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:20070311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20071104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20080309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20081102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20090308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20091101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20100314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20101107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090312T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090312T160000 DTSTAMP:20090305T223115Z CREATED:20090305T223115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20090305T223115Z UID:789-1236873600-1236873600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water Harvesting in Australia - a presentation by Brad Lancaster\, and Applied Watershed Restoration - a presentation by Craig Sponholtz - Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 12\, 2009\n4 PM\nTechnicians For Sustainability\n612 N 7th Ave.\nTucson AZ 85705\nContact: 740-0736\nBrad Lancaster will present his findings and stories from his 2007\nresearch trip to Australia. He’ll talk about how rainwater harvesting\ntanks – once illegal in the major cities of Australia – is now legal\,\nrebated\, and mandated on all new home construction. That’s just the\nbeginning. Water-harvesting business\, practices\, and progressive\ninstallations will also be discussed.\nBrad will be joined by guest presenter Craig Sponholtz. Craig has\nextensive experience teaching\, designing\, and implementing water harvesting\,\nerosion control and stream restoration projects. He focuses on very effective\, low-cost systems using on-hand materials. These are little-known strategies ideally suited for Arizona. Craig’s company\, Dryland Solutions\, Inc. works throughout the southwest on public and private lands.\n— URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-in-australia-a-presentation-by-brad-lancaster-and-applied-watershed-restoration-a-presentation-by-craig-sponholtz-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090311T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090311T120000 DTSTAMP:20090113T174642Z CREATED:20090113T174642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20090113T174642Z UID:710-1236772800-1236772800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water Harvesting Presentation with Brad Lancaster - Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:12 noon\nUniversity Services Annex on West 6th Street (the old TEP Building)\nin the ground floor large conference room. \nThis is a meeting of the US Green Building Council beginning at 11:30am\nContact Richard Michal (520) 940-6708\nHow to turn water scarcity into water abundance with eight universal principles of water harvesting along with simple effective strategies. The principles 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. Stormwater harvesting directs street runoff into street-side water-harvesting earthworks to passively irrigate shading street trees. The three work hand in hand\, and can reduce our water consumption by 30 to 50%! You’ll see examples enhancing local food security\, passively cooling cities in summer\, reducing costs of living and energy consumption\, controlling erosion\, averting flooding\, reviving dead waterways\, minimizing water pollution\, building community\, creating celebration\, and more. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-with-brad-lancaster-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090302 DTSTAMP:20080612T012455Z CREATED:20080612T012455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080612T012455Z UID:326-1235635200-1235894400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:2009 International Water Conservation Conference and Expo\, Albuquerque\, New Mexico DESCRIPTION:February 26\, 27\, 28\, 29 2009\nAlbuquerque\, New Mexico\nSince 2000\, the Water Conservation Conference offered by the Xeriscape Council of NM has become the national outdoor water conservation conference. The February 2008 conference attracted almost 400 registrants from 18 states. Over 35 city water departments were represented. Registrants have also attended from Mexico\, Japan\, Canada\, and Argentina. \nWe have been able to attract and feature the world’s most renowned water experts.  Global water/climate keynoters have included the late Sen Paul Simon\, Sandra Postel\, Peter Gleick\, and Eileen Claussen.  Others\, speaking on related landscape and water\, water and energy and sustainability have included Hunter Lovins\, Peter Warshall\, Gloria Flora\, Schlomo Aronson\, Robert Glennon\, and Amy Vickers.\nThe 2009 global water keynote will feature Maude Barlow\, the National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians\, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization\, and the co-founder of the Blue Planet Project\, working internationally for the right to water. Our “Foodshed” keynote address will be by Wes Jackson\, President of The Land Institute\, who is leading the research to develop perennial grains. The Land Institute has worked for over 20 years on the problem of agriculture with a primary purpose of developing an agricultural system with the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops. Our increasingly current and relevant topic for 2009 is “Watershed – Foodshed”. Brad Lancaster will present on how to turn water scarcity into water abundance through the harvest of rainwater\, greywater\, and stormwater.\nFor more information see:\nwww.xeriscapenm.com URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/2009-international-water-conservation-conference-and-expo-albuquerque-new-mexico/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090225T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090225T193000 DTSTAMP:20081031T002238Z CREATED:20081031T002238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20081031T002238Z UID:467-1235586600-1235590200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water Harvesting Presentation by Brad Lancaster\, Albuquerque\, NM DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, February 25\, 2009\n6:30pm to 7:30pm\nAlbuquerque Academy\n6400 Wyoming Blvd NE Albuquerque\, NM 87109\nContact – Barbara Gilbert gilbertb@aa.edu or Karen Beamish kbeamish@aa.edu\nFREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC\nTurning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance – The Integrated Harvest of Water\, Sun\, and Community\nBrad Lancaster will present on how to turn water scarcity into water abundance with eight universal principles of water harvesting along with simple effective strategies. The principles 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. Stormwater harvesting directs street runoff into street-side water-harvesting earthworks to passively irrigate shading street trees. The three work hand in hand\, and can reduce our water consumption by 30 to 50%! You’ll see examples enhancing local food security\, passively cooling cities in summer\, reducing costs of living and energy consumption\, controlling erosion\, averting flooding\, reviving dead waterways\, minimizing water pollution\, building community\, creating celebration\, and more. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-by-brad-lancaster-albuquerque-nm/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090224T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090224T190000 DTSTAMP:20081119T234823Z CREATED:20081119T234823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20081119T234823Z UID:492-1235502000-1235502000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-harvesting presentation with Brad Lancaster - Santa Fe\, NM DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Feb. 24\, 2009\n7pm\nJames A. Little Theater\n1060 Cerrillos Road\nSanta Fe\, New Mexico 87505\nFREE\nContact: Pamela Dupyk\, Santa Fe Watershed Association\n505-820-1696\npamelad@santafewatershed.org\nwww.santafewatershed.org\nTurning Scarcity into Abundance: The Integrated Harvest of Rain\, Sun and Community \nThis 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. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-with-brad-lancaster-santa-fe-nm/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090222 DTSTAMP:20090210T014657Z CREATED:20090210T014657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20090210T014657Z UID:757-1234688400-1235206800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Wintercount Primitive Skills gathering near Phoenix\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Feb. 15 – 21\, 2009\nMaybe 50 miles SW of Phoenix near Table Top Wilderness\nGet more info at Backtracks\, LLC\n$300 for the week – includes two meals a day\, camping\, and unlimited instruction in primitive skills. It is also possible to just attend one or a few days for a lesser fee.\nThis is a premier event in primitive skills instruction and learning such as native food and medicinal plants\, tracking\, flint knapping\, primitive fire making\, pottery\, weaving\, brain-tanning hides\, primitive cooking\, games\, mask making\, and a whole lot more. Best of all it is an incredible community of diverse\, friendly people happy to share their passions and knowledge. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/wintercount-primitive-skills-gathering-near-phoenix-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090213T190000 DTSTAMP:20090109T032318Z CREATED:20090109T032318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20090109T032318Z UID:703-1234551600-1234551600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation with Brad Lancaster - Boulder\, Colorado DESCRIPTION:Friday\, February 13\, 2009\n7pm\nBoulder Meadows Community Room\n4500 19th Street\nBoulder\, Colorado\nOrganized by Transition Boulder County\n$5 donation is suggested\nContact:\n303-494-1521\nEmail: Alice@TransitionBoulderCounty.org\nHow to turn water scarcity into water abundance with eight universal principles of water harvesting along with simple effective strategies. The principles 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. Stormwater harvesting directs street runoff into street-side water-harvesting earthworks to passively irrigate shading street trees. The three 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.\nMore details to come URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-with-brad-lancaster-boulder-colorado/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090212T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090212T170000 DTSTAMP:20081027T012054Z CREATED:20081027T012054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20081027T012054Z UID:454-1234425600-1234458000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Passion to Action - Sustainable Landscape Symposium "Muddy Waters: Who Owns the Rain?" - Denver\, Colorado DESCRIPTION:February 12\, 2009\n8am to 4pm\nDenver Botanical Gardens\n909 York Street\nDenver\, Colorado 80206\nContact: Celia Curtis 720-865-3608\nwww.botanicgardens.org\nPresented by Front Range Sustainable Landscaping Coalition and Denver Botanic Gardens\nHow can rainwater be harvested within a landscape in a way that is both practical and beautiful – and legal? Join landscaping professionals and experts from around the region to hear how others are using water creatively and greatly improving efficiency and incorporating natural habitat in landscape designs. Engage in a discussion of Colorado’s quirky\, complicated water laws. Hear examples of how you can take advantage of what’s currently allowed in our state to use water sustainably in the landscape\, and discuss what it would take to change existing water laws.\nThis full day program will take place at Denver Botanic Gardens and will include:\nWater is the greatest challenge in creating sustainable Colorado landscapes\, homes and communities.  Rainwater and greywater are potential sources of water\, but can they be used legally in Colorado?  Join us for full day symposium at Denver Botanic Gardens which will include:\n•    Brad Lancaster\, author of the three volume Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, will share how rainwater gardens transformed his home and community\, and provide detailed information on rainwater systems that can be used in Colorado.\n•    Join landscaping professionals\, lawyers and engineers for a panel discussion of Colorado’s quirky\, complicated water laws\, moderated by Paul Lander\, Executive Director of Colorado Waterwise Council.  We’ll hear how rainwater and greywater can be used currently\, and discuss possible changes in existing laws.\n•    Lunch-time roundtables hosted by the panelists and speakers\n•    Michelle DeLaria\, Stormwater BMP scientist with Denver Urban Drainage\, will discuss LID techniques to reduce stormwater runoff\, and the expense of current development which does not detain stormwater/rainwater.\n•    Keith Bowers\, president and founder of BioHabitats\, a pioneering ecological restoration company\, is a landscape architect with a deep interest in sustainable landscaping.  He’ll explore ways in which landscaping use of rainwater and greywater can create vital habitat on site and downstream.  Keith will show how restoring ecological functioning to all of our landscape is the fundamental path to sustainability\, and how healthy soil is crucial to all restoration work.\nRegistration is limited\, so sign up early! Fee is $75 pre-registered\, $90 at the door\, $25 for students with valid ID. $10 for optional box lunch.\nThe link to register is www.botanicgardens.org – go to the calendar page\, find the event under “February\,” and register there. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/sustainable-landscape-symposium-denver-colorado/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090323 DTSTAMP:20080909T223619Z CREATED:20080909T223619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080909T223619Z UID:441-1233997200-1237712400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:The Fourteenth Annual Permaculture Design Course - Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Five Weekends\, February 7th and 8th\, February 14th and 15th\, February 28th\nand March 1st\, March 14th and 15th\, and a final weekend\, March 21st and 22nd\n(March 22nd will be morning only for final design project presentations\, potluck\, and\nparty).\n9:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day.\nCost $650\, $595 for early registration (by December 15th). There is also\na class book fee of $39 for a copy of Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison. Also\nhighly recommended is Brad Lancaster’s Rainwater Harvesting for\nDrylands and Beyond Vol 1 and Vol 2. For the last five years the course has\ncompletely filled up\, so early registration is encouraged. To give a high\nquality educational experience\, we limit the size of the class to\neighteen participants.\nThis course is one of the longest running Permaculture courses held each\nyear in the U.S. and leads to a Permaculture design certificate. It\ncovers all aspects of sustainable design and core Permaculture topics \n with an emphasis on Southwest dry lands\, including a balance of hands\n on experience\, classroom time\, and design practicum. Dynamic exercises\n encourage pattern recognition\, noticing the links between plants and\n animals\, climate\, and landforms that make up natural ecosystems. These \n patterns are the basis for the Permaculture system of sustainable design.\n \n\nThe course focuses on dry land communities\, addressing individual site\nand neighborhood “problems” such as storm water flooding. Students learn\nto read the landscape\, to map and analyze energies flowing through a\nsite\, and to develop integrated designs for sustainable systems. The\nweekend format of the course makes it easier for people who hold a week\nday job to attend and promotes better integration of the course material\ninto daily life.\n\nCourse topics include agro forestry\, appropriate technology\, building\ndesign\, design principles and patterning\, site analysis\, dry land\ngardening principles\, ecosystem restoration\, philosophy and ethics of\nPermaculture\, regenerative community economics\, soils and erosion\ncontrol\, village design\, water harvesting\, and many other topics.\nWe take field trips to working Permaculture sites around\nTucson\, and you will have the chance throughout the course to design and\nbegin implementing Permaculture on a site of your choosing. This course\nis challenging and fun\, and it shows the whole big picture of\nsustainable design in Southwest Dry lands and how sustainability and integrated design really\nworks!\n\nSite: The classroom will be in the Central Tucson area\,\nand at other Permaculture sites in the Tucson area.\nMuch of the class is held outdoors.\nTaught and facilitated by Dan Dorsey\, Brad Lancaster\, Barbara Rose and other instructors from the Sonoran\nPermaculture Guild\, as well as professional guest instructors.  For teacher profiles and other Permaculture\nclasses scheduled visit our website at:\nwww.sonoranpermaculture.org \n or to register and for more information contact Dan Dorsey\, course\nregistrar\, at (520) 624-8030 or dorsey@dakotacom.net \n www.sonoranpermaculture.org/members/dan-dorsey\n\n This list serve is a very once in awhile listing of\nPermaculture and related classes in the Tucson area.  E-mail Dan if you\nwant to be taken off the list.\nfrequently asked questions or the fine print…\nHow do I register for the course?\n\nWe need a minimum of a non-refundable $100 deposit by\nDecember 15th to get the discount rate and to hold you a place in the\ncourse. Full payment is due 21 days before the first weekend.  Special\nexceptions\, like paying for the course weekend by weekend\, can be made on a\ncase by case basis. \nThere are three ways to pay or register for the course…\n\n1. Checks and money orders can be made out to our\nnon-profit: “NEST/Sonoran Permaculture Guild”. \n Please mail only checks and money orders (no\ncash) to: Dan Dorsey 221 E. Linden Tucson\, AZ 85705. Include your\nreturn address\, e-mail\, and phone number\, and you will be sent an e-receipt confirming your\nregistration\n\n2. Cash\, money orders\, or checks can also be handed directly to Dan Dorsey\, the course registrar\n in person\, and a receipt will be issued to you at that time. Call 624-8030 to schedule a time\n to meet at our central office north of downtown Tucson.\n\n3. You can pay by major credit card as we are set up through PayPal\nto handle those transactions\, or if you already have a PayPal account you can pay from your \nexisting PayPal balance. E-mail for this PayPal option\, and I will e-mail you on how\nto use your major credit card or existing balance.\nIf after I register and pay\, and the course starts\, what\nif I have an emergency and need to cancel out?\n\nOur refund policy is as follows: If you have a serious\ninjury or illness\, or if someone in your immediate family has a serious\ninjury or illness during the course\, and you need to cancel out of the\nentire course after it starts\, we will refund to you a pro-rated amount\nbased on the weekends you have already taken.\nWhat if I need to cancel before the course begins?\nIf you are cancelling out of the entire course after you\nhave already paid\, we will refund your entire amount minus your $100\ndeposit up to 21 days before the course begins. If you cancel at least 10\ndays before the course begins we will refund 50% of what you have paid\nover $100. You can then apply any remaining funds you have paid over the $100\ndeposit to next year’s course or future one day SPG classes. \nIf the class if full and a person can be found to take your place you will receive a full refund minus your $100\ndeposit. \n\nIn the unlikely event the entire course is cancelled for any reason you will receive a full\nrefund for any deposit or other funds you have payed.\nWhat if I drop out of the course due to a non-emergency\nafter the course begins?\nWe decide refunds or credit in non-emergency situations on a case\nby case basis.\nWhat if I  have to miss a whole day or a weekend of the\ncourse?\n\nWe expect each participant to attend all the scheduled\nweekends and classes\, and you will get the most out of the course if you\ndo.  But we understand unexpected events come up. It is up to you if you\nhave to miss part of the course\, but if you want your Permaculture\ndesign certificate at the end\, you might have to pay something extra to\nmeet with the instructor who was teaching during the missed period if he\nor she is willing to go over the material. In some cases you may even\nhave to wait until next year’s course to make up the material and get\nyour certificate.\n Are there scholarships and work-trade exchange\npossibilities available?\n\nThere will be six scholarships of $100 to hand out\nthis year. If you want to apply for one send a one half to one page either\ntypewritten or legibly printed or hand written sheet saying why you need\nthe scholarship (financial reasons) and what you plan to do with the\ncourse after you finish taking it. Please don’t apply for a scholarship\nif you don’t need the reduction in cost\, as we would like this additional discount\nto go to those who really want to take the course but need the extra\nfinancial help.\nThere might also be a limited amount of work trade. We\ndon’t have the resources to offer a full work trade or a full\nscholarship. If you really want to take the course and don’t have the\nfull amount available at the start of the course we will work with you.\nYou can pay by the weekend if you assure us you are taking the whole\ncourse. In the past participants have approached organizations or\nindividuals and ask them for sponsorship in exchange for doing\nPermaculture design and/ or implementation after they graduate. Or  ask\na parent or friend to loan or give you the money at no or little\ninterest. The Permaculture Credit Union in Santé Fe may make loans (not\ngrants) to take the course. Or maybe approach an organization that might\nuse this type of work and ask them to sponsor you.\nCan I get college credit for taking this class?\n\nThis course leads to Design Course Certification in\nPermaculture. While this certificate is not recognized directly by most\nuniversities\, many of our students have been university or college\nstudents\, and have worked with their departments at the University of\nArizona\, Prescott College\, and Pima Community College to obtain\nindependent study credit for taking this course. It is up to the\nindividual student to work out arrangements with his/her college and\nhis/her department. Prescott College students have often taken this\ncourse for credit.  This Permaculture Design Course is a standardized\ncourse (with additional emphasis here in Tucson on Southwest Dry lands) given around the world\nsince 1981\, and there are currently over 300\,000 graduates working in\nover 100 countries on sustainability issues. Our seasoned team of\nteachers has been giving this course for fourteen years in Tucson\, and\ntogether the teaching team has decades of experience in core\nPermaculture topics and other specialized subjects in the sustainability\nfield.\n\nWhat if I have additional questions about what to expect\nin the course?\n\nCall or e-mail Dan Dorsey\, course registrar\, at 624-8030\nor dorsey@dakotacom.net URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/the-fourteenth-annual-permaculture-design-course-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090208 DTSTAMP:20080610T000603Z CREATED:20080610T000603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080610T000603Z UID:320-1233993600-1233993600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:EcoLandscape Conference\, Sacramento\, CA DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 7\, 2009\nBrad Lancaster will be one of many inspiring speakers. He will present on turning water scarcity into abundance through the integrated harvest of rainwater\, greywater\, stormwater\, sun\, and community.\nFor more information on the conference see the Events page of www.ecolandscape.org. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/ecolandscape-conference-sacramento-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090110T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090131T090000 DTSTAMP:20081117T191806Z CREATED:20081117T191806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20081117T191806Z UID:471-1231578000-1233392400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Urban Wildlife Landscape Design Course - Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:January 10 – 31\, 2009\nUrban Habitat\nTucson Audubon’s Urban Habitat Program is part of a larger urban-oriented initiative designed to reconcile the needs of people and wildlife through the enlightened design of urban and exurban spaces. The Urban Habitat Program seeks to create habitat for birds and other wildlife in yards\, neighborhoods\, parks\, commercial spaces\, and along roadways. It is motivated by the desire to support and increase wildlife populations\, increase wildlife appreciation\, and beautify the metropolitan landscape. Research based on the Audubon Christmas Bird Counts and the Tucson Bird Count suggests that even populations of relatively common birds are now declining\, particularly in the more densely inhabited central Tucson area. \nWildlife-oriented Landscape Design\nWhile some home and campus owners may create habitats themselves\, it is likely that many will engage designers and installers to create and implement these designs. The Wildlife Landscape Design Certification Course will have\, as one of its outcomes\, certification to install a Tucson Audubon Landscape. The course will train landscape designers to create landscapes that not only meet traditional landscaping goals\, but also provide food\, shelter and nesting opportunities for birds\, and that provide for the needs of other small urban wildlife (arthropods\, reptiles\, amphibians\, small mammals). \nThe course will link program designers with suppliers of nursery plants to ensure that we complete the circle between concept and installation. \nCourse Format\nThe course will consist of seven meetings on consecutive Saturday mornings (9-11 a.m.) and Wednesday evenings (7-9 p.m.). The first class meeting will be on Saturday January 10\, 2009. Meetings will continue every Wednesday and Saturday through Saturday January 31. Wednesday evening meetings will be held at the Tucson Audubon Society offices in the Historic YWCA\, 738 N. 5th Ave. Saturday meetings will be held at other locations to be determined\, based on the availability of natural and landscaped reference sites. The final Saturday will be a field trip. \nA plant list\, an optional reading list\, and other useful materials will be provided as part of the cost of the course. The course will need a minimum of 8 students\, but will be limited to a maximum of 20. \nCost: $250 \nTo sign up\, please send a deposit of $50 by November 15\, 2008 to hold your place. A considerable number of people have expressed an interest in the course. Deposits are not refundable after December 15. Please send them to Tucson Audubon\, Attn. Jean Barchman\, 300 E University Blvd\, #120\, Tucson\, AZ 85705 \nFor more information about signing up\, or to pay with a credit card\, contact Jean Barchman at 622-5622 or jbarchman@tucsonaudubon.org. \nFor more information about the class\, contact Kendall Kroesen at (520) 206-9900\, (520) 971-2385 cell\, or kkroesen@tucsonaudubon.org. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/urban-wildlife-landscape-design-course-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090102T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20090104T180000 DTSTAMP:20081203T233227Z CREATED:20081203T233227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20081203T233227Z UID:507-1230919200-1231092000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water Harvesting Workshop: The Permaculture Way in San Diego\, CA with Josh Robinson DESCRIPTION:Workshop Topics:\n* Basics of Permaculture Design\n* Active and Passive Rainwater Harvesting Systems\n* Greywater Design and Installation\n* Edible Landscaping\n In this hands-on workshop participants will learn how to design a permaculture based edible landscape that harvests its own water. Throughout the weekend we will install a rainwater tank/cistern\, dig passive water harvesting earthworks\, and install a basic gravity fed greywater irrigation system. By the end of the weekend participants will have a basic understanding of how to design and install their own water harvesting systems at home.\nEast County\, San Diego\nJanuary 2-4\, 2009: Friday 6-8pm\, Saturday and Sunday 9-5\nCost $150; $50 deposit required\nTo Register for the Workshop email or call Josh Robinson\n(928) 853-9716 Josh@EdenOnEarthLandscaping.com\nhttp://www.edenonearthlandscaping.com/events.html\nWorkshop Instructor:\nJosh Robinson is President of Eden on Earth LLC\, a company specializing in designing and installing permaculture based water harvesting landscapes throughout the Southwest. He has taught numerous courses on Permaculture and Water Harvesting including courses through Northern Arizona University\, Prescott College\, and the Ecosa Institute. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-workshop-the-permaculture-way-in-san-diego-ca-with-josh-robinson/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20081206T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20081206T160000 DTSTAMP:20081030T030936Z CREATED:20081030T030936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20081030T030936Z UID:465-1228550400-1228579200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-harvesting tour - Tucson\, Arizona DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 6\n8am to 4pm\nContact: 520-883-3086\nTo register: http://www.desertmuseum.org/center/edu/pp_showclass.php?id=1141\nCost:\n$42 for members of Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum\n$46 non members\nIn the Australian Outback everyone does it. In the Sonoran Desert the rain in vain falls mainly down the drain. See how this bounty is harvested at a housing co-op\, on neighborhood streets\, in urban homes and in a community garden. Calculate how much water can be collected off of your roof and find out how you can divert and store rainwater. This tour is co-sponsored by the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Brad Lancaster of the Sonoran Permaculture Guild and author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (www.harvestingrainwater.com) is the instructor.\nWe will begin with a dynamic power point presentation on rainwater harvesting then go visit the sites\, carpooling in vans. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-tour-tucson-arizona/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20081109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20081109T170000 DTSTAMP:20081104T232307Z CREATED:20081104T232307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20081104T232307Z UID:469-1226235600-1226250000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Right-of-Way Water Harvesting Workshop\, Nov. 9th - Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Watershed Management Group is hosting a workshop\nthis Sunday\, November 9\, from 1pm to 5pm\nin the Rincon Heights neighborhood (Broadway/Park area).\nAs part of WMG’s and Rincon Heights’ model program to improve water quality in\nurban neighborhoods\, we’ll be shaping basins and swales\, laying\nrockwork and gravel\, and planting native vegetation. This workshop\nwill be of particular interest to those who want to learn more about\nworking in the City of Tucson’s right-of-way (between sidewalk and\ncurb) to harvest rain water from adjacent properties\, sidewalks\, and\nfrom street runoff via curb cuts. The workshop will include\ninformation on city requirements\, and hands-on practice working within\nthis valuable and often overlooked public space.\nThis workshop is free and open to the public\, and is limited to 30 participants. Please RSVP to:\n\nJames MacAdam\n520-396-3266\njames@watershedmg.org\nwww.watershedmg.org URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/right-of-way-water-harvesting-workshop-nov-9th-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081117 DTSTAMP:20080922T155327Z CREATED:20080922T155327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080922T155327Z UID:445-1226048400-1226826000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:First Annual Tucson Advanced Permaculture Design Course - Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Nov. 7\, 8\, 9\nTucson\, Arizona\nHave your Permaculture Design Certificate? Ready to take your Permaculture practice to the next level?\nThis course is for you. You will learn new skills and a new way of looking at Permaculture design\, practice\, and presentation:\n– Practice pattern understanding with new tools- learn to see projects in a new way\, and how they nest within diverse community scales and contexts.\n– Explore how to use simple\, clear presentation methods\, as well as efficient ways to partner with design teams on larger projects.\n– Study dynamic real world case histories of Permaculture projects\, including projects in other cultures. \n– Enhance your understanding of the often neglected “Zone 0” of Permaculture Design\n– Learn how to create working teams which enhance and empower communities to find their own sustainable solutions.\n– Practice effective communication skills with clients and the public \n– Learn more about working with government and non government organizations and non-profits\n– and with your registration you can let us know something about yourself by answering the questions below so we can better tailor the course\nto your needs\n\nDates: One long weekend – November 7th\, 8th\, and 9th.\nCost: $325 Fee includes all course materials and delicious natural snacks each day made from local foods. Although the course is non-residential\, accommodations to stay the weekend may be made with the course host (contact Barbara Rose for lodging and/or camping info) –\nbrosearth@aol.com\n(520) 572-7221\nLocation: Dancing Rocks Permaculture Community\, fifteen miles north of downtown Tucson.\nContact Barbara for more info on the site and directions. \nTeaching Team: Joel Glanzberg\, Regenesis\, Santa Fe\, New Mexico. See the Regenesis website at\nhttp://www.regenesisgroup.com\n; Dan Dorsey\, Brad Lancaster\, and Barbara Rose\, Sonoran Permaculture Guild\, Tucson; Ann Audrey\, City of Tucson\, Office of Conservation and Sustainable Development.\n\nTo register contact Dan Dorsey\, 624-8030\,\ndorsey@dakotacom.net \nhttp://www.sonoranpermaculture.org/members/dan-dorsey\n\nYou can view our full listing of courses for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 at\nhttp://www.sonoranpermaculture.org/courses-and-workshops URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/first-annual-tucson-advanced-permaculture-design-course-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081025 DTSTAMP:20080614T205155Z CREATED:20080614T205155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080614T205155Z UID:329-1224748800-1224835200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Desert Green Conference\, Las Vegas\, Nevada DESCRIPTION:October 23 – 24\, 2008\nSam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall\nLas Vegas\, Nevada\nDesert Green XI\nSave the Water – Keep the Green\nFeatures two days of four concurrent seminar tracks\, table top displays and a green industry mixer. Among the many inspiring speaker\, Brad Lancaster will present on the abundant potential of common sense\, dynamic water harvesting and more.\nFor more information see www.desert-green.org URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/desert-green-conference-las-vegas-nevada/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081018 DTSTAMP:20080825T234128Z CREATED:20080825T234128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080825T234128Z UID:422-1224230400-1224230400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Erosion Control and Arroyo Restoration Hands-On Workshop with Bill Zydeek DESCRIPTION:October 17 and 18\, 2008\nHosted by the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance\, with\nsupport from the Arizona State Land Dept\, the U.S. Fish\nand Wildlife Service\, and the Natural Resource Conservation Service\nSoil and nutrient conservation and water retention are critical components of habitat quality and overall watershed health. These are top priorities for the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance and its partners as we continue to care for the Altar Valley watershed. Erosion and down-cutting annually carry acres of rich sediment from the valley’s uplands to Altar Wash and out of the ecosystem. Soils and habitat structure are compromised\, challenging native vegetation and the wildlife that depend on it\, while actually lowering water tables and draining the entire system.\nDecades of on-the-ground experience in watershed restoration have made Bill Zeedyk of Zeedyk Consulting well-known in the Southwest for his innovative philosophies and “low-cost\, low-tech\, low-risk” arroyo and riparian restoration strategies. Alliance members and partners who support using these strategies include local landowners in Altar Valley\, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge\, Pima County\, Sky Island Alliance\, the USDA/Agricultural Research Service\, and the University of Arizona’s Cooperative Extension and School of Natural Resources.\nParticipants in the Workshop will discuss how water moves across the landscape and how to work with those processes\, induced meandering as a means of reducing erosion and increasing water infiltration\, and road impacts on watersheds. On both days participants will visit existing restoration structures and receive training in the theory and practice of using various kinds of structures\, while we build more of them together in eroded areas.\nEach day will be a full work day outdoors beginning at 8am\, with ongoing discussions. Camping is available near the sites in Altar Valley\, or lodging is available about an hour away in Tucson.\n*Registrants will receive a detailed information packet.\n*Workshop size is limited to 35 participants each day\, but we will keep a waiting list!\n*A flat-rate fee of $50 per person is necessary whether you attend one or both days\, and includes an Alliance membership.\nPlease make checks payable to Altar Valley Conservation Alliance.\nMail check and Registration Form to: David Seibert 1052 N. Highland  Tucson\, AZ   85721\nQuestions may be addressed to David at dseibert@email.arizona.edu  520-882-8202\n?  —————————————————————————————————\nAltar Valley 2008 Arroyo Restoration Registration Form\n______Number of persons attending\n______October 17—Anvil Ranch (near milepost 34 on Hwy 286)\n______October 18—Elkhorn Ranch (near milepost 25)\nPlease provide your name\, address\, phone/email below for confirmation and info packet: URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/erosion-control-and-arroyo-restoration-hands-on-workshop-with-bill-zydeek/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081003 DTSTAMP:20080613T000345Z CREATED:20080613T000345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080613T000345Z UID:327-1222794000-1222966800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:New Mexico Watershed Forum - "From Mountaintop to River Bottom: Restoring New Mexico's Watersheds"\, Albuquerque\, NM DESCRIPTION:September 30 – October 2\, 2008\nUptown Marriott Hotel\n2101 Louisiana Boulevard\, NE\nAlbuquerque\, New Mexico\nThe New Mexico Watershed Forum provides an opportunity to learn about watershed restoration techniques\, increase collaboration\, network with watershed groups across New Mexico and share successes\, challenges and innovations. The Forum will bring together agencies\, organizations\, professionals\, educators\, and citizens with an interest in watershed management\, restoration\, and protection. Presentations and workshops will provide tools and information for people doing watershed restoration on the ground. A day of field trips will provide on-site learning about restoration projects.\nFor more information see www.watershedforum.org URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/new-mexico-watershed-forum-from-mountaintop-to-river-bottom-restoring-new-mexicos-watersheds-albuquerque-nm/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080927 DTSTAMP:20080226T020055Z CREATED:20080226T020055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080226T020055Z UID:282-1222246800-1222419600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water Harvesting Presentation and Workshop by Brad Lancaster at the California Statewide Master Gardener Conference\, Pacific Grove\, CA DESCRIPTION:September 24-26\, 2008\nCalifornia Statewide Master Gardener Conference\nAsilomar Conference Center\nPacific Grove\, CA\nContact: Pamela Geisel 530-754-6000\, pmelam@ucdavis.edu URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-and-workshop-by-brad-lancaster-at-the-california-statewide-master-gardener-conference-pacific-grove-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080921T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080921T163000 DTSTAMP:20080814T232348Z CREATED:20080814T232348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080814T232348Z UID:406-1222009200-1222014600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation and Book Signing with Brad Lancaster in San Diego\, CA DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, September 21\, 2008\n3pm – 4:30 pm\nPeace Resource Center / Church of the Brethren\n3850 Westgate Place\nSan Diego\, CA 92105\nFree\, donations welcome.\nInfo: 619-255-6111 or sdecc@igc.org\n\nAlso\nCome early for the International Day of Peace Open House\n12 pm – 3pm showcasing the soon-to-be completed Friends Center\,\nan urban green building featuring strawbale construction\, edible landscaping\, and more!\nFor information on the Friends Center\, see www.sdfriendscenter.org \nGet out your shovels and dance in the rain! That is what Brad Lancaster’s second volume in his trilogy on Rainwater Harvesting will make you want to do.\nJoin Brad Lancaster for a talk and book signing\, as he shares his experiences traveling the world learning about harvesting rainwater—with simple landforms and earthworks—in places like India\, Peru\, Mexico\, Africa and the United States\, where impoverished landscapes are turned into oases of life.\nHarvesting rainwater was once a worldwide technology\, but was replaced by pipes\, canals\, and sprinklers—inefficient and wasteful strategies that are running dry. In his newly published book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond:Vol 2\, Water-Harvesting Earthworks\, Brad Lancaster shares techniques for designing landscapes that passively harvest water using brilliant\, low-tech\, regenerative systems to hydrate the land and maximize the benefit that water brings to plants\, animals and people.\nWater has been identified as a global crisis in the making. Southern California has one of the most piped landscapes ever designed\, relying on water from far away that may not be available in the future. Brad’s book encourages individuals and government agencies to redesign landscapes to live sustainably in their watersheds. Earthworks\, using\nshovels to large earth moving equipment\, can be the foundation strategy for sustainable landscapes.\nBrad Lancaster is a permaculture teacher\, designer\, consultant and co-founder of Desert Harvesters (DesertHarvesters.org). Brad has taught programs for the ECOSA Institute\, Columbia University\, University of Arizona\, Prescott College\, Audubon Expeditions\, and many others. He has helped design integrated water harvesting and permaculture systems for homeowners and gardeners\, including the Tucson Audubon Simpson Farm restoration site\, the Milagro and Stone Curves co-housing projects. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-and-book-signing-with-brad-lancaster-in-san-diego-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080919T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080919T213000 DTSTAMP:20080814T231947Z CREATED:20080814T231947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080814T231947Z UID:404-1221849000-1221859800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation and Book Signing with Brad Lancaster in San Juan Capistrano\, CA DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 19\, 2008\n6:30-9:30pm\nCenter for Spiritual Living\, Environmental Outreach\n27121 Calle Arroyo Suite 2200\nSan Juan Capistrano CA 92675\n$20 for Dinner & Talk\nTo sign up or for more information please call (949) 481-4040 or www.centerfortruth.org\n\nGet out your shovels and dance in the rain! That is what Brad Lancaster’s second volume in his trilogy on Rainwater Harvesting will make you want to do.\nJoin Brad Lancaster for a talk and book signing\, as he shares his experiences traveling the world learning about harvesting rainwater—with simple landforms and earthworks—in places like India\, Peru\, Mexico\, Africa and the  United States\, where impoverished landscapes are turned into oases of life.\nHarvesting rainwater was once a worldwide technology\, but was replaced by pipes\, canals\, and sprinklers—inefficient and wasteful strategies that are running dry. In his newly published book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond:Vol 2\, Water-Harvesting Earthworks\, Brad Lancaster shares techniques for designing landscapes that passively harvest water using brilliant\, low-tech\, regenerative systems to hydrate the land and maximize the benefit that water brings to plants\, animals and people.\nWater has been identified as a global crisis in the making. Southern California has one of the most piped landscapes ever designed\, relying on water from far away that may not be available in the future.  Brad’s book encourages individuals and government agencies to redesign landscapes to live sustainably in their watersheds.  Earthworks\, using\nshovels to large earth moving equipment\, can be the foundation strategy for sustainable landscapes.\nBrad Lancaster is a permaculture teacher\, designer\, consultant and co-founder of Desert Harvesters (DesertHarvesters.org). Brad has taught programs for the ECOSA Institute\, Columbia University\, University of Arizona\, Prescott College\, Audubon Expeditions\, and many others. He has helped design integrated water harvesting and permaculture systems for homeowners and gardeners\, including the Tucson Audubon Simpson Farm restoration site\, the Milagro and Stone Curves co-housing projects. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-and-book-signing-with-brad-lancaster-in-san-juan-capistrano-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080920 DTSTAMP:20080610T175231Z CREATED:20080610T175231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080610T175231Z UID:322-1221811200-1221811200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Park(ing) Day 2008 DESCRIPTION:September 19\, 2008\nAn international day of innovation when artists\, activists\, environmentalists\, and other citizens in cities across the world take over a parking space(s) for one day and turn it into a public park.\nThis is a great way to show how we could begin to depave our overpaved watersheds by replacing pavement with water-infiltrating\, flood-controlling\, summer temperature-cooling\, water and air-filtering\, wildlife-enhancing\, food-producing\, fun\, greenspace.\nFor more information see:\nhttp://www.rebargroup.org/projects/parkingday/\nIn Tucson\, AZ email: jmblaylock@yahoo.com URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/parking-day-2008/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080920 DTSTAMP:20080610T175708Z CREATED:20080610T175708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080610T175708Z UID:323-1221555600-1221814800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:ARCSA Conference\, Santa Monica\, CA DESCRIPTION:September 16 – 18\, 2008\nSanta Monica\, CA\nWATER – THE NEW CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH\nEducational Conference and Membership Meeting\nof the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association\n http://www.arcsa.org/\nSeptember 16 -18\, 2008\nSheraton Delfina Hotel\n530 W. Pico Blvd.\nSanta Monica\, CA 90405\nRainwater catchment ­ or “harvesting” ­ is an ancient practice now enjoying a revival as an alternate water supply. The practice involved collecting rainwater from a roof or other surface before it reaches the ground and storing it for future use.\nARCSA promotes rainwater catchment systems in the United States through educational opportunities and the exchange of information at our Web site and through our workshops. Our membership consists of professionals working in city\, state\, and federal government\, academia\, manufacturers and suppliers of rainwater harvesting equipment\, consultants\, and other interested individuals. Membership is not limited to the US\, and we encourage all rainwater harvesting enthusiasts to join our organization\nOptional Accreditation Workshop Day/Sponsor Exhibit Set-Up\nMonday\, September 15\, 2008 8 am – 5 pm\nThe Basics of Rainwater Harvesting\nAll-day workshop for the general public and ARCSA members\nwho are pursuing accreditation. Individuals seeking\naccreditation must apply through the ARCSA website and be\napproved for the course. Test must be turned in within 90 days.\nARCSA.\nAmerican Rainwater Catchment Systems Association\n919 Congress Ave.\, Suite 460\nAustin\, TX 78701\nT: (512) 477-5445\nF: (512) 477-9490\n www.ARCSA.org\n\nDay 1: Committee Meetings\, Board Meeting\, and Official Start of Conference\nTuesday\, September 16\, 2008\nARCSA Board Meeting – Open to All Attendees\nEspada Room\nLunch on your own\n1 – 2 pm\nConference Welcoming Addresses\nWelcome from ARCSA President Tim Pope\, Northwest Water\nSource\, Friday Harbor\, WA\nKeynote Address by Andy Lipkis\, TreePeople Founder\nBeverly Hills\, CA Delfina Ballroom\n2 – 3 pm\nHow Commercial Developments Can Go “Green” By\nHarvesting and Reusing the Rain\nDave Thomas\, Architect\, Ambia\, Inc.\nTacoma\, WA\nMark Buehrer\, PE\, Founder/Director of 2020 Engineering\,\nBellingham\, WA\nRichard Jennings\, Principal\, Earthwrights Design\nSanta Fe\, New Mexico\n3 – 3:30 pm\nBreak with Sponsors\nPre-Function Area\n3:30 – 5 pm\nThe Latest in Residential Design Across the United States\nChris Brown\, Executive Director\, California Urban Water\nConservation Council\, Sacramento\, CA\nTim Pope\, Northwest Water Source\nFriday Harbor\, WA\nBilly Kniffen\, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent\nMenard\, TX\nDelfina Ballroom\n6 – 7 pm\nNetworking Reception\nPoolside\nDay 2: Full Day of Seminars\nWednesday\, September 17\, 2008\n7 – 8 am\nContinental Breakfast\nPenthouse Level of\nHotel\n8 – 9:30 am\nNature’s Cycle: National and International Research on\nthe Pros and Cons of Drinking Rainwater\nStan Abbott\, Senior Lecturer\, Microbiology & Communicable\nDiseases\, Massey University\, Wellington\, Australia\nDr. Dennis J. Lye\, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\nCincinnati\, OH\nDelfina Ballroom\n9:30 -10 am\nBreak with Exhibitors\nPre-Function Area\n10 – 11 am\nDisinfection and Filtration: Tried and True Methods and\nHot\, New Products\nLee Jaslow\, Resource Conservation Technologies\nBaltimore\, MD\nStephen K. Wiman\, Ph.D.\, Good Water Company\nSanta Fe\, NM\nSpeaker TBD\, RainHarvesting\nDelfina Ballroom\n11 am – noon\nThe Stormwater-Rainwater Connection\nNeal Shapiro\, City of Santa Monica\, Santa Monica\, CA\nKathleen Higgins\, CH2M HILL\nNoon\nNetworking Lunch\nMezzanine Level\nRooms\n1 – 2 pm Or 2:15\nWho’s Water Is It? An Overview of Western States’ Water\nRights and Their Impact on Rainwater Harvesting\nKurt Unger\, Esq.\, Ph.D.\, Washington State Department of\nEcology\, Olympia\, WA\nDelfina Ballroom\n2:15 – 3:30 pm\nFederal\, State and ARCSA Initiatives to Develop Uniform\nRainwater Harvesting Standards\nBob Boulware\, PE\, President\, Design-Aire Engineering\,\nIndianapolis\, IN\nSpeaker TBA\, GreenPlumbers®\nDoug Pushard\, HarvestH2O\, Santa Fe\, NM\n3:30 – 4 pm\nBreak with Exhibitors\nPre-Function Area\n4 – 5 pm\nLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDâ„¢)\nLance Williams\nDelfina Ballroom\nDay 3: Membership Breakfast/Meeting\, Half Day of Seminars\, and Optional Site Tours\nThursday\, September 18\, 2008\n7 – 9 am\nBreakfast for ARCSA members\nVote on items needing member approval\nEspada Room\n9 – 11 am\nPlants Prefer It: Why Rainwater Harvesting Should be a\nNormal Part of Landscape Design\n Brad Lancaster\, Author of “Rainwater Harvesting for\nDrylands and Beyond\, Volumes I and II\,” Tucson\, AZ\nT. Barnabus Kane\, Nature West\, Inc.\, Skull Valley\, AZ\nBobby Markowitz\, Landscape Architect\, Earthcraft Design\,\nSanta Cruz\, CA\nDelfina Ballroom\n11 am – noon\nOpen Forum\nWhat are the big issues in your part of the country?\nAsk the experts – information sharing and trouble-shooting\nbetween peers\nHow can ARCSA help its members reach their goals?\nOptional post- conference events\nNoon – 3 or 4 pm\nOption A\nShuttle bus tours of Santa Monica sites using rainwater harvesting\nOption B\nShuttle bus tour to TreePeople headquarters in Beverly Hills\nEach tour costs an additional $30 and includes lunch\nRegistration Information: ARCSA members enjoy an early-bird rate of $195 if registering before August 15\, $295 if\nregistering August 16 through September 14\, and $395 if registering onsite. Non-ARCSA members’ registration rates\nare $295 until August 15\, $395 from August 16 through September 14\, and $495 onsite.\nVenue Information: The conference venue is the Sheraton Delfina\, 530 W. Pico Blvd.\, Santa Monica\, California. The\nnegotiated room rate is $192.00 per night for a traditional room. Oceanview rooms and Suites cost more.\nThe reservation deadline is August 15\, 2008 to receive a room at this rate. Please call the hotel at (310) 399-9344 and\nask for the ARCSA rate. If you are interested in locating a roommate to share expenses\, contact ARCSA at (512)\n477-5445 or info@arcsa.org .\nThe Sheraton Delfina is a certified “green” hotel by SustainableWorks ( www.sustainableworks.com ).\nParking: Because the hotel only offers valet parking at a rate of $28 per night\, we strongly encourage you to take a\ntaxi\, a shuttle service\, or Santa Monica‘s “Big Blue Bus\, Rapid 3” which offers direct buses to and from LAX. The Big\nBlue Bus costs $1.75 each way.\nSponsorship Opportunities: The national ARCSA conference offers companies a unique opportunity to market their\nproducts and services to individuals\, installers\, designers\, and other companies with a solid interest in rainwater\nharvesting. All sponsorships include registration\, exhibit space\, and acknowledgement on ARCSA website\, program\nmaterials and signs at the conference. NEW: Sponsors will have an opportunity to show their products and\nservices to the general public on Monday at a free Open House. Sponsor levels are: Platinum – $2000; Gold –\n$1500; Silver – $1000. and Bronze – $500. Vendors ($250) may provide their company’s materials or giveaways to\nconferees\, in addition to a separate registration fee that depends on ARCSA membership.\nSee www.ARCSA.org for more information! \nThe American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association national conference.\nFor more info see www.arcsa.org URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/arcsa-conference-santa-monica-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080915T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080915T183000 DTSTAMP:20080814T231422Z CREATED:20080814T231422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080814T231422Z UID:400-1221503400-1221503400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation by Brad Lancaster in Santa Monica\, CA DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Sept 15\, 2008\n6:30pm\, 6pm\, potluck\nSanta Monica Main Library.\n2nd floor\, Multi-purpose room\n601 Santa Monica Blvd\, Santa Monica\nFree event\nThe library is located on Santa Monica Blvd. at 6th street in Downtown Santa Monica. Parking\, entrance on 7th street\nContact: Sean Jennings 310-883-5021 or swjennings@gmail.com\nCosponsored by Sustainable Santa Monica and the Westside Permaculture Gatherings. \n\nNo books to be sold please purchase a book before event from local bookstore or www.HarvestingRainwater.com/\nGet out your shovels and dance in the rain! That is what Brad Lancaster’s second volume in his trilogy on Rainwater Harvesting will make you want to do.\nJoin Brad Lancaster for a talk and book signing\, as he shares his experiences traveling the world learning about harvesting rainwater—with simple landforms and earthworks—in places like India\, Peru\, Mexico\, Africa and the United States\, where impoverished landscapes are turned into oases of life.\nHarvesting rainwater was once a worldwide technology\, but was replaced by pipes\, canals\, and sprinklers—inefficient and wasteful strategies that are running dry. In his newly published book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond:Vol 2\, Water-Harvesting Earthworks\, Brad Lancaster shares techniques for designing landscapes that passively harvest water using brilliant\, low-tech\, regenerative systems to hydrate the land and maximize the benefit that water brings to plants\, animals and people.\nWater has been identified as a global crisis in the making. Southern California has one of the most piped landscapes ever designed\, relying on water from far away that may not be available in the future. Brad’s book encourages individuals and government agencies to redesign landscapes to live sustainably in their watersheds. Earthworks\, using\nshovels to large earth moving equipment\, can be the foundation strategy for sustainable landscapes.\nBrad Lancaster is a permaculture teacher\, designer\, consultant and co-founder of Desert Harvesters (DesertHarvesters.org). Brad has taught programs for the ECOSA Institute\, Columbia University\, University of Arizona\, Prescott College\, Audubon Expeditions\, and many others. He has helped design integrated water harvesting and permaculture systems for homeowners and gardeners\, including the Tucson Audubon Simpson Farm restoration site\, the Milagro and Stone Curves co-housing projects. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-by-brad-lancaster-in-santa-monica-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080915T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080916T163000 DTSTAMP:20081126T022559Z CREATED:20081126T022559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20081126T022559Z UID:502-1221465600-1221582600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Applying the Principles of Water Harvesting: Using Rainwater\, Greywater\, and A/C Condensate in the Landscape - Albuquerque\, NM DESCRIPTION:Quality Training Since 1979\nTraining Services Association\nwww.trainingservicesassoc.com\nP R E S E N T S\nApplying the Principles of\nWater Harvesting\nUsing Rainwater\, Greywater & A/C Condensate\nIn the Landscape\nSeptember 15 & 16\, 2009\nAlbuquerque\, New Mexico\nTHIS TSA WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED FOR:\n?    Anyone from an organization who would like to learn how to capture and utilize rainwater\, greywater & air conditioning condensate for multi-use landscaping\n•    The following organization can benefit from this training: Federal\, State\, & Local Governments\, Housing Agencies\, Schools\, Casinos\, Parks Departments\, National Park Service\, Federal Government Agencies and Private Businesses\nThe availability of water in most communities is limited\, and what is available can be expensive.  Many communities are plagued with some type of drought situation to the point where they must limit the use of water for irrigation\, washing vehicles\, and other elective water uses.  The irony is that the precious commodity of rainwater is routinely wasted in most communities\, including the ones that have limited water use.  Local communities need to turn water scarcity into water abundance\, which can be easily accomplished by implementing the core principles that are covered in this training session.  Using rainwater to supplement water usage saves money\, while helping the environment\, which is a Win-Win end result for everyone.  In addition\, water-harvesting strategies double as flood control strategies reducing flood threats and erosion in wet seasons\nThe major goal for this workshop is to have the participants embrace and implement in their communities and housing developments the principles of water harvesting learned in this workshop.  Participants will learn the process of harvesting rainwater and how to actually implement it on their properties. Actual case studies will be presented\, which will be supplemented with “hands-on” activities that will allow workshop participants to gain a thorough understanding of the process of water harvesting and how to make it happen in their communities.\nDuring this interactive workshop\, an extensive display of photos and videos that show actual water harvesting applications will be shown for workshop participants to evaluate\, critique\, and discuss with the workshop leader.\nAll workshop participants will receive a copy of the workshop leader’s important and timely book\, “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands & Beyond: Volume 1 (Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into your Life & Landscape)\,” which will be used as a workbook during the workshop.  Volume 1 is the core of a 3-volume guide about how to conceptualize\, design\, and implement sustainable water harvesting systems for homes\, landscapes\, and communities.  TSA certificates will be presented to everyone who attends this training.\nA G E N D A\nBoth Days\, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm\nMAJOR TOPICS THAT WILL BE COVERED DURING THE WORKSHOP:\n1.    Introduction to rainwater harvesting – why you should do it\n2.    The eight principles of successful water harvesting\n3.    Integrating energy & water conservation strategies – do more with less\n4.    Examples of successful rainwater harvesting applications\n5.    Understanding the three golden elevations of water harvesting topography\n6.    Use of different elevation tools for site work\n7.    Taking advantage of passive solar principles in conjunction with rainwater\nharvesting to reduce utility bills\n8.    Creating appropriate native plant pallets\n9.    Creating a living air conditioner for your property\n10.    Advice for purchasing the best and most practical products for water harvesting\n11.    Creating an on-site water budget for a property\n12.    Getting water harvesting grants & tax credits\n13.    Calculating a payback period related to your investment\n14.    Basic principles of greywater harvesting & sizing of household systems\n15.    Case studies for participants to apply the knowledge they just gained\n16.     Hands-on site assessment – Bring your site plans to discover what potentials you have\n17.    Field trip on the property to assess rainwater harvesting potentials\n18.    Round table discussions regarding how harvesting rain water can work in your area\nWORKSHOP LEADER:  This TSA workshop will be presented by Brad Lancaster\, who has taught\, designed\, and consulted on the sustainable design systems of permaculture and integrated rainwater systems since 1993.  He lives on a thriving 1/8-acre urban permaculture site that he created in downtown Tucson\, Arizona.  Brad is at one with the earth and his environment.  He actually lives what he writes about and teaches every day.  Brad’s down-to-earth teaching approach\, blended with the individual attention he gives to every workshop participant makes learning the processes of harvesting rainwater interesting\, exciting\, and fun.  Brad’s web site is www.HarvestingRainwater.com.\n–   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –\nR E G I S T R A T I O N   F O R M\nTSA  WORKSHOP:   Applying the Principles of Water Harvesting\nDATES:   September 15 & 16\, 2009\nCOST:     $345/person                           AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $_____________\nPLACE:   Sandia Courtyard Hotel & Convention Center\n15 Hotel Circle\nAlbuquerque\, NM  87123\nPHONE:  505-296-4852  [ or ]  800-877-4852\nNAME & ADDRESS of ORGANIZATION:         _________________________________________\n_________________________________________\n_________________________ zip_____________\nNAME(s) & POSITION(s) of THOSE ATTENDING:    ____________________________________\n______________________________________________________________________________\nPHONE: (____) ___________   FAX: (____) ____________   EMAIL: ______________________\n–  Please make your own arrangements for travel\, hotel\, and meals\, and let the hotel know that you will be attending\na TSA workshop so that you can receive the special room rate of $51./single or double.\n–  Please mail this registration form with your payment to Training Services Association\, 1959 Cassim Ln.\,\nTucson\, AZ 85704.  Please do not hand carry checks or cash to the workshop.  Questions?  Contact Bill Cogley\nTSA Director:  Phone\, 520-297-3868 … Fax\, 520-297-2322 … Email\, tsa@trainingservicesassoc.com\n–  To better ensure that your registration is processed in time for the workshop\, please also FAX a copy of\nthis registration form to TSA\, 520-297-2322 … Thanks!\n–  In the event of the UNLIKELY cancellation of this workshop\, non-refundable airline tickets should be purchased\nat your own risk. Full refunds will be provided\, if cancellations are made by September 1st. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/applying-the-principles-of-water-harvesting-using-rainwater-greywater-and-ac-condensate-in-the-landscape-albuquerque-nm/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080913T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080914T160000 DTSTAMP:20080814T230959Z CREATED:20080814T230959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080814T230959Z UID:398-1221296400-1221408000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Two-day Sustainable Design Workshop with Art Ludwig and Brad Lancaster in Santa Barbara\, CA DESCRIPTION:Saturday and Sunday\, Sept. 13\, 14\, 2008\n9 a.m.-4 p.m.\,\nSustainable Design Workshop with Art Ludwig and Brad Lancaster\nLocation EBS 309\nSBCC east campus\n721 Cliff Drive.\nSanta Barbara\, CA\nSpend two days with expert sustainable water systems designers\, Art\nLudwig and Brad Lancaster\, as they work through practical and locally\nappropriate designs for Santa Barbara residents. We live in a drought and\nflood prone area. Learn how to manage water\, nutrients\, and energy more\nsustainably using simple design strategies.\nFor more information and details on location and parking see http://sustainability.sbcc.edu\nCosponsors by The  Santa Barbara City College Center for Sustainability\nSanta Barbara Permaculture Network and Santa  Barbara Adult Education Program URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/two-day-sustainable-design-workshop-with-art-ludwig-and-brad-lancaster-in-santa-barbara-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080912T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080912T210000 DTSTAMP:20080814T230329Z CREATED:20080814T230329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080814T230329Z UID:396-1221247800-1221253200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presenation and Book-Signing with Brad Lancaster in Santa Barbara\, CA DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Sept. 12\, 2008\n7:30-9 p.m.\nLecture  BC Forum Fe  Bland Auditorium\nSBCC west campus\n721 Cliff Drive. Santa Barbara\nFor more information and details on location and parking see\n http://sustainability.sbcc.edu\nCosponsors by The  Santa Barbara City College Center for Sustainability\nSanta Barbara Permaculture Network and Santa  Barbara Adult Education Program\nGet out your shovels and dance in the rain! That is what Brad Lancaster’s second volume in his trilogy on Rainwater Harvesting will make you want to do.\nJoin Brad Lancaster for a talk and book signing\, as he shares his experiences traveling the world learning about harvesting rainwater—with simple landforms and earthworks—in places like India\, Peru\, Mexico\, Africa and the  United States\, where impoverished landscapes are turned into oases of life.\nHarvesting rainwater was once a worldwide technology\, but was replaced by pipes\, canals\, and sprinklers—inefficient and wasteful strategies that are running dry. In his newly published book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond:Vol 2\, Water-Harvesting Earthworks\, Brad Lancaster shares techniques for designing landscapes that passively harvest water using brilliant\, low-tech\, regenerative systems to hydrate the land and maximize the benefit that water brings to plants\, animals and people.\nWater has been identified as a global crisis in the making. Southern California has one of the most piped landscapes ever designed\, relying on water from far away that may not be available in the future.  Brad’s book encourages individuals and government agencies to redesign landscapes to live sustainably in their watersheds.  Earthworks\, using\nshovels to large earth moving equipment\, can be the foundation strategy for sustainable landscapes.\nBrad Lancaster is a permaculture teacher\, designer\, consultant and co-founder of Desert Harvesters (DesertHarvesters.org). Brad has taught programs for the ECOSA Institute\, Columbia University\, University of Arizona\, Prescott College\, Audubon Expeditions\, and many others. He has helped design integrated water harvesting and permaculture systems for homeowners and gardeners\, including the Tucson Audubon Simpson Farm restoration site\, the Milagro and Stone Curves co-housing projects. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presenation-and-book-signing-with-brad-lancaster-in-santa-barbara-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080912T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080912T130000 DTSTAMP:20080814T225938Z CREATED:20080814T225938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080814T225938Z UID:394-1221224400-1221224400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Talk by Brad Lancaster at University of California Santa Barbara DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Sept. 12\, 2008\n1pm\nSeminar room 4016\,\nBren Hall\nUniversity of California Santa Barbara\nFree\nContact Jami Nielsen(805)893-2968\, nielsen@es.ucsb.edu\nFor a campus map http://www.tps.ucsb.edu/mapFlash.aspx#campus_map\nGet out your shovels and dance in the rain! That is what Brad Lancaster’s second volume in his trilogy on Rainwater Harvesting will make you want to do.\nJoin Brad Lancaster for a talk and book signing\, as he shares his experiences traveling the world learning about harvesting rainwater—with simple landforms and earthworks—in places like India\, Peru\, Mexico\, Africa and the United States\, where impoverished landscapes are turned into oases of life.\nHarvesting rainwater was once a worldwide technology\, but was replaced by pipes\, canals\, and sprinklers—inefficient and wasteful strategies that are running dry. In his newly published book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond:Vol 2\, Water-Harvesting Earthworks\, Brad Lancaster shares techniques for designing landscapes that passively harvest water using brilliant\, low-tech\, regenerative systems to hydrate the land and maximize the benefit that water brings to plants\, animals and people.\nWater has been identified as a global crisis in the making. Southern California has one of the most piped landscapes ever designed\, relying on water from far away that may not be available in the future. Brad’s book encourages individuals and government agencies to redesign landscapes to live sustainably in their watersheds. Earthworks\, using\nshovels to large earth moving equipment\, can be the foundation strategy for sustainable landscapes.\nBrad Lancaster is a permaculture teacher\, designer\, consultant and co-founder of Desert Harvesters (DesertHarvesters.org). Brad has taught programs for the ECOSA Institute\, Columbia University\, University of Arizona\, Prescott College\, Audubon Expeditions\, and many others. He has helped design integrated water harvesting and permaculture systems for homeowners and gardeners\, including the Tucson Audubon Simpson Farm restoration site\, the Milagro and Stone Curves co-housing projects. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-talk-by-brad-lancaster-at-university-of-california-santa-barbara/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080910T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080910T170000 DTSTAMP:20080901T191701Z CREATED:20080901T191701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080901T191701Z UID:427-1221066000-1221066000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation and Book Signing by Brad Lancaster in Willits\, CA DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 10\, 2008\n5pm\nWillits Community Center\nWillits\, CA\nGet out your shovels and dance in the rain!\nThat is what Brad Lancaster’s 2nd volume in his trilogy on Rainwater\nHarvesting will make you want to do!\nRainwater Harvesting Earthworks are one of the easiest\, least expensive\, and\nmost effective ways of passively harvesting and conserving multiple sources\nof water in the soil. Building on the information presented in Volume 1\,\n Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Vol 2\, shows you how to\nselect\, place\, size\, construct\, and plant your chosen water-harvesting\nearthworks. It presents detailed how-to information and variations of a\ndiverse array of earthworks\, including chapters on mulch\, vegetation\, and\ngreywater recycling so you can customize the techniques to the unique\nrequirements of your site. Returns come in the form of beauty\, food\,\nshelter\, wildlife habitat\, and passive heating and cooling strategies\, while\ncontrolling erosion\, increasing soil fertility\, reducing downstream\nflooding\, and improving water and air quality.\nBrad Lancaster has been active teaching\, designing\, and consulting on the\nsustainable design system of Permaculture & integrated rainwater harvesting\nsystems since 1993. He lives what he teaches on a thriving\, award-winning\neighth of an acre urban Permaculture site he created in Tucson\, Arizona.\nSuggested donation of $5 to $10 to support Brad’s great work! No one turned\naway for lack of funds!\nPlan on buying and having autographed by Brad several copies of the book for\nholiday gifts!\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Mendocino Ecological Learning Center\n(www.melc.us)\, the City of Willits and the Navarro\nWatershed Working Group (www.nwwg.org). For details\ncall 456-0779 or 895-3230 URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-and-book-signing-by-brad-lancaster-in-willits-ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080909T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080909T190000 DTSTAMP:20080901T191225Z CREATED:20080901T191225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080901T191225Z UID:425-1220986800-1220986800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation and Book Signing with Brad Lancaster in Boonville\, CA DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 9\, 2008\n7pm\nBoonville Fire House\nBoonville\, CA\nFor more info contact call the River Center (707) 895-3230\nor email Linda at lsmacelwee@hotmail.com\nGet out your shovels and dance in the rain!\nThat is what Brad Lancaster’s 2nd volume in his trilogy on Rainwater\nHarvesting will make you want to do!\nRainwater Harvesting Earthworks are one of the easiest\, least expensive\, and\nmost effective ways of passively harvesting and conserving multiple sources\nof water in the soil. Building on the information presented in Volume 1\,\n Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Vol 2\, shows you how to\nselect\, place\, size\, construct\, and plant your chosen water-harvesting\nearthworks. It presents detailed how-to information and variations of a\ndiverse array of earthworks\, including chapters on mulch\, vegetation\, and\ngreywater recycling so you can customize the techniques to the unique\nrequirements of your site. Returns come in the form of beauty\, food\,\nshelter\, wildlife habitat\, and passive heating and cooling strategies\, while\ncontrolling erosion\, increasing soil fertility\, reducing downstream\nflooding\, and improving water and air quality.\nBrad Lancaster has been active teaching\, designing\, and consulting on the\nsustainable design system of Permaculture & integrated rainwater harvesting\nsystems since 1993. He lives what he teaches on a thriving\, award-winning\neighth of an acre urban Permaculture site he created in Tucson\, Arizona.\nPlan on buying and having autographed by Brad several copies of the book for\nholiday gifts! URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-and-book-signing-with-brad-lancaster-in-boonville-ca/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR