[Lapg] Brock Dolman Permaculture Teacher Lectures and Intro to Permaculture Class April 10, 11, 12, 13 Santa Barbara City College

[Sean Jennings]

If anyone is interested in going up to the Intro to Permaculture Class with
Brock Dolman on Saturday and Sunday I can offer room for 2 to carpool from
Malibu up to the talk in Santa Barbara.  Let me know.

Sean

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture
Network <lakinroe at silcom.com> wrote:

>  *Basins of Relations: Thinking like a Watershed Lecture Thurs April 10,
> 7pm
>
> *Water is our most important resource yet we face issues of water
> shortage and run-off pollution, two problems that can become one
> solution. Join permaculture designer and watershed expert Brock Dolman
> to investigate how changing our thinking and our design to slow, spread,
> and sink water on our property we can use less potable water, decrease
> flooding, improve water quality, stream structure and function, increase
> groundwater recharge, enhance wildlife habitat, provide short term and
> long term economic benefits and improve local aesthetics. This class is
> essential and useful for anyone who drinks or uses water.
> Thursday, April 10, SBCC, BC Forum - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
> Location
> *Fe Bland Auditorium, Business Communication Forum (BC Forum) Santa
> Barbara City College, West Campus 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA
>
>
> Introduction to Permaculture Lecture  Friday April 11, 7pm  and Two Day
> Workshop Sat ,Sun Apr. 12,13
>
> *Permaculture seeks to meet basic human needs while regenerating and
> sustaining natural systems. It is a belief and design system rooted
> firmly in applied ecology, proven sustainable practice, and protracted
> observation of living systems that holds great promise as a solution to
> our environmental crises. Our environmental and social challenges can be
> overwhelming. Permaculture provides us with the tools to make our
> lifestyle, living space, and community part of the solution while
> maintaining a high quality of life.  Permaculture Designer, Brock
> Dolman, will provide a broad stroke introductory lecture of the ideas
> followed by a more in depth weekend class that will present the basic
> history, ethics and principles that guide permaculture design. We will
> discuss applications of permaculture with lectures, group exercises,
> field tour and group design exercise. Topics will range from water
> catchment, polycultural food production, alternative energy, passive
> solar, natural building, site design, and more. You can attend either or
> both the lecture and weekend course.
> Friday, April 11, Lecture, SBCC, BC Forum - 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
> Location
> *Fe Bland Auditorium, Business Communication Forum (BC Forum) Santa
> Barbara City College, West Campus 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA
>
> Intro Workshop to Permaculture
> *Saturday, April 12, Weekend Intro Class, SBCC, EBS 309  - 9 a.m. to 5
> p.m.
> Sunday, April 13, Weekend Intro Class, SBCC,   EBS-309 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
> *Santa Barbara City College City College* *East Campus   Earth Sciences
> Building
>
>
> Brock Dolman
> *Brock Dolman is a biologist, innovative design consultant, and
> nationally recognized permaculture educator, having co-instructed 28
> two-week permaculture design certificate (PDC's) courses. He is a
> co-founder of both the Sowing Circle LLC intentional community and the
> widely acclaimed Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC).www.oaec.org
>
> He has extensive experience in irrigation, uplands and riparian
> watershed management, natural building, wildlife biology, native plant
> botany, organic agriculture, perennial polyculture, sustainable
> forestry, seed saving, wildlands biodiversity preservation, school
> garden teacher training and school garden installation, alternative
> energy systems, consensus community and participatory social organizing
> methodologies. He is founder of OAEC's Basins of Relations four-day
> residential watershed training, which has resulted in the formation of
> 27 community-based watershed groups in Northern and Central California.
> He is on the appointed board of the Sonoma County Fish and Wildlife
> Commission.
>
>
> Check Santa Barbara Adult Education Class Schedule http://ce.sbcc.edu for
> Spring 2008 page 32 for details
>
> Co sponsored by Santa Barbara City College Center for Sustainability
> www.sustainability.sbcc.edu and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
> www.sbpermaculture.org
>
>
>
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