application, and to learn more about WMG’s Watershed Technical Trainings program, please visit watershedmg.org/tech-trainings. For further information, contact Tory Syracuse at tsyracuse@watershedmg.org or 520-396-3266.

Watershed Management Group: Water-Harvesting Certification Course (10-Day Intensive), March 18-27, 2011 - Phoenix AZ
2011-03-18 - 2011-03-27
Water Harvesting Certification Program
The WMG Water Harvesting Certification program is a hands-on training course that provides certification in water harvesting system design and implementation. WMG’s goal is to transfer water harvesting knowledge to those who will utilize them in their professions and teach these practices to others. Our program provides the highest quality and greatest depth of training in integrative water harvesting offered in the nation.
The course teaches design, implementation, and installation of:

Greywater systems
Water harvesting earthworks
Steel cisterns
Plastic cisterns

Upcoming Course Schedule
WMG is pleased to offer courses in both Tucson and Phoenix. Courses will be held three times a year in Tucson, and once each year in Phoenix. Applications for each session are accepted on a rolling basis. Priority is given to the earliest applicants.
Spring 2011, Phoenix, AZ: 10-day intensive course – March 18-27

Early registration: Applications due by January 10.
Regular registration: Applications due by February 14.

Spring 2011, Tucson, AZ: 10-day intensive course – April 29-May 8

Early registration: Applications due by February 28.
Regular registration: Applications due by March 28.

To apply, download the application below.
WMG Course Application
For more information about Watershed Management Group and their various programs, visit watershedmg.org.

Watershed Management Group: Water-Harvesting Lectures Open to the Public, March 2011 - Phoenix AZ
2011-03-18 10:30 - 12:30
Learn about design and installation of water harvesting systems including cisterns, greywater systems, and land-contouring earthworks.
Watershed Management Group is opening several lectures from their Phoenix Spring 2011 Water Harvesting Certification Program to the public. The Rio Salado Audubon Center will host five public lectures this March. Each lecture is presented by an expert in the field and offers a unique way to deepen your knowledge in various practices of water harvesting, landscape design, and backyard food production.
Lectures cost $25 each, and pre-registration is required. In order to pre-register:

Please make your online payment or send a check to WMG
Include the name of the lecture(s) you are registering for
Include the number of people attending.

Payments for lectures must be made prior to March 15.
The lectures will be held at the Rio Salado Audubon Center, 3131 S. Central Ave., Phoenix.
Public lecture schedule:

Friday 3/18: Water Harvesting Earthworks with Catlow Shipek, 10:30am-12:30 pm
Sunday 3/20: Plastic and Steel Cisterns with Catlow Shipek, 8:00am-10:00 am
Sunday 3/20: Landscape Design for Water Harvesting with James DeRoussel, 10:00am-12pm
Wednesday 3/23: Greywater Systems with Brad Lancaster, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Thursday 3/24: Water Harvesting for Food Production with Brad Lancaster, 2:30pm-4:30pm

Brad Lancaster & Ryan Snyder Associates Street Manual Design Charrette Team: Redesigning Our Streets: A Manual for Healthy, Livable Communities, March 15, 2011 - Los Angeles CA
2011-03-15 18:30 - 20:30
Come see a national team of experts report on their model design manual for living streets.
Over 40 participants from the public and private sector will be engaged for 2 days in creating their vision of how streets can function to enhance our communities. Fifteen apsects are to be addressed, ranging from bikeway designs, to streetscape design, sidewalks, stormwater management, streets as placemaking, traffic calming, transit use, retrofitting suburbia, and more.
This “report-out” session will be the distillation of their two days of work.
Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Time: Reception from 6:30 – 7 pm
Report-Out Session from 7 – 8:30 pm
Location: Gateway Building, 3rd floor Board Room
One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles CA 90012-2952
RSVP requested by March 10, 2011, to Rebecca McKenzie: rmckenzie@ph.lacounty.gov
Download the flyer: Model Street Manual Report-Out Flyer

Brad Lancaster: Desert Harvesters & Native Foods: Put ‘Em in Your Mouth, Your Yard, Your Street, and Your Neighborhood, March 12, 2011 - Pasadena CA
2011-03-12 19:00 - 20:30
This talk is hosted by RIPE Altadena, a community group that shares backyard produce to reduce waste & increase the eating of nutrient-rich food.
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Time: 7-8:30 pm
Venue: Pasadena SDA Church (look for signs upon arrival for exact location), 1280 E Washington Blvd, Pasadena CA 91104
Cost: $10 at the door
Please RSVP for head-count purposes: Send your name and number of people in your group to register@ripealtadena.com
For more information: Contact Gail at (626) 689-0593
Check out this celebratory presentation by water-harvesting expert Brad Lancaster 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.

Brad Lancaster: Harvesting Water and More To Turn "Wastes" into Resources: The Story of Rain Beer, Urban Drool Harvesting, Managing Mega-Cities Like Forests, and more, March 9, 2011 - Laguna Hills CA
2011-03-09 18:30 - 20:00
Location: Laguna Hills Community Center
Address: 25555 Alicia Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Time: 6:30 – 8 pm

Cost: Free & Open to the public
Harvesting Water and More To Turn “Wastes” into Resources: The Story of Rain Beer, Urban Drool Harvesting, Managing Mega-Cities Like Forests, and more
This dynamic talk looks into how we tend to mismanage but could properly manage our most precious resource: water. Many examples and case studies are given that illustrate how we can sustainably enhance our water, energy, and food resources at home, within our communities, and beyond. In addition, Brad will also cover water-harvesting from dirt roads, Portland’s Sustainable Stormwater Program, green burials, an urban farm irrigated solely by rain and stormwater, and more. Monetary savings associated with each example are dramatic, and these practices simultaneously enhance local resources and quality of life. Best of all, you can do the same.
Brad’s first two volumes in his Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond series will be available for sale and signing after the talk.
For more information, contact: Joe Berg at jberg@mwdoc.com
This event is sponsored by the Municipal Water District of Orange County and the Orange County Stormwater Program in partnership with all water agencies and cities in Orange County, California.

Watershed Management Group: Regular Registration Deadline for Advanced Greywater Training and Certification, March 31 - April 2, 2011 - Tucson AZ
2011-03-07

Watershed Management Group: Early Registration Application Deadline for Water Harvesting Certification Course
2011-02-28
Water Harvesting Certification Program
The WMG Water Harvesting Certification program is a hands-on training course that provides certification in water harvesting system design and implementation. WMG’s goal is to transfer water harvesting knowledge to those who will utilize them in their professions and teach these practices to others. Our program provides the highest quality and greatest depth of training in integrative water harvesting offered in the nation.
The course teaches design, implementation, and installation of:

Greywater systems
Water harvesting earthworks
Steel cisterns
Plastic cisterns

Upcoming Course Schedule
WMG is pleased to offer courses in both Tucson and Phoenix. Courses will be held three times a year in Tucson, and once each year in Phoenix. Applications for each session are accepted on a rolling basis. Priority is given to the earliest applicants.
Spring 2011, Phoenix, AZ: 10-day intensive course – March 18-27

Early registration: Applications due by January 10.
Regular registration: Applications due by February 14.

Spring 2011, Tucson, AZ: 10-day intensive course – April 29-May 8

Early registration: Applications due by February 28.
Regular registration: Applications due by March 28.

To apply, download the application below:
WMG Course Application
For more information about Watershed Management Group and their various programs, visit watershedmg.org.

Watershed Management Group: Community Volunteer Workshop in Partnership with Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, February 25, 2011 - Tucson AZ
2011-02-25 09:00 - 15:00
Community Volunteer Workshop in Partnership with Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation
When: Friday, February 25, 9 am – 3 pm. Lunch will be provided.
Learn how to address landscape and drainage issues using earthworks, rock, and plantings, and also how to maintenance branched-drain greywater systems. WMG is partnering with Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF) to implement sustainable landscaping practices and beautify the site at one of SAAF’s multi-family housing facilities. This community volunteer workshop will be held Friday, February 25, from 9 am – 3 pm (lunch provided) and will be led by WMG instructors, James DeRoussel and Adam Schwartz.
Please note this is not a WMG Tucson Co-op workshop – members will not earn credit hours. For more information or to register for the workshop please contact Catlow Shipek at catlow@watershedmg.org or 520-396-3266.

NEW TIME: Watershed Management Group: Green Infrastructure Webinar Series - Green Infrastructure Case Studies from Tucson, Portland, and Austin, February 23, 2011, 5:30 - 7 PM (MST)
2011-02-23 17:30 - 19:00
WMG Green Infrastructure Webinar Series
Green Infrastructure Case Studies from Tucson, Portland, and Austin
February 23, 5:30 – 7:00 PM (MST) – Register Here.

The first in a free, public webinar series with presenters and participants from across North America. Join in if you…

Want to improve the quality of life in your neighborhood and community
Are interested in environmental sustainability, community development, urban design, or neighborhood activism
Want to learn to implement practices like rain gardens, green streets, and street trees in your own community

This webinar is free and open to anyone– members of the public are encouraged to participate! Speakers from Tucson (AZ), Portland (OR), and Austin (TX) will address the different approaches their communities have taken to implement green infrastructure, as well as their successes, challenges, and next steps. Speakers include Dave Elkin, Landscape Architect with Greenworks (Portland); Mike Kelly, Civil Engineer – City of Austin, TX; and James MacAdam, Watershed Management Group – Green Streets Program Manager (Tucson). The program will include a short introduction to green infrastructure concepts and practices, and a moderated Q&A will be available to public participants.
WMG will be holding a public viewing of this webinar at the University of Arizona’s College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture building, 1040 N. Olive Rd, Room 103. Contact Tory Syracuse at tsyracuse@watershedmg.org or 520-396-3266 for more information.
Also, save the date for Watershed Management Group’s upcoming green infrastructure webinars in 2011:

April 27, 4:00 – 5:30 PM (MST): Community-Based Green Infrastructure: Register Here

September 14, 4:00 – 5:30 PM (MST): Working Session: Green Infrastructure across the U.S.: Register Here

This webinar series is made possible by a grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency. For more information, visit watershedmg.org/green-streets.

Watershed Management Group: Learn Streetside Stormwater Collection Practices - A Free Public Workshop, Saturday, Feb 19, 2011 - Tucson AZ
2011-02-19 09:00 - 13:00
When: This Saturday, February 19, 9 am – 1 pm
Cost: Free
WMG, in partnership with the Samos Neighborhood and Salpointe High School, is demonstrating how to promote urban trees and neighborhood beautification through capturing stormwater along residential streets. Come learn through a hands-on workshop how these small-scale practices can have a large impact in your neighborhood. Streetside beautification projects help to reduce stormwater, calm traffic, shade and cool neighborhood streets, build community partnerships, and more.
This workshop is free to all community members. Please note this is not a WMG Tucson Co-op workshop – members will not earn credit hours. Please RSVP with Catlow Shipek, catlow@watershedmg.org or by phone: 396-3266.
