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-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:20060402T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20061029T090000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080517T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080517T180000 DTSTAMP:20080512T162433Z CREATED:20080512T162433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080512T162433Z UID:312-1211047200-1211047200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Book Signing and Water Harvesting Talk with Brad Lancaster in Edgewood\, New Mexico DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 17\, 2008\n6pm\nEdgewood\, NM\nPot luck dinner\, book signing\, and new talk with Brad Lancaster to celebrate the release of his new book “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks”. Talk will happen after pot luck dinner.\nTo get to event in Edgewood\, take I-40 to Exit #187 in Edgewood (about 25 miles east of Albuquerque). At the off-ramp stop sign\, go south two blocks\, weaving carefully and slowly through the ever-changing orange barrels to the stop sign at the frontage road (Old Highway #66). Go straight (across the frontage road) up the hill 1/2 mile (passing the Walgreen’s and the Mormon Church on the right) and turn right onto Moriarty Road. Go 1/4 mile down this gravel road to #24 on the right and turn into driveway.\nContact Chris Meuli 505-281-4871 URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/book-signing-and-water-harvesting-talk-with-brad-lancaster-in-edgewood-new-mexico/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080517 DTSTAMP:20080219T221636Z CREATED:20080219T221636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080219T221636Z UID:279-1210521600-1210953600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Applied Watershed Restoration with Craig Sponholtz DESCRIPTION:May 11 – 16\, 2008\nWind River Ranch\nLas Vegas\, New Mexico\nOne week long practicum\, May 11 – May 17\, 2008\nApplied hands-on experience in Practical Watershed Restoration\nTopics Include: \n\nTracking water in the landscape\nRunoff management principles\nStoring moisture in natural landforms\nProtecting and building soil resources\nIncreasing base flow in channels\nPassive water harvesting\nPlant succession in restoration projects\nFood production in restoration projects\nWildlife habitat restoration\nRoad drainage improvement\nErosion control structures and uses\nUse of onsite materials\nIncreasing runoff infiltration\nRunoff agriculture and re-vegetation\nFloodplain agriculture and re-vegetation\nHeadcut treatments\nInduced Meandering\nIrrigation diversions\nFor more information visit www.permaculture.org URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/applied-watershed-restoration-with-craig-sponholtz/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080510T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080510T160000 DTSTAMP:20080406T042122Z CREATED:20080406T042122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080406T042122Z UID:299-1210424400-1210435200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Greywater-Harvesting Hands-On Workshop with Brad Lancaster DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 10\, 2008\n1pm to 4pm\nDolce Verde – 2017 N Laurel Ave\nPhoenix\, Arizona\nDirections: Crossroads: McDowell and 15th Ave. North from the Downtown Public Market to McDowell Rd. West on McDowell\, past the light at 15th Ave. Take your first right onto Laurel Ave. Go North\, past Palm Lane\, 2017 is the 5th house on the right with a green picket fence around the front yard.\nContact: Jennifer\, 602-252-8977\, phoenixhomesteader@gmail.com\nInvestment: $29\nLearn how to install\, and actually install\, two typical greywater harvesting projects – an outdoor shower and a greywater redirect from a washing machine. Space is limited to 30 participants. You must pre-register for this class. Please arrive a few minutes early so that we may begin our installation portion on time. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/greywater-harvesting-hands-on-workshop-with-brad-lancaster/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080510T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080510T120000 DTSTAMP:20080406T041345Z CREATED:20080406T041345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080406T041345Z UID:298-1210410000-1210420800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Rainwater- and Greywater-Harvesting Class with Brad Lancaster DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 10\, 2008\n9am to noon\nDowntown Phoenix Public Market – 721 N. Central in the Large Meeting Room\nSE Corner of Central Ave. & McKinley St. (2 blks S of Roosevelt)\nContact: Jennifer\, 602-252-8977\, phoenixhomesteader@gmail.com\nInvestment: $39\nLearn rain and greywater harvesting from expert and award-winning author Brad Lancaster. Learn how to create simple\, low-maintenance\, legal\, and effective household greywater harvesting systems that use gravity to direct greywater directly into the landscape (no stinky tanks) where it passively irrigates landscape plantings. This can greatly lower water consumption and water bills\, while enhancing and beautifying your yard. We will discuss how to create greywater systems\, greywater-harvesting guidelines\, materials and suppliers\, greywater-appropriate soaps and detergents\, marrying greywater and rainwater-harvesting earthworks\, and how to maximize your greywater-irrigated landscape’s potential with passive solar design\, food production\, and oasis design. We will also discuss tax rebates for rainwater and greywater-harvesting systems\, and view a slide show of different greywater systems. We will also design and install two greywater systems at Dolce Verde (2017 N Laurel Ave\, 85007) in Central Phoenix\, giving you hands on experience so that you can install one yourself. Don’t miss this chance. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/rainwater-and-greywater-harvesting-class-with-brad-lancaster-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080508T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080508T190000 DTSTAMP:20080406T035540Z CREATED:20080406T035540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080406T035540Z UID:296-1210273200-1210273200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Volume 2 Presentation\, Book Release\, and Signing with Brad Lancaster DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 8\, 2008\n7pm\nAntigone Books\n411 North 4th Avenue\nTucson\, AZ 85705\nTel: 520-792-3715\nantigonebooks@qwest.net\nJoin Brad Lancaster for an inspiring presentation on water-harvesting earthworks that turn scarcity into abundance. Both the new talk\, and the new book “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks” feature: \n\n How Indian villagers in the most populated desert of the world have turned a wasteland into an oasis by harvesting the rain\n How progressive individuals\, neighborhoods\, and cities are redirecting street runoff to passively irrigate flourishing shade trees planted along the street\, create food-producing greenways\, and control flooding\n How check dams have helped create springs and perennial flows in once-dry creeks\n How backyard greywater laundromats are turning “wastewater” into a resource growing food\, beauty\, and shade that builds community\, and more\n How ordinary folks are enhancing their community by becoming water-harvesting superheroes – and how you can too! URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-volume-2-presentation-book-release-and-signing-with-brad-lancaster-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080504T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080504T133000 DTSTAMP:20080406T055803Z CREATED:20080406T055803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080406T055803Z UID:300-1209900600-1209907800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Rainwater Harvesting Volume 2 Book Signing DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 4\, 2008\n11:30am to 1:30pm\nNative Seeds/SEARCH\n526 N. 4th Ave.\nTucson\, Arizona\n520-622-5561\nBrad Lancaster will be signing copies of his newest book “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks” URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/rainwater-harvesting-volume-2-book-signing/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080503T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080503T130000 DTSTAMP:20080502T031820Z CREATED:20080502T031820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080502T031820Z UID:305-1209803400-1209819600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water Harvesting Talk by Brad Lancaster at Glendale Garden Festival DESCRIPTION:The Festival is free from 8:30am to 1pm\nBrad’s talk is from 9:30am to 10:30am in the large meeting room\nHere’s the lowdown:\nCome celebrate everything green at the Glendale Garden Festival on May 3rd.  This is an opportunity for the entire family to learn about desert gardening and green living at the award-winning Glendale Xeriscape Demonstration Garden.The event includes interactive garden art activities\, go green information booths\, and entertaining presentations and activities for people of all ages. Adults can learn from the experts about tree care\, low-water-use gardening\, water harvesting and more. Children can participate in a variety of fun\, hands-on activities in the garden and attend a puppet show and magic show about water in the desert.\nThe Glendale Garden Festival will be held May 3\, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden surrounding the Glendale Main Library (5959 W. Brown Street\, Glendale). The event is free and open to the public. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-talk-by-brad-lancaster-at-glendale-garden-festival/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080502T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080502T200000 DTSTAMP:20080406T034754Z CREATED:20080406T034754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080406T034754Z UID:295-1209751200-1209758400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Volume 2 Presentation\, Book Release\, and Signing with Brad Lancaster DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 2\, 2008\n6pm – 8pm\nSilverbell Trading\nCasas Adobes Plaza\n7119 N. Oracle Road\nTucson\, Arizona\n520-797-6852\nSilverbelltrader@aol.com\n\nJoin Brad Lancaster for an inspiring presentation on water-harvesting earthworks that turn scarcity into abundance. Both the new talk\, and the new book “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks” feature: \n\n How Indian villagers in the most populated desert of the world turned a wasteland into an oasis by harvesting the rain\n How progressive individuals\, neighborhoods\, and cities are redirecting street runoff to passively irrigate flourishing shade trees planted along the street\, create food-producing greenways\, and control flooding\n How check dams have helped create springs and perennial flows in once-dry creeks\n How backyard greywater laundromats are turning “wastewater” into a resource growing food\, beauty\, and shade that builds community\, and more\n How ordinary folks are enhancing their community by becoming water-harvesting superheroes – and how you can too! URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-volume-2-presentation-book-release-and-signing-with-brad-lancaster-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080501T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080501T170000 DTSTAMP:20080406T033950Z CREATED:20080406T033950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080406T033950Z UID:294-1209659400-1209661200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water-Harvesting Volume 2 Presentation\, Book Release\, and Signing with Brad Lancaster DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 1\, 2008\n4:30pm – 6pm\nUniversity of Arizona bookstore at the Student Union Memorial Center (SUMC)\, Main Level\n1209 E. University Blvd.\, Tucson\, AZ 85721\nDirections:  Take Mountain Ave. South from Speedway Blvd. to the Second Street parking garage\nContact:  For general information call 621-2814\, or visit our website at www.uofabookstores.com\nJoin Brad Lancaster for an inspiring presentation on water-harvesting earthworks that turn scarcity into abundance. Both the new talk\, and the new book “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks” feature: \n How villagers in the most populated desert of the world turned a wasteland into an oasis by harvesting the rain\n How progressive individuals\, neighborhoods\, and cities are redirecting street runoff to passively irrigate flourishing shade trees planted along the street\, create food-producing greenways\, and control flooding\n How ordinary folks are enhancing their community by becoming water-harvesting superheroes\n How check dams have helped create springs and perennial flows in once-dry creeks\n How backyard greywater laundromats are turning “wastewater” into a resource growing food\, beauty\, and shade that builds community\, and more URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-volume-2-presentation-book-release-and-signing-with-brad-lancaster/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080420T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080420T200000 DTSTAMP:20080420T180031Z CREATED:20080420T180031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080420T180031Z UID:304-1208714400-1208721600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Drought-Proofing Our Community - Water-Harvesting Presentation with Brad Lancaster DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 20\n6-8pm\nJubilee\, 46 Wall St. Downtown Asheville\, North Carolina\nDonation requested\nCan Asheville reduce its water consumption up to 50%?! In this time of increasing weather shifts and water shortages\, Asheville is blessed to be hosting one of the country’s leading pioneers on WATER HARVESTING SOLUTIONS for homes\, neighborhoods\, and cities…\nLearn how you can be part of the solution:\nRainwater\, greywater\, and stormwater flooding\nControlled erosion\nReduced costs of living and energy consumption\nPassively cooled cities in summer\nEnhanced local food security\nRevival of dead waterways\nMinimized water pollution\nBuilding social networks\nCommunity celebration\nCase studies galore\nBook signing\nMore\nFor more info contact:\nJanell@kleiworks.org\nAVI@kleiwerks.org\n828-225-8820\nSponsored by Asheville Institute\, Woodfin Water District\, RiverLink\, Urvana\, Land-of-Sky Regional Council\, The Fortune Building\, Jubilee’s Earth Team\, Sustainable Alliance of the Mountains\, Urban Headwaters\nSupported by: SACEE\, the Sensible City\, WNC Nature Center\, Sustainable Asheville\, Bountiful Cities Project\, WNC Alliance\, Asheville Permaculture Guild\, The MAP\, Smisth Mill Creek Institute\,Organic Grower’s School\, Clean Air Community Trust URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/drought-proofing-our-community-water-harvesting-presentation-with-brad-lancaster/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080329T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080329T170000 DTSTAMP:20080119T062748Z CREATED:20080119T062748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080119T062748Z UID:225-1206792000-1206810000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Solar Rock 2008 DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 29\, 2008\nnoon to 5pm\nHimmel Park\, Tucson\, AZ\nPart of National Day on Climate Action\, this event will consist of a 100% solar powered outdoor concert showcasing local talent\, as well as speakers and educational displays by local schools\, community organizations and green businesses. It is a fun and informative event calling upon Congress to take decisive action on global warming: 80% cuts in carbon emissions by 2050. The event also focuses on how we can get there with substantive steps taken to reduce emissions at the federal\, state\, city\, and ultimately\, individual level. \nIn doing this\, we hope to inform Tucsonans about local organizations\, businesses and schools that are helping to create a more sustainable environment with the goal of inspiring grassroots mobilization and active participation from community members and to have some fun while we’re at it!\nFor more info visit: http://www.solar-rock.blogspot.com/ URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/solar-rock-2008/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080313T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080313T203000 DTSTAMP:20080207T203254Z CREATED:20080207T203254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080207T203254Z UID:230-1205434800-1205440200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water Harvesting Strategies for Your Home by Kevin Moore Koch DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 13th\, 2008\n7 – 8:30pm\nBookmans on Grant\nTucson\, AZ\nFree\n\nWater Harvesting Strategies for Your Home – Learn how to incorporate water harvesting strategies in your life. Presented by Kevin Moore Koch of Technicians for Sustainability. 7 – 8:30 pm. Community room in Bookmans on Grant. Free. (info 520-740-0736) URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-strategies-for-your-home-by-kevin-moore-koch/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080312T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080312T193000 DTSTAMP:20080310T165423Z CREATED:20080310T165423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080310T165423Z UID:291-1205350200-1205350200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Humanure Presentation by Joseph Jenkins DESCRIPTION:March 12\, 2008\n7:30 pm\nCrossroads Community Room\nPrescott College\nPrescott\, Arizona\nHumanure (the odorous exretions of human beings) can be recycled using natural processes without creating environmental pollution. And it can be done in your own backyard (just don’t tell your neighbors). Joseph Jenkins\, author of the “The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure” will cover this topic at least a couple of inches deep. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/humanure-presentation-by-joseph-jenkins/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080306T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080306T203000 DTSTAMP:20080207T203521Z CREATED:20080207T203521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080207T203521Z UID:231-1204830000-1204835400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Solar Energy for Your Home by Kevin Moore Koch\, Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 6th\, 2008\n7 to 8:30pm\nBookmans on Grant\, Tucson\, AZ\nFree\n\nSolar Energy for Your Home – Learn how to incorporate solar energy in your life. Presented by Kevin Moore Koch of Technicians for Sustainability. 7 – 8:30 pm. Community room in Bookmans on Grant. Free. (info 520-740-0736) URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/solar-energy-for-your-home-by-kevin-moore-koch-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080301T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080301T190000 DTSTAMP:20080226T013737Z CREATED:20080226T013737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080226T013737Z UID:281-1204398000-1204398000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water Harvesting Presentation by Brad Lancaster in Truth or Consequences\, NM DESCRIPTION:March 1\, 2008\n7 pm\nEpiscopal Church of St. Paul\n407 Cedar Street\n(at the traffic light: go east on 3rd St\, then north on Cedar St.)\nTruth or Consequences\, NM\nFor more info contact janbt@valornet.com or candi@riolink.com\nThe Bountiful Alliance presents:\nTurning Drains Into Sponges and Water Scarcity Into Water Abundance\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.\nco-sponsored by the Sierra Club URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-by-brad-lancaster-in-truth-or-consequences-nm/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080229T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080301T170000 DTSTAMP:20080128T203139Z CREATED:20080128T203139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080128T203139Z UID:226-1204270200-1204390800@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:New Mexico Organic Farming Conference DESCRIPTION:Friday\, February 29\, 2008 and Saturday\, March 1\, 2008\n7:30am to 5:00pm\nAlbuquerque\, New Mexico\nMarriott Albuquerque Pyramid North\n5151 San Francisco Road\n505-473-1004 (Santa Fe)\n505-841-9067 (Albuquerque)\nLots of great info at this conference. Brad Lancaster will present “Planting Rain to Grow Abundance” at 10am on Friday\, Feb. 29. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/new-mexico-organic-farming-conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080224 DTSTAMP:20071203T234859Z CREATED:20071203T234859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20071203T234859Z UID:205-1203786000-1203786000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water Harvesting Presentation at 2008 Xeriscape Expo\, Albuquerque DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 23\, 2008\n At the NM EXPO – Fairgrounds\nThe Xeriscape conference is February 21 and 22. The Expo is February 23 and 24. Brad Lancaster will present on how to turn\nWater Scarcity into Water Abundance by Planting and Harvesting the Rain at 2:00pm on Feb. 23 at the Expo. \nFor more information see http://www.xeriscapenm.com URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-presentation-at-2008-xeriscape-expo-albuquerque/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080224 DTSTAMP:20071207T233605Z CREATED:20071207T233605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20071207T233605Z UID:206-1203354000-1203786000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Solar Energy Workshop\, PV Design and Installation\, Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Take hold of the Sun this Winter \nWorkshop presented by Solar Energy International (SEI) \n  \nPV Design & Installation – Tucson\, Arizona \nThe photovoltaic market world-wide has experienced an enormous 35%growth rate over the last five years. This course was developed for those seeking employment in the booming solar industry or for homeowners looking to install their own systems or hire a contractor. This curriculum provides a strong foundation of grid-tied and battery based systems where participants will gain technical skills of how to design and safely install solar electric systems.  \n  \nJoin us in co-sponsorship with Tucson Electric Power and The Solar Store for this 6-day hands-on workshop on photovoltaics. The workshop will be held February 18th – 23rd at the Town of Marana Operations Center in Marana\, AZ just north of Tucson. SEI Members receive a $50 discount! \n  \nStudents leave this workshop being able to: \n \n Cite energy efficient solutions to reduce the load of a home \n \n Incorporate local climate and site conditions in a PV system design \n \n Evaluate the differences between commercially available components: \n   modules\, inverters\, controllers\, batteries\, and racks \n \n Obtain and apply module data from spec sheet \n \n Perform load analysis for a home or business \n \n Size a grid-tied system: inverter\, array\, wire\, disconnects\, overcurrent protection \n \n List advantages/disadvantages for various mounting types \n \n List order of commissioning and decommissioning & safety hazards \n \n Define net metering and state incentive programs \n \n Size a stand-alone system and specify the appropriate components: inverter\, \n   wire\, charge controller\, batteries\, and modules \n \n Perform detailed site evaluation for determining system location and install \n  details \n  \nThis workshop is accredited by the Institute of Sustainable Power (ISP) and helps fulfill the requirement for national photovoltaic certification. The ‘Certificate of Completion’ from this workshop fulfills the educational requirement to take the NBACEP PV Entry Level Certificate of Knowledge Exam. See www.nabcep.org for more information. \n  \nDon’t miss this great opportunity to learn about solar! \nPlease visit www.solarenergy.org for additional information.  Please contact SEI at 970.963.8855 for workshop details or to register.  URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/solar-energy-workshop-pv-design-and-installation-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080210T101500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080210T101500 DTSTAMP:20080207T202957Z CREATED:20080207T202957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080207T202957Z UID:229-1202638500-1202638500@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Solar Energy Talk with Kevin Moore Koch\, Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, Feb. 10th\, 2008\n10:15 am\nSt. Phillips in the Hills\nSolar Energy: Theory and Practice- This talk will cover the impact of our energy use in Tucson and Southern Arizona and ways to meet that use through renewable energy. We’ll also discuss how solar energy works\, and introduce the incentives and rebates that are currently available. Kevin Moore Koch\, Technicians for Sustainability\, presenting.The forum will be at St. Philp’s-in-the-Hills (Northeast corner of River Road and Campbell) at 10:15 am URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/solar-energy-talk-with-kevin-moore-koch-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080209T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080323T173000 DTSTAMP:20071106T004430Z CREATED:20071106T004430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20071106T004430Z UID:202-1202549400-1206293400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:13th Annual Permaculture Design Course - Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Five Weekends:\nFebruary 9th and 10th\,\nFebruary 16th and 17th\,\nMarch 1st and 2th\,\nMarch 15th and 16th\,\nMarch 22nd and 23rd (March 23rd will be morning only for design presentations\, potluck\, and party).\n9:30 AM to 5:30 PM each day.\nCost $650\, $595 for early registration (by December 15th).\nThere is also a class book fee of $39 for a copy of Introduction to Permaculture. Also very highly recommended is Brad Lancaster’s Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands Vol 1 and Vol 2. For the last four years the course has been completely full\, so early registration is encouraged. To give a high quality educational experience\, we limit the size of the class to seventeen or eighteen participants.\nThis course is one of the longest running Permaculture courses held each year in the U.S. and leads to a permaculture design certificate. It covers all aspects of sustainable design with an emphasis on Southwest Drylands\, including a balance of hands on experience\, classroom time\, and design practicum. Dynamic exercises encourage pattern recognition\, noticing the links between plants and animals\, climate\, and landforms that make up natural ecosystems. These patterns are the basis for the Permaculture system of sustainable design.\nThe course focuses on dryland communities\, addressing individual site and neighborhood “problems” such as stormwater flooding. Students learn to read the landscape\, to map and analyze energies flowing through a site\, and to develop integrated designs for sustainable systems. The weekend format of the course makes it easier for people who hold a week day job to attend and promotes better integration of the course material into daily life.\nCourse topics include agroforestry\, appropriate technology\, building design\, design principles and patterning\, site analysis\, dryland gardening principles\, ecosystem restoration\, philosophy and ethics of permaculture\, regenerative community economics\, soils and erosion control\, village design\, water harvesting\, and many other topics. \nWe take field trips to working permaculture sites around Tucson\, and you will have the chance throughout the course to design and begin implementing permaculture on a site of your choosing. This course is challenging and fun\, and it shows the whole big picture of sustainable design in Southwest Drylands and how sustainability really works!\nSite: The classroom will be in the Central Tucson area\, and at other permaculture sites in the Tucson area.\nMuch of the class is held outdoors. \n\nTaught by Dan Dorsey and instructors from the Sonoran Permaculture Guild. For teacher profiles and other classes scheduled visit: www.sonoranpermaculture.org  or to register and for more information contact Dan Dorsey\, course registrar\, at (520) 624-8030 or dorsey@dakotacom.net\n\n \n\nfrequently asked questions\,\nor the fine print…\n\nHow do I register?\n\nWe need a minimum of a non-refundable $100 deposit by December 15th to get the discount rate and to hold you a place in the course. Full payment is due 21 days before the first weekend.  Special exceptions\, like paying for the course weekend by weekend\, are made on a case by case basis. Checks and money orders can be made out to our non-profit: “NEST/Sonoran Permaculture Guild”. Cash\, money orders\, or checks can be handed directly to Dan Dorsey\, and a receipt will be issued to you. By mail please send only checks and money orders\, no cash.  Mail to: Dan Dorsey 221 E. Linden Tucson\, AZ 85705. Include your return address\, e-mail\, and phone number\, and you will be sent a receipt. If you want to pay by credit card\, we are set up through PayPal to handle those transactions. Let me know and I will e-mail you on how to use your major credit card.  \n \nIf after I register and pay\, and the course starts\, what if I have an emergency and need to cancel out?\n\nOur refund policy is as follows: If you have a serious injury or illness\, or if someone in your immediate family has a serious injury or illness during the course\, and you need to cancel out of the entire class after it starts\, we will refund to you a pro-rated amount based on the weekends you have already taken.  \n \n \nWhat if I need to cancel before the class begins?\n \nIf you are cancelling out of the entire course after you have already paid\,  we will refund your entire amount minus your $100 deposit up to 21 days before the course begins. If you cancel at least 7 days before the course begins we will refund 50% of what you have paid over $100. You can then apply any money you have paid over the $100 deposit to next year’s course. If you or we can find someone to take your place in the class you will receive a full refund minus your $100 deposit.  \n \n \nWhat if I drop out of the course due to a non-emergency after the course begins?\n \nWe decide refunds in non-emergency situations on a case by case basis. \n  \nWhat if I  have to miss a whole day or a weekend of the course?\nWe expect each participant to attend all the scheduled weekends and classes\, and you will get the most out of the course if you do.  But we understand unexpected events come up. It is up to you if you have to miss part of the course\, but if you want your permaculture design certificate at the end\, you might have to pay something extra to meet with the instructor who was teaching during the missed period if he or she is willing to go over the material. In some cases you may even have to wait until next year’s class to make up the material and get your certificate.\nWhy is the $100 deposit non-refundable?\nSince a lot of work by the organizers occurs before the course starts\, your early deposit tells us how many people we can expect in the course. In the very unlikly event the course doesn’t make at all\, your deposit and any other money you have paid will be refunded in full.\nAre there scholarships and work-trade exchange possibilities available?\nThere will be five scholarships of $100 to hand out this year. If you want to apply; send a maximum one page either typewritten or legibly printed or hand written sheet saying why you need the scholarship (financial reasons) and what you plan to do with the course after you finish taking it. Please don’t apply for a scholarship if you don’t need the money\, as we would like this additional discount to go to those who really want to take the course but need the extra financial help.\nThere might also be a limited amount of work trade. We don’t have the resources to offer a full work trade or a full scholarship. If you really want to take the course and don’t have the full amount available at the start of the course we will work with you. You can pay by the weekend if you assure us you are taking the whole course. In the past participants have approached organizations or individuals and ask them for sponsorship in exchange for doing permaculture design and/ or implementation after they graduate. Or  ask a parent or friend to loan or give you the money at no or little interest. The permaculture Credit Union in Sante Fe makes loans (not grants) to take the course. Or maybe approach an organization that might use this type of work and ask them to sponsor you.\n \n \nCan I get college credit for taking this class?\n \nThis class leads to a  Design Course Certification in Permaculture. While this certificate is not recognized directly by most universities\, many of our students have been university or college students\, and have worked with their departments at the University of Arizona\, Prescott College\, and Pima Community College to obtain independent study credit for taking this course. It is up to the individual student to work out arrangements with his/her college and his/her department. Prescott College students have often taken this course for credit.  This Permaculture Design Course is a standarized course (with emphasis here on Southwest Drylands) given around the world since 1981\, and there are currently over 300\,000 graduates working in over 100 countries on sustainability issues. Our seasoned team of teachers has been giving this course for thirteen years in Tucson\, and together the teaching team has decades of experience in core Permaculture topics and other specialized subjects in the sustainability field.\nWhat if I have additonal questions about what to expect in the course?\nCall or e-mail Dan Dorsey\, course registrar\, at 624-8030 or dorsey@dakotacom.net URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/13th-annual-permaculture-design-course-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080208T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080208T183000 DTSTAMP:20080207T200549Z CREATED:20080207T200549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20080207T200549Z UID:228-1202493600-1202495400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Water Harvesting Talk by Brad Lancaster\, Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Friday\, February 8\, 2008\nThe Hut\n305 N. 4th Ave.\n6 to 6:30pm\nAs part of the sustainability arm of the Gem and Jam event at the Hut\, Brad Lancaster will give an inspiring 30 minute talk on turning scarcity into abundance. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/water-harvesting-talk-by-brad-lancaster-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080117T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080117T160000 DTSTAMP:20071215T063016Z CREATED:20071215T063016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20071215T063016Z UID:207-1200558600-1200585600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:The Quivira Coalition Conservation Seminar - Water Harvesting for Dry Lands\, Albuquerque\, NM DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 17\, 2008\, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm\nMarriott Pyramid\, Albuquerque\, NM\nCost: $25.00/person.\nRegister on-line at www.quiviracoalition.org or call 505-820-2544 Ext. 5#.\nWater resource specialists will share concepts and practices on how to turn water scarcity into water abundance.\nMorning session:\n“Turning Drains Into Sponges and Water Scarcity Into Water Abundance”\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. You’ll see examples of 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.\nBrad Lancaster is the author of the award-winning Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 1: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape and Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\, Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks (www.HarvestingRainwater.com) Brad is a permaculture teacher\, designer\, consultant and co-founder of Desert Harvesters (www.DesertHarvesters.org) and has taught programs for the ECOSA Institute\, Columbia University\, University of Arizona\, Prescott College\, Audubon Expeditions\, and many others. He has designed and implemented integrated water harvesting and permaculture systems for homeowners and gardeners\, the Tucson Audubon Simpson Farm restoration site\, and the Milagro and Stone Curves co-housing projects.\nAfternoon session:\n“Water Harvesting from Low-Standard Rural Roads”\nWater can be a nuisance\, but is also a valuable natural resource. As the West becomes more populated\, as the demand for water escalates and the available supply shrinks\, practical measures for harvesting or conserving water become increasingly useful. Instructors Bill Zeedyk\, and Steve Carson\, will introduce the concept of harvesting water from low-standard rural roads and address construction and maintenance issues including strategies\, techniques and practices for harvesting road runoff to benefit the land and for dealing with frequently encountered problems.\nBill Zeedyk operates a small consulting business – Zeedyk Ecological Consulting\, LLC.\, that specializes in the restoration of wetland and riparian habitats using low tech\, hands-on methods and native materials.\nFollowing his retirement from the US Forest Service in 1990\, he developed a second career focusing on simple techniques for stabilizing and restoring incised stream channels\, gullied wetlands\, and degraded rural roads on public and private\nlands in the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico. In support of the workshops\, Bill has prepared several field manuals including Managing Roads for Wet Meadow Ecosystem Recovery\, and his latest book on roads management and maintenance\, A Good Road Lies Easy on the Land…Water Harvesting from Low-Standard Rural Roads\, published in 2006.\nSteve Carson\, Rangeland Hands\, Inc.\, is a licensed and insured watershed and roads restoration project design and implementation contractor\, and has worked with Bill on many roads and riparian restoration projects around the Southwest.\n” A road is not easy on the land if it collects\, concentrates or accelerates surface or subsurface runoff; causes or contributes to soil erosion; impairs or reduces the pro-\nductivity of adjacent lands or waters; wastes water; unnecessarily intrudes upon key habitats\, stream chan- nels\, floodplains\, wetlands\, wet meadows or other sensitive soils; and is aesthetically offensive”. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/the-quivira-coalition-conservation-seminar-water-harvesting-for-dry-lands-albuquerque-nm/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080120 DTSTAMP:20071023T045005Z CREATED:20071023T045005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20071023T045005Z UID:201-1200556800-1200729600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:The Quivira Coalition's 7th Annual Conference: Creating Hope in an Age of Consequences DESCRIPTION:Thursday – Saturday\, January 17-19\, 2008\nMarriott Pyramid\, Albuquerque\, New Mexico\nAlthough no one knows what the decades ahead will bring precisely\, there are enough indicators to say that the 21st century will be a lot different than the 20th. Whether the concern is climate change\, rising energy costs\, potential food and water shortages\, or something else\, the challenges ahead are daunting.\nOur response is resilience\, which the dictionary defines as “the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.” In this conference we feature stories of resilence and hope. Speakers will explore both the nature of the challenges ahead\, as well as\, instructive examples of endurance\, coexistence and renewal.\nSpeakers include David Jonah Western\, a renowned conservationist; two Maasai herdsman from Kenya; an animal scientist and shepardess from France; Wes Jackson of the Land Institute; Dr. Lance Gunderson\, a resilence ecologist from Emory University; Dr. Eric Blinman\, Director of New Mexico’s Office of Archaelogical Studies; Mark Sardella and David Bacon\, local energy experts; Darryl Birkenfelt\, offering a ‘common wealth’ strategy for small towns; Dave Pratt\, on ranching for profit; Kirk Gadzia\, on managing land and animals in dry times; Todd Graham\, on monitoring for success and the financial benefits of carbon sequestration; Brad Lancaster\, author of “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond”; and Bill Zeedyk and friends on water harvesting from low-maintenance ranch roads.\nFor more information please visit www.quiviracoalition.org and click on Annual Conference. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/the-quivira-coalitions-7th-annual-conference-creating-hope-in-an-age-of-consequences/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071214T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071214T100000 DTSTAMP:20071203T233147Z CREATED:20071203T233147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20071203T233147Z UID:204-1197617400-1197626400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Free Greywater Harvesting Breakfast Presentation for Professionals\, Nogales\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Friday\, December 14\, 2007\n7:30am to 10am\nSanta Cruz County\, Board of Supervisors Meeting Room\, 2150 North Congress Dr.\, Nogales\, Arizona\nTo promote the use of greywater\, a free breakfast seminar is being offered for construction trades. Contractors\, plumbers\, landscape professionals\, designers\, public officials and others interested in these water savings techniques are invited. During this special presentation experts will discuss design and installation of greywater systems\, relevant building codes\, consumer marketing and tax credits for builders of up to $200 per residential unit constructed with a greywater harvesting system.\nPre- registration for the breakfast seminar is encouraged; please visit the link listed below or contact Jason Meininger at (520) 904-3168 to register. More information is also available at http://greywaterharvesting.eventbrite.com\nSponsored by Sonoran Institute\, Friends of the Santa Cruz River\, Santa Cruz County\, Environmental Protection Agency\, the Giles W. and Elise G. Mead Foundation URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/free-greywater-harvesting-breakfast-presentation-for-professionals-nogales-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071213T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071213T200000 DTSTAMP:20071203T232302Z CREATED:20071203T232302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20071203T232302Z UID:203-1197570600-1197576000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Free Greywater Harvesting Presentation\, Nogales\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 13\, 2007\n6:30 to 8:00pm\nSanta Cruz County\, Board of Supervisors Meeting Room\, 2150 North Congress Dr.\, Nogales\, AZ\nDiscover how to lower your water bill/use and recycle your greywater for gardening and landscaping while reducing demands placed on your sewage system. This public talk will provide practical information for home owners and others interested in utilizing these important water conservation techniques. Plus\, learn how taxpayers who install a “water conservation system” (defined as a system to harvest residential greywater) in their residence may benefit from a one-time tax credit for 25% of the cost of the system (up to a maximum of $1000) for both homeowners and builders. Presentation by Brad Lancaster\, author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond\nFor more information please visit\n http://greywaterharvesting.eventbrite.com; OR\nContact Jason Meininger\, Sonoran Institute at (520) 904-3168; email jason@sonoran.org\nSponsored by Sonoran Institute\, Friends of the Santa Cruz River\, Santa Cruz County\, Environmental Protection Agency\, the Giles W. and Elise G. Mead Foundation URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/free-greywater-harvesting-presentation-nogales-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071201T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071201T163000 DTSTAMP:20070617T000453Z CREATED:20070617T000453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20070617T000453Z UID:191-1196496000-1196526600@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Guided Tour of Tucson\, Arizona Water-Harvesting Sites DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, December 1\, 2007\n8am to 4:30pm\nSponsored by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the Tucson Botanical Gardens\nThis tour will be kicked off with an inspiring presentation on the potential of rainwater harvesting\, then proceed to tour neighborhood-based traffic calming/water-harvesting systems; a home harvesting rainwater\,greywater\, street runoff\, and more; a water-harvesting community garden; and the Milagro co-housing site where permeable pavement is used throughout the parking lot\, the common landscape is irrigated by harvested rainwater and recycled “wastewater”\, and more. Contact the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum (Sonya Norman at snorman@desertmuseum.org or 883-3030) or Tucson Botanical Gardens to register. $42 members; $46 non-members. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/guided-tour-of-tucson-arizona-water-harvesting-sites-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071118 DTSTAMP:20070920T203042Z CREATED:20070920T203042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20070920T203042Z UID:195-1195203600-1195290000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Keyline Design Course\, Tucson\, AZ DESCRIPTION:Permaculturists\, Landowners\, Land Restorers\, Farmers\nand Ranchers\nJoin us on November 16th – 17th\, 2007\, for the Keyline\nDesign Course.\nThe course will take place at Dancing Rocks\nPermaculture community just northwest of Tucson \,\nArizona \, a well developed permaculture site that\ndemonstrates water harvesting\, drylands gardening\,\nactive and passive solar design\, composting toilets\,\nand a range of earth-building techniques.\n·   This course is facilitated by the\,\nPhoenix Permaculture Guild\, and the Sonoran\nPermaculture Guild of Tucson .\nTogether we will bring renowned Keyline Designer\,\ndeveloper and manager Darren J. Doherty from Australia\n. http://www.permaculture.biz/\nDevelop your land to its greater potential while\nincreasing Production\, Drought-Proofing\, Soil Creation\n& Carbon Sequestration\, and do it Quickly & Cheaply\nusing the Keyline Design technique.\nThe Two Day Class will cover –\n·     History of Keyline Design\,\n·     Scales of permanence\,\n·     Keyline Design applications\,\n·     Low tech cartography\,\n·     Low-med survey equipment\,\n·     Site analysis techniques\,\n·     Broadacre soil improvement\,\n·     Keyline soil renovation and pattern\ncultivation\,\n·           Keyline design water harvesting\nand earthworks.\nCost for the 2-day workshop is $250\, which includes\nmeals and onsite accommodations for the first 12\nstudents who request it. On-site accommodations\nconsist of inside cots (10) or camping (2).\nAccommodations are rustic\, with composting toilet and\nunheated and uncooled classroom building that doubles\nas a bunk house overnight.  Bring your own bedding and\ntoiletries. Because this is an active permaculture\nsite\, there is no smoking\, and no pets. Registration\nends November 10th 2007\nMore information about the course is available on\nrequest.\nMake a Date with the Earth!\nContact Don Titmus\, Mesa/Phoenix fdpc@4dirs.com for\ncourse registration and additional information. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/keyline-design-course-tucson-az/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071104T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071104T130000 DTSTAMP:20070617T000937Z CREATED:20070617T000937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20070617T000937Z UID:192-1194166800-1194181200@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Guided Tour of Greywater Harvesting Sites\, Tucson\, Arizona DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 4\, 2007\nLearn how to create simple\, low-maintenance\, legal\, and effective household graywater harvesting systems that use gravity to direct graywater directly into the landscape (no stinky tanks) where it passively irrigates landscape plantings. This can greatly lower water consumption and water bills\, while enhancing and beautifying your yard. A presentation will kick off the tour discussing how to create graywater systems\, graywater-harvesting guidelines\, materials and suppliers\, graywater-appropriate soaps and detergents\, marrying graywater- and rainwater-harvesting earthworks\, and how to maximize your graywater-irrigated landscape’s potential with passive solar design\, food production\, and oasis design. We will also discuss tax credits for rainwater- and graywater-harvesting systems. After this presentation we will tour four residential sites in central Tucson\, all within walking\, bicycling\, or driving distance of one another. On this tour we will see graywater used with indoor and outdoor showers\, baths\, and sinks\, washing machines and communal laundromats\, and 3-way diversion valves and/or multi-drain options allowing graywater distribution to the landscape or the sewer. Note: all graywater systems toured will be graywater systems installed/retrofitted within existing construction. Instructor: Brad Lancaster\, author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands\nwww.harvestingrainwater.com). We will meet at Dunbar Auditorium\, 325 W. Second St. (Park in upper level parking lot). This is just east of Main\, and several blocks south of Speedway. To register call the Desert Museum at 883-3086. $42 members; $46 non-members. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/guided-tour-of-greywater-harvesting-sites-tucson-arizona/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071103T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071103T163000 DTSTAMP:20070617T000319Z CREATED:20070617T000319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20070617T000319Z UID:22668-1194076800-1194107400@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Guided Tour of Tucson\, Arizona Water-Harvesting Sites DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 3\, 2007\n8am to 4:30pm\nSponsored by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the Tucson Botanical Gardens\nThis tour will be kicked off with an inspiring presentation on the potential of rainwater harvesting\, then proceed to tour neighborhood-based traffic calming/water-harvesting systems; a home harvesting rainwater\,greywater\, street runoff\, and more; a water-harvesting community garden; and the Milagro co-housing site where permeable pavement is used throughout the parking lot\, the common landscape is irrigated by harvested rainwater and recycled “wastewater”\, and more. Contact the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum (Sonya Norman at snorman@desertmuseum.org or 883-3030) or Tucson Botanical Gardens to register. $42 members; $46 non-members. URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/guided-tour-of-tucson-arizona-water-harvesting-sites-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071029 DTSTAMP:20070722T013355Z CREATED:20070722T013355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20070722T013355Z UID:194-1192820400-1193598000@www.harvestingrainwater.com SUMMARY:Natural Building Colloquium DESCRIPTION:Quiet Valley Ranch\, Kerrville\, Central Texas\nOctober 19-28\, 2007\ncome one weekend\, two weekends\, or all ten days\nwww.naturalbuildingtexas.org \n \n\n \nIn the spirit of strengthening and expanding our community of those interested in sustainable building\, central Texas invites you to attend a Natural Building Colloquium\, October 19-28. Colloquia are gatherings of people\, ranging from experienced to simply curious\, who come to learn from each other\, to synergize their experience and to remind themselves of their larger vision.\n\n \nIn our case\, the vision is of a lifestyle and building culture that could repeat itself indefinitely through successive generations. With careful searching many of us have concluded that the use of locally abundant\, unprocessed materials such as earth\, stone\, straw and native timber provide the structure with which to achieve this vision. Cob\, strawbale\, adobe\, earthbag\, leichtlehm (straw-clay)\, and timber frame are a few of the types of systems that exemplify this philosophy. Natural buildings become pieces of art created with soul and purpose. \n \n\nPermaculture\, or “permanent agriculture\,” helps us integrate human patterns into the landscape surrounding our homes.   As originated by Bill Mollison\, permaculture is the practice of designing sustainable human habitats by following nature’s patterns\, integrating ecology\, landscape\, organic\ngardening\, architecture and agroforestry. \nThere are other important aspects as well: delicious food that nourishes the body\, music\, laughter\, creativity\, families of all sorts\, eager minds and willing hands. We seek to create homes that comfort the body and lift the soul. If you possess or aspire to any of the above\, we invite you to join us this fall.   We have in incredible group of presenters and hands-on projects.  \n \n\nDetails on presenters\, registration\, costs\, meals and accomodations at \n \n  \n  http://www.naturalbuildingtexas.org \n early registration ends Aug 15 URL:https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/event/natural-building-colloquium/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR