Peninsula Permaculture
Waking Waters: Guiding Your Land in Stewardship Through Responsibly Harvesting WaterDesign and Installation of a Roof Water Catchment System Water Harvesting in the Landscape: Beyond Downspouts and Tanks Earthworks for Water Harvesting and Winter Preparation Cost: $25-$75 (sliding scale) for 1 Day*/$35-$100 (sliding scale) for 2 Days Location Location will vary per session. DescriptionPeninsula Permaculture, a project of Conexions, and Waking Water Designs: Ecological Design, Implementation, and Maintenance, presents Waking Waters: Guiding Your Land in Stewardship Through Responsibly Harvesting Water. Over the course of time, urbanization and poor land management practices on rural properties have led to waterways that are more prone to flooding, streams with unstable morphologies, dropping groundwater levels, and poorer water quality. Designing and installing a comprehensive water harvesting system on your property is one way to reverse the impacts of urbanization on your watershed. This series, when taken in its entirety, exposes you to all aspects of a comprehensive water harvesting system for your property, allowing you to guide your land in stewardship as part of a widespread watershed restoration effort. Session OneIn this workshop we will learn the modern context of why widespread water harvesting on the home scale is necessary for watershed restoration. We will then discuss how a roof water catchment system fits into the comprehensive water harvesting system for your property. We will cover the theoretical considerations for designing a roof water catchment system, including sizing, filtration, overflow routing, and sighting. Last we will learn practical installation skills as we install a simple system. Session TwoWater harvesting systems are often thought of as roofs and tanks, but the tank system is only one element of a well-designed water harvesting system. Small scale earthworks in your landscape are a cost effective means to dramatically decrease runoff, recharge groundwater supplies, passively irrigate the landscape, curb erosion, increase productivity, and reverse the overall impacts of urbanization on your watershed. In this workshop we will learn how to carry out a hydrologic assessment of your property through the lens of watershed restoration. We will discuss various small scale earthworks that can be constructed with a pick and shovel. We will learn where and when to use them as well as how to construct them. Lastly we will have an opportunity to implement one or two. Session ThreeHow can we harvest the abundance of winter rainwater and store it in the landscape to create an oasis? How can we transform the destructive power of runoff water into a regenerative resource for the land and our lives? In this course we will cover the essentials of urban rainwater harvesting earthworks including design tips for integration into the garden, reading the landscape, and earthwork implementation details. We will be working on implementing the water harvesting foundation for a future edible garden at a suburban residence. Topics:
Course Instructors: This workshop will be co-facilitated by Andy Webster and Devin Slavin, see below for bios. About the Instructor Registration: Contact Andy Webster or call 650.207.8352 for more information.
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