Date/Time

Date: 02/23/2022 - 02/24/2022
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Location

Zoom Webinar
Your own livingroom
Virtual, Everywhere

Sign up for the Ecological Landscape Alliance’s Annual Conference and hear Pamela speak.

The Watershed Approach: Land Management Like the Earth Depends on It
Pamela Berstler, G3, Green Gardens Group

This session provides a clear context for confidently communicating the positive effects of regenerative and sustainable land management on local and global weather, reduction of environmental pollution, promotion of biodiversity, and the overall health of the Earth and the people inhabiting her. The context, called a “watershed approach” to land management, is a framework for pairing science-based environmental solutions with simple land design practices to heal the planet without sacrificing beauty or aesthetics. These principles are effective when employed in any landscape – agricultural, urban/suburban, wildland management, riparian, and sylvan. Watershed-wise design emphasizes rehydrating soils by directing rainwater into the “Green Water Zone” of Plant Available Water, restoring naturally regulating water cycles and beginning the process of altering weather patterns to reduce climate variability. The imbalanced water cycle has a huge impact on crop failure, flooding, energy use, landslides, prolonged drought and more. Turning our attention to managing landscape water, allows us to achieve multiple benefits of reducing demand for irrigation water, cooling cities, improving water/soil/plant quality, increasing crop yield, and creating significantly more resilient communities (whether rural or urban). Balancing the water cycle creates genuine water and food security and creates a more beautiful and livable environment.

Learn more or register at:https://www.ecolandscaping.org/2022-thursday-february-24-focus-on-design/