Hi all, I work for VPA partner Watershed Management Group, and I'd like to let you know about an upcoming project series we're holding to help people learn about rainwater harvesting, greywater, native plants, composting, and more. If you're interest
Read more…Are there going to be any classes on this topic? Given California's current situation I am really surprised there aren't more posts.
Read more…Should I have any qualms about planting edibles next to AC runoff points? Specifically, I'm wanting to plant raspberry and blackberry about 5-6 feet apart along the "shady" (north) side of my house. Each plant would end up being directly below a cond
Read more…Is your school interested in creating an outdoor classroom, harvesting rainwater, and creating native habitat? Watershed Management Group is pleased to offer grant funding for schools to participate in WMG's Schoolyard Water Conservation Education Pr
Read more…Wow! We finally got some measurable rain at our house on Sunday and Monday, approx. 1.1 inches! It was exciting to see our mulch basins retaining the water and our 600 gallon cistern is full. I checked the moisture depth around our apricot trees in t
Read more…The most comprehensive water harvesting training in the nation is being offered in Phoenix February 22 – March 2, 2013. Apply by December 10, 2012 to take advantage of the $150 Early Registration Discount and to defray some of the cost of the course
Read more…Saturday, May 19
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
6050 N Invergordon Rd, Paradise Valley
Join Watershed Management Group and the Montessori Academy for a hands-on water harvesting workshop. Through WMG’s Schoolyard Water Education program we will transform an exi
Call for Coops and an invitation for Water Group to have a presence at one of the coops! The tour is educational as well as fun, and we want to expose the group to a large audience. If you have an interesting coop (or know someone who does), and woul
Read more…Phoenix Water Harvesting Lecture Series Opened to Public
Interested in learning more about Water Harvesting, but not quite ready to commit to our full nine-day Water Harvesting Certification? Have a few water-harvesting projects under your toolbelt, b
Read more…I am helping coordinate the Watershed Management Group's Water Harvesting Course here in Phoenix. We are looking for workshop hosts that would like to install a water harvesting system at their home or business. We're also looking for 3 sites for the
Read more…The most comprehensive water harvesting training in the nation is being offered in Phoenix February 24 – March 4, 2012, and scholarships are now available for a variety of professionals. The certification, led by Watershed Management Group (WMG), in
Read more…Has anyone in the area converted a swimming pool to a cistern - instead of just filling it with dirt?
I'm working on a conversion myself and wonder if there is some experience in this group that I could tap into.
Here's my schematic...
Although I'm a Phoenix native and remember gardening with flood irrigation as a kid, I've got a few questions. From what I can gather, the best way is to make sort of wide beds with furrows on either side. The idea is that the water pushes harmful
Read more…Over the last couple of months, we have received numerous reports from Water members that they are receiving email notification stating that a conversation has been posted to the water group, only to find that some of these conversations were actuall
Read more…A great article and video out in Metropolis Mag by some journalism students who did a workshop with Greywater Action in Oakland, CA,
read and view it here. http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20110419/taking-action
Hi.... I am running the water from the washing machine into the Chicken Run/Compost pile. Does anyone know of a home made eco friendly washing detergent?
Read more…We've had over two inches up herein NW Phoenix, and our 3 rainbarrels filled long ago - but I want to know how those glorious cisterns are doing. It's so exciting to think of all those gallons of water waiting there for you!
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