Santa Barbara Green Living Co-op, a
program of
Watershed Management Group,
presents
Community Based Watershed Management
lecture and discussion
with
Catlow Shipek, WMG Senior Program
Manager
and
Lisa Shipek, WMG Executive Director
Thursday July 21 7-8:30 PM
Ayni Gallery 216 State St, Santa Barbara
Free and Open to the Public
Donations Welcome
Watershed Management Group (WMG) develops community-based
solutions to
ensure the long-term prosperity of people and health of the
environment. We
provide people with the knowledge, skills, and resources for
sustainable
livelihoods.
Our Vision
Watershed Management Group (WMG) envisions a world in which:
- everyone has the natural resources they need
while ensuring adequate resources for future generations through wise
and creative management;
- communities cooperatively and sustainably
manage the natural resources within their watershed;
- communities develop in concert with their
environment, and the success of development is measured by the health
of ecological systems, the prosperity of people, and the strength of
communities.
WMG’s work is built
on the
day-to-day interactions of our staff with community members. We
believe community-based conservation and
development is the key to enhancing our quality of life for ours and
future
generations.
Catlow Shipek, WMG Sr. Program
Manager
Catlow Shipek has led over 75
water harvesting workshops for WMG over the past five years. He teaches
the
hands-on implementation of a variety of water harvesting systems
including:
cisterns, greywater systems, passive earthworks, and erosion control
techniques. Catlow has a Master’s in Watershed Management from the
University of Arizona and experience with
erosion and sedimentation research in southeastern Arizona’s
rangelands. He manages various WMG programs including the Green Living
Co-op,
Schoolyard Water Education, and Water Harvesting Demonstration Sites
program,
along with consulting and international work.
Lisa Shipek, WMG Executive
Director
Since 2006, Lisa Shipek has served as the
Executive Director
of Watershed Management Group (WMG), a non-profit organization based in
Tucson, Arizona.
Lisa has expertise in developing training programs for
professionals; developing
environmental education programs for adults and children; and
collaborating
with a diverse range of partners to implement community-based
environmental
projects. Lisa directs fundraising,
strategic development, and outreach activities for WMG. She
manages several of WMG’s programs
including the unique Tucson Conserve to Enhance program that links
individual
water conservation savings with local river restoration and WMG’s Water
Harvesting Certification program that trains professionals from
throughout the
U.S and abroad. She holds a B.S. in Environmental
Science and Masters in Latin
American Studies.
For more information about this
event or other WMG services in the Santa Barbara
area, contact Barbara Wishingrad, Santa Barbara Green
Living Co-op Program Manager at bwishingrad@watershedmg.org
or 805-403-4566
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makes life bearable."
Caroline Casey