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

• Friday 4/29: Water Harvesting Earthworks, 10:00am-noon, with Catlow Shipek
  • Learn design and application of basins, berms, swales, terraces, and french drains.  This lecture covers lot-scale to watershed scale practices with information on soils, landscape materials, and integration with plants.
• Sunday 5/1: Cisterns, 1:30-3:30p, with Catlow Shipek
  • Comprehensive overview of cistern systems from guttering, filtration, storage, and distribution, including best management practices and cistern types for different applications.
• Monday 5/2: Landscape Design for Water Harvesting, 1:30-3:30pm, with James DeRoussel
  • Learn from a landscape architect the basic landscape design principles and how to apply and integrate these principles to make water harvesting systems both aesthetic and functional.
• Wednesday 5/4: Greywater Systems, 12:30-2:30pm, with Brad Lancaster
  • Greywater systems harvest water from laundry machines, bathroom sink and showers, and ac condensate.  Learn how to reuse greywater in your yard, with a focus on gravity-fed systems, plumbing considerations, and appropriate uses.
• Thursday 5/5: Water Harvesting for Food Production, 12:30-2:30pm, with Brad Lancaster
  • Brad’s lecture covers a diverse range of agricultural applications from backyard to large-scale systems, showing how rain and greywater can enhance food production while conserving water.

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