Another great opportunity from SBCC Adult Ed and new SBCC Center for Sustainability (free)!  A chance for a day of study with water guru Art Ludwig.   See Art's workshop at bottom of email.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, SCIENCE & NATURE

GREEN JOBS AND GREEN LIVING
In 2007, after a year of planning and development, Santa Barbara City College established a Center for Sustainability htpp://sustainability.sbcc.edu
The mission for the Center is "To initiate and support the understanding and practice of sustainability within college curriculum, on our campuses and in our community."

Adult Education plays a very active and on-going role in program development and implementation of sustainable practices on our campuses. We have a long history of environmental education and now look forward to working more closely with the credit division in developing programs for the college and the community. Join Catherine Gautier and Art Ludwig this spring for lectures, workshops and site visits that will inform and enable you to begin to develop sustainable practices in your daily lives.


Water:
Global to Local, Present to Future Thursday, May 1, 7pm SBCC, BC Forum  West Campus

Global warming is predicted to change rainfall patterns worldwide with an increase in precipitation in middle to high latitudes and increased drought in already dry regions. The world is incurring a vast, but mostly invisible, water deficit that will be felt here in California as winter snow shifts to rain, decreasing our major storage of water as snow pack. Models predict a 70% decrease in snow pack by mid-century, something that will change the entire state and its economy.

Join Catherine Gautier, professor of Geography at UCSB, author of Oil, Water and Climate: An Introduction and co-editor of Facing Climate Change Together to discuss the issues we face both globally and locally with water.
Thursday, May 1, SBCC, BC Forum -
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sustainable Home and Garden May 3 (1 Sat.) 9 a.m.-5 p.m. SBCC, EBS-309 - East Campus

This workshop led by ecological designer Art Ludwig will include the following topics: integrated design for water supply, water reuse, runoff management, energy efficiency, food production, materials management, and economic sustainability of home and garden.

We will connect the large-scale environmental challenges we face with the design of our homes and landscaping. Through discussion and an on-site design clinic at local homes, we will illustrate relevant, practical ways to make our living spaces part of the solution. There will be an emphasis on the importance of water and how we can use this limited resource responsibly. Appropriate for both general interest and those looking for an introduction to this new and growing career field.

Ecological designer Art Ludwig consults internationally on the design of water, wastewater and solar energy systems, as well as efficient fixtures, and edible landscapes. He has designed four new types of greywater systems, and formulated the first plant and soil biocompatible cleaners. He lives with his family among forty varieties of fruit trees in the mountains behind Santa Barbara, California.
Adam Green, moderator . . . 90922402084
May 3 (1 Sat.) 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
SBCC, EBS-309 - East Campus

If you'd like your site to be considered for use as an example site for us to visit, please go to www.oasisdesign.net/about/contact/feedback.htm

Helpful Preparation

The more of the background info below you understand (or have been exposed to) before coming, the more you'll get out of the day.

This stuff is worth reading all the way through:
Can a 4000 ft2 Home be Green?
Greywater site assessment/ system checklist (PDF) http://www.oasisdesign.net/education/
Eco Home Checklist (doc) http://www.oasisdesign.net/education/
Principles of Ecological Design (article): Integrating Technology, Economics and Nature http://www.oasisdesign.net/education/

This stuff will add more depth if you can scan or read any of it: http://www.oasisdesign.net/education/
Water Storage (book)
The New Create an Oasis with Grey Water (book)
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (book)
Fruit tree chart
Stub outs
What does driving cost?
Eco village house



Santa Barbara City College Continuing Education. http://ce.sbcc.edu/environment.htm

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
   an ecological educational non-profit since 2000
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P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
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"We are like trees, we must create new leaves, in new directions, in order to grow." - Anonymous