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1.    Tool Training for Water Harvesting Projects, March 17

2.    Water Harvesting Public Lecture Series, March 18-24

3.    Green Streets Free Public Lecture, March 24th, 7pm

4.    WMG’s Winter 2011 Newsletter: Rain Barrels  

5.    Celebrate World Water Day with Tippy Taps on March 22 

6.    Save the Date: Earth Day Open House, April 16

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 1. Tool Training for Water Harvesting Projects, March 17

Wanting to become comfortable with using a variety of tools to implement rainwater and greywater harvesting practices around your home? Come learn and build confidence at WMG’s Tool Training Workshop on Thursday, March 17th, 5-7pm. This 2-hour workshop will cover everything to get you started from digging tools to power tools and even common materials and applications for general water harvesting and other household projects.

Experienced instructors Catlow Shipek and Chip Satterlund will provide tips and techniques in a small group setting. The workshop is $35 per person. For more information and to register, please contact Lindsay at lindsay@watershedmg.org or call 520-396-3266. This course is limited to 15 participants.  

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2. Water Harvesting Public Lecture Series, March 18-24

Learn about design and installation of water harvesting systems including cisterns, greywater systems, and land-contouring earthworks.

Watershed Management Group is opening several lectures from our Phoenix Spring 2011 Water Harvesting Certification Program to the public. The Rio Salado Audubon Center will host five public lectures this March. Each lecture is presented by an expert in the field and offers a unique way to deepen your knowledge in various practices of water harvesting, landscape design, and backyard food production.

Lectures cost $25 each, and pre-registration is required. In order to pre-register:

• Please make your online payment or send a check to WMG
• Include the name of the lecture(s) you are registering for
• Include the number of people attending.

Payments for lectures must be made prior to March 15.

Public lecture schedule:

• Friday 3/18: Water Harvesting Earthworks with Catlow Shipek, 10:30am-12:30 pm
• Sunday 3/20: Plastic and Steel Cisterns with Catlow Shipek, 10:00am-12:00 pm
• Monday 3/21: Landscape Design for Water Harvesting with James DeRoussel, 2:00pm-4:00pm
• Wednesday 3/23: Greywater Systems with Brad Lancaster, 1:30pm-3:30pm
• Thursday 3/24: Water Harvesting for Food Production with Brad Lancaster, 2:30pm-4:30pm

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3. Green Streets Free Public Lecture, March 24th, 7pm

March 24, 2011: Phoenix, AZ, 7-8pm, Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC), 2225 N. 16th Street, Phoenix

Join Watershed Management Group to learn about how to turn your neighborhood streets into Green Streets through green infrastructure projects!  Green infrastructure...

• Grows vegetation with stormwater that provides habitat, shade, and community livability
• Slows traffic and enhances neighborhood streets for walking, biking, and interaction with neighbors
• Enhances water quality and reduces flooding, and much more!

WMG project manager Tory Syracuse will give a presentation on WMG’s Green Streets-Green Neighborhoods program, which implements green infrastructure practices through community-based projects. WMG will begin Green Streets work in Phoenix with two demonstration projects in the spring of 2011.

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4. WMG’s Winter 2011 Newsletter: Rain Barrels

WMG's Winter 2011 Watershed Moment newsletter, "Rain Barrels: Training Wheels for Water Harvesting," is now available. Visit www.watershedmg.org/e-newsletter to download the pdf file or sign up for our quarterly Watershed Moment newsletter.

WMG's Winter 2011 quarterly newsletter, focusing on rain barrels, includes the following:

• What's All the Hubbub About Rain Barrels?
• DIY Rain Barrel Assembly
• Mini-workshop: How Many Trees Can Your Roof Water?
• WMG India Update
• Neighborhood Training in Green Infrastructure

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5. Celebrate World Water Day with Tippy Taps on March 22 

International World Water Day is held each year on March 22 to call attention to the importance of fresh water supplies and to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. World Water Day 2011’s focus is on the impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialization and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water systems. 

This year, celebrate World Water Day by learning about life-saving tippy taps. WMG’s India program has created a YouTube video demonstrating how to assemble a simple, low-tech tippy tap handwashing system to prevent childhood deaths due to diarrhea. Out of over 1300 videos, we were chosen for the top 16 finalists in YouTube’s nonprofit video competition – and we will have the results of the voting soon. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdpd3roZjYw to see the video.

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6.    Save the Date: Earth Day Open House, April 16

WMG is hosting an open house at the Phoenix Public Market to celebrate Earth Day and our integration with Arizona Homegrown Solutions. Join us from 9am-5pm for a farmers’ market, street decoration, rain barrel workshops, a bike tour, and a seed swap. Stay tuned for upcoming details and registration information.