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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/
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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/
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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/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081003
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080920
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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/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080920
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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/
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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/
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080913T090000
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080912T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080912T210000
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080912T130000
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080910T170000
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080909T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080909T190000
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080908T193000
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UID:392-1220902200-1220902200@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation and Book Signing with Brad Lancaster at Occidental\, CA
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, Sept. 8th\, 2008\n7:30 pm\nOccidental Arts & Ecology Center¹s ­ North Garden Stage\nThis is an outdoor location ­ please dress accordingly\nSuggested donation of $5 to $10 to support Brad¹s great work! No one turnedaway for lack of funds!\nPlan on buying and having autographed by Brad several copies of the book for holiday gifts!!\nThis event sponsored by the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center¹s WATER Institute  www.oaecwater.org\nFor more information call: 707-874-1557 x 206. For directions to OAEC www.oaec.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-at-occidental-ca/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080907T190000
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UID:390-1220814000-1220814000@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation and Book Signing with Brad Lancaster in Bolinas\, CA
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, Sept. 7\, 2008\n7 – 9 pm\nCommonweal Garden Yurt\n480 Mesa Rd.\nBolinas\, CA\nAdmission $10\nRSVP: Erin or Ruth info@regenerativedesign.org\n415-868 9681\nSponored by Regenerative Design Institute\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-bolinas-ca/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080905T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080905T213000
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UID:387-1220639400-1220650200@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation and Book Signing with Brad Lancaster at Solstice Grove Institute\, Marin County
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Sept 5th\, 2008\n6pm potluck dinner\, 7:30-9:30 presentation.\nSolstice Grove Institute. Marin County\nTo get tickets  http://www.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=26856\n$23.95 in advance\, $30 at the door. Workexchange available.\nContact  for more info and directions to info@urbanpermacultureguild.org \,  www.urbanpermacultureguild.org\nSponsored by Urban Permaculture Guild and Solstice Grove Institute.\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-at-solstice-grove-institute-marin-county/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080903T183000
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SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation and Book Signing with Brad Lancaster in Morro Bay\, CA
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, Sept 3\, 2008\n6:30 – 9:30pm\nMorro Bay Veterans Hall\n209 Surf Rd\,\nMorro Bay CA\nContact 805-772-6278\nDonation $10 (all proceeds go towards further sustainability efforts in SLO County)\nEducation Faire\, Raffles\, Music\, Pizza\nMain email contact for both SLO events Rachel Aljilani <greene4me@yahoo.com>\,\nFunders Morro Bay National Estuary Program www.mbnep.org\, SLO Green Build www.slogreen.org\, SLB Surfrider  www.slosurfrider.org\, Santa Lucia Sierra Club  www.santalucia.sierraclub.org\, Supporters Cyucos Brewing Company\, Full of Life Falt Breads\, Green Gold\, Loomis Tanks\, County of San Luis \, Stormwater Managemant Program\, Hopedance Media.\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-morro-bay-ca/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080903T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080903T130000
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UID:411-1220439600-1220446800@www.harvestingrainwater.com
SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation/Panel Discussion with Brad Lancaster at San Luis Obispo\, CA
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, Sept 3\, 2008\n11am-1pm\nCommunity Room\n995 SLO City Library\n995 Palm St.\nPresentation/ Panel Discussion\nContact Rachel Aljilani <greene4me@yahoo.com> 805-878-0815\nLunch\,\nPresentation by Brad lancaster and Panel Discussion
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentationpanel-discussion-with-brad-lancaster-at-san-luis-obispo-ca/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080902T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080902T213000
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SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Presentation and Book Signing by Brad Lancaster in Los Osos\, CA
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Sept 2\, 2008\n6:30 – 9:30pm\nSouth Bay Community Center\n2180 Palisades Rd.\nLos Osos\, CA\nContact 805-528-4196\nDonation $10 (all proceeds go towards further sustainability efforts in SLO County).\nEducation Faire\, Raffles\, Music\, Pizza\nMain email contact for both SLO events Rachel Aljilani <greene4me@yahoo.com>\,\nFunders Morro Bay National Estuary Program www.mbnep.org\, SLO Green Build www.slogreen.org\, SLB Surfrider  www.slosurfrider.org\, Santa Lucia Sierra Club  www.santalucia.sierraclub.org\, Supporters Cyucos Brewing Company\, Full of Life Falt Breads\, Green Gold\, Loomis Tanks\, County of San Luis \, Stormwater Managemant Program\, Hopedance Media.\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-by-brad-lancaster-in-los-osoa-ca/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080829
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080830
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SUMMARY:First Annual Southern California Permaculture Convergence
DESCRIPTION:Join renowned arid land experts Geoff Lawton and Brad Lancaster\, along with many other permaculture collegues to learn from one another’s work and begin to develop an ongoing support network to collaboratively respond to a rapidly changing world.\nFor Permaculture Design Course graduates only.\nLimited to 50 participants.\n$150 early registration by July 1st\n$200 thereafter\nIncludes meals and camping\nContact info@quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239\nOrganized by the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network and www.quailsprings.org\nThis event will also premier Geoff Lawton’s new film and Brad Lancaster’s new book in California.
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/first-annual-southern-california-permaculture-convergence/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080828T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080828T190000
DTSTAMP:20080814T222405Z
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SUMMARY:Water-harvesting presentation and book signing with Brad Lancaster in Ojai\, CA
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Aug 28\, 2008\n7pm\n414 E. Ojai Ave.\,\nOjai school district Chaparral Auditorium next to park & ride.\nOjai\, California\nAsking $2 donation;\nContact Deborah Pendrey: 805-649-8631/805-311-4348 or coordinator@ojaivalleygreencoalition.com;  www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org\,\nSponsored by Ojai Valley Green Coalition\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-ojai-ca/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080822T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080822T100000
DTSTAMP:20080814T235934Z
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SUMMARY:Interview with Brad Lancaster on Sustainable World Radio
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Aug 22\, 2008\n9am-10am\nBrad Lancaster  Interview Live Sustainable World Radio live www.kcsb.org with Host Jill Cloutier and visiting host Wes Roe\nNOTE: Sustainable World Radio www.sustainableworldradio.com\, has many PC Interviews over the last 2 1/2 years that you can listen to online too.
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/interview-with-brad-lancaster-on-sustainable-world-radio/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080731T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080731T190000
DTSTAMP:20080623T010412Z
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SUMMARY:Ignite Tucson
DESCRIPTION:7pm\nScreening Room\n127 E. Congress\nTucson\, AZ\n$5 – this is a fundraiser for the Arizona International Film Festival\nAn evening of short\, dynamic presentations that will ignite you and inspire.\nIgnite Tucson is a set of 5 minute presentations by individuals that are in awe of the world around them.\nEach presentation will be no more than 5 minutes\, typically with 20 images\, each image shown 15 seconds.\nBeer and wine will be available.\nFor more information contact David Aguirre\,  Dinnerware Artspace\n792-4503\nDraft list of presenters:\n1. Diana Rhoades\nTransforming downtown with native trees.\n2. Brad Lancaster\nHydrating the Dehydrated\, or Turning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance by Planting the Rain and More\n3. Bill Mackey\nMaps\n4. Libby Hubbard\nArcology Arizona: Creating the world’s first arcology on Arizona State Trust Land as a prototype of sustainable living and social justice.\n5. Michael McNulty\nInfrared Examination of Sonoran Desert Flora\n6. Julie Ray\nWhy I Feel Nurtured by Fake Food\n7. Ken Scoville\nThe Dark Side\n8. Hannah Coy\nThe Writing On the Wall:  Bhopal Struggle & Renaissance\n9. Sean Lewis\nSonoran Glass Academy\n10. Ned Schaper\n11. Deb Hilbert\nSustainable Cuisine\n12. Jody Blaylock\nNational Parking Day\n13. Christine Sheer\n"Residing in the Uncanny Valley:\nUnattractive Androids and Other Repulsive Creatures\, A Brief of Design\nRobotics"\n\n14. Tres English\nTucson -A Network of Urban Villages\n15. Katherine Estrella\nWilliam Kentridge\, an artist in the context of Apartheid\n16. Sharon Holnback\nGLOW: A nightime Art Experience\n17. Jerry Gary\nEducation and Culture on the Silk Road
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/ignite-tucson/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080731
DTSTAMP:20080610T205738Z
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SUMMARY:Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) 2008 Annual Conference\, Tucson\, AZ
DESCRIPTION:July 26-30\, 2008\nTucson\, Arizona\nThis conference promises workshops\, presentations\, tours\, and educational events – including some on water harvesting.\nFor more information see: www.swcs.org
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/soil-and-water-conservation-society-swcs-2008-annual-conference-tucson-az/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080721
DTSTAMP:20080508T061604Z
CREATED:20080508T061604Z
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SUMMARY:Comanche Creek Restoration Volunteer Weekend - Nortern\, New Mexico
DESCRIPTION:Friday – Sunday\, July 18 – 20\nBill Zydeek\, Steve Carson\, and Craig Spoonholtz will lead groups in stream restoration projects in the Comanche Creek watershed in the Valle Vidal unit of the Carson National Forest. For more information see the “workshops and events” page at www.quiviracoalition.org
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/comanche-creek-restoration-volunteer-weekend/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080717
DTSTAMP:20080406T062603Z
CREATED:20080406T062603Z
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SUMMARY:Practical Permaculture for Sustainable Farming and Gardening - Northern New Mexico
DESCRIPTION:This is a series of three five-days workshops held at Seeds of Change Farm in Northern New Mexico. Field-based classes will offer plenty of opportunities for learning outdoors. Each workshop can be taken in series or separately. Completion of the entire series leads to permaculture certification. You can take all three workshops or pick one or two. Click here for the full workshop schedule and info \nWorkshop Two: Natural and Constructed Ecosystems\nSaturday\, July 12 – Wednesday\, July 16 \n\n\n\n\nwith Brad Lancaster author of Rainwater Harvesting in Drylands & Beyond & Scott Pittman \n\nForest and Trees; Their Role in the Landscape\nFood Forests and Gardens for Self-Sufficiency\nRainwater Harvesting and Reuse\nWater Management on the Landscape\n\nHands-on exercises in understanding of role and management of weeds\, introduction to native pollinators & honey bees to farms\, orchards and home gardens; soil management in drylands on broadscale\, tracking water on the landscape\, learning to design rainwater harvesting systems.  register here
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/practical-permaculture-for-sustainable-farming-and-gardening/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080707
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080802
DTSTAMP:20080406T061030Z
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SUMMARY:Permaculture/Water Design Intensive - Flagstaff\, Prescott\, and Tucson\, AZ
DESCRIPTION:July 7 – August 1\, 2008\nFlagstaff\, Prescott\, and Tucson\, Arizona\nwww.ecosainstitute.org\nThis summer\, invest in a program that will have you generating positive solutions to the global environmental emergencies we face today. \nLearn from the best! \nPermaculture experts Brad Lancaster\, Andrew Millison\, and Joshua Robinson will introduce you to desert\, temperate and mountain regions of Arizona in a four-week intensive teaching you the theory and practice of permaculture and water systems design. \nLearn to create thoughtful site analyses\, edible and native landscapes\, greywater and rainwater harvesting systems\, solar ovens\, healthy soils and community gardens. Visit beekeepers\, food and seed banks\, passive and active solar buildings\, permaculture farms and sustainable communities. Meet with city officials and community activists who have brought sustainability to their municipalities\, and become one yourself! \n72-hour Permaculture Certificate awarded. Credit available from Prescott College.\nwww.ecohood.info/
URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/permaculturewater-design-intensive-2/
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