We planted over 60,000 gallons of annual stormwater, 36 native food-bearing trees and bush trees, & 114 multi-use native understory plants in this year’s annual neighborhood rain & native food forest planting. See…
April 21, 2023
Ancient and modern methods of collecting and storing rainwater are being used to address severe drought today.
February 4, 2023
How neighborhood forestry-led efforts turn flooding problems into a free irrigation resources that also help recharge the aquifer and other local waters. Turns flooding problem into a free irrigation resource that also helps…
December 19, 2022
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December 12, 2022
A case study planting rain and neighborhood native food forests to grow regenerative abundance By Brad Lancaster (Author) and Karryn Olson (Editor) with The Regenerative Economy Collaborative I get up predawn to pee,…
November 22, 2022
by Brad Lancaster To address dwindling Colorado River water supplies, upon which many communities depend, western cities are committing to reducing ornamental grass and its associated water use (figures 1 and 2). That’s…
October 19, 2022
Brad Lancaster, author and expert on water harvesting, talks to Water Desk Director Mitch Tobin about how individuals and communities can make the most of rainfall and greywater to stretch local supplies. The…
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September 24, 2022
by Brad Lancaster My heart sinks, but I also want to act, when I read of, and experience, suffering as is often the case with worsening climate conditions, such as how my desert…
September 7, 2022
Drought-deciduous plants have adapted to drop many or all of their leaves in dry seasons and/or drought to conserve water. Then revive with a quick, vibrant growth of leaves upon arrival of the…
September 5, 2022
A simple strategy to divert stormwater from one side of the street to the other in order to fill all the rain gardens on both sides of the street in a way that…