[Ccpg] Water Harvesting Principles and Practices in SantaYnez Saturday Oct 22 Santa Ynez

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

*Saturday October 22: Water Harvesting Principles and Practices at the 
Livestock and Land Workshop at the Santa Ynez* *Equestrian Center 
(directions below)*
Join Barbara Wishingrad for her presentation on Water Harvesting 
Principles and Practices at the Livestock and Land Workshop sponsored by 
the Cachuma Resource Conservation District, at the Santa Ynez Valley 
Equestrian Center. The workshop is free and open to any resident of 
Santa Barbara County, particularly those who have livestock in a ranch 
or backyard setting. Barbara's talk will give a general overview of 
water harvesting for those who are unfamiliar with the practice, 
including components, sizing of tanks, uses of rainwater, water quality, 
and how things work. You are welcome to attend the entire event or just 
stop by for Barbara's presentation which is scheduled to begin at 11:30AM.

Tentative Agenda for the event:
8:30 am     Registration and Refreshments
9:00 am     Welcome, Brief Program Overview and Introduction,  Anne 
Coates, Executive Director Cachuma RCD
9:10 am     Manure Composting Techniques, Guner Tautrim, Orella Ranch
9:45 am     Manure Bunkers- Purpose and Design, Bruce Quintana-Jones, 
USDA- NRCS Engineering Tech
10:00 am   Bio-Digesters to Digest Horse Manure, Marsha Zilles, Hope Ranch
10:15 am   Managing Weeds and Invasives, Cathy Fisher, Santa Barbara 
County Agriculture Commissioner
10:45 am   Break
11:00 am   Paddock and Pasture Management Techniques for Reducing Mud, 
Erosion, Susan Hoey-Lees, USDA- NRCS Civil Engineering Tech
11:30 am   Water Harvesting Principles and Practices, Barbara 
Wishingrad, Watershed Management Group-Santa Barbara Green Living Co-op
Driving directions to the Equestrian Center,  195 N Refugio Rd Santa 
Ynez, CA 93460-9303, from the intersection of Cathedral Oaks and Hwy 154:
Start out going northwest CA-154 toward San Antonio Creek Rd.    23.2 mi
Turn left onto CA-246 W/Mission Dr and go 2.5 mi
Turn left onto N Refugio Rd/Refugio Pass.
N Refugio Rd is 0.1 miles past Watermill Ln
Santa Ynez High School is on the corner
then go 1.2 mi
Turn right onto Mesa Verde Rd/N Refugio Rd.
195 N REFUGIO RD is on the left.



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