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WMG Certification and Technical Trainings

WMG is offering five of our in-depth lectures from our Santa Barbara Water Harvesting Certification course to the public (August 19th-28th)! Would you like to learn how to design high-quality, functional water harvesting systems for a variety of applications? Have you done a few water harvesting projects, but would like to learn more? Would you like to learn about cutting-edge green practices that incorporate integrated design and are also simple and affordable?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, these lectures are for you! See more info here.

 

 

Water Harvesting Certification

Program Overview

The WMG Water Harvesting Certification program is a hands-on training course that provides certification in water harvesting system design and implementation. WMG's goal is to transfer water harvesting knowledge to those who will utilize these practices in their professions and teach them to others. Our program provides the highest quality and greatest depth of training in integrative water harvesting offered in the nation.

The course teaches design, implementation, and installation of:

  • Greywater systems
  • Water harvesting earthworks
  • Steel cisterns
  • Plastic cisterns

Upcoming Course Schedule

WMG is pleased to offer courses in both Arizona and California. All courses listed below are open for application, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the course is full.

The course fee is $1,050 for applicants whose materials are received by the early application deadline for each session, and $1,200 thereafter. To apply for one of the following sessions, download the course application here.

1. Summer 2011, Santa Barbara, CA – August 19-28

  • Regular registration: This course is full.

2. Certificación en la Cosecha del Agua en Español: Fall 2011, Tucson, AZ, – November 4-13. Para más información, vea el anuncio del curso. / For more information, see course announcement. 

  • Early registration: August 1
  • Regular registration: September 1

Please note: This course is taught 100% in Spanish. Only fluent Spanish speakers should apply. Subsidies are available for students living within 60 miles of the Arizona/Sonora, Mexico, border.

Este curso será dado completamente en español. Por favor sólo aplique si habla español con proficiencia. Hay becas disponsibles para estudiantes que viven dentro de 60 millas (100 kilómetros) de la frontera Sonora/Arizona. Para más detalles o si tiene preguntas, por favor póngase en contacto con Joe Siilns o llame al 520-396-3266.

Para aplicar, descargue la Aplicación al Curso. / To apply, download the Course Application. 

3. Winter 2012, Phoenix, AZ – February 24-March 4

  • Early registration: November 15
  • Regular registration: December 15

4. Spring 2012, Tucson, AZ – May 4-13

  • Early registration: February 6
  • Regular registration: March 5

For More Information

For more information about the Certification program, please click on the submenu on the left navigation bar or contact Kyle Brown at 520-396-3266.
 
 

 

Watershed Technical Trainings

Program Overview

WMG's Watershed Technical Trainings (WTT) build knowledge and skills in topics such as green infrastructure, water harvesting, eco-sanitation, and watershed restoration.  The WTT program is designed for professionals, educators, and community activists.  Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 courses are scheduled as follows:

  1. Stream Restoration: October 6-8, 2011: Application Deadline Extended to September 9!  Course Announcement  & Application 
  2. Eco-Sanitation: December 8-10, 2011
  3. Advanced Cisterns: January 2012
  4. Advanced Greywater: February 2012
  5. Green Infrastructure: March 2012
Several of these trainings build upon concepts taught in WMG's Water Harvesting Certification course, which is recommended as a pre-requisite for all trainings.  Similar professional experience may also be considered as a pre-requisite.

Upcoming Trainings

 
1.  Watershed Technical Training in Stream Restoration, October 6-8. 2011, in Tucson, AZ: Course Announcement & Application (Click here  for pdf version.)

Join expert instructors Van Clothier and Craig Sponhotlz for a Watershed Technical Training in Stream Restoration will provide participants with a basic understanding of how desert streams and arroyos function, how they change over time, and the human influence on them, both positive and negative.  Based on this foundation, students will then participate in hands-on sessions in site assessment, design, and implementation of small-scale restoration features.  Emphasis will also be placed on urban wash restoration approaches and practices from backyard to larger drainage scales.

The course curriculum includes:

  • Classroom lectures
  • Site assessment, surveying, design, and planning sessions
  • Hands-on restoration workshops
  • Tour of local restoration sites

Application Process

To apply, download the full Stream Restoration course announcement and application and submit it by email to Tory Syracuse, tsyracuse@watershedmg.org, or by mail to: Watershed Management Group, PO Box 44205, Tucson, AZ, 85733. 

Application Deadlines & Course Fees

To qualify for the early registration fee of $400 ($350 for alumni*), course application must be emailed or postmarked by August 1, 2011.

To qualify for the regular registration fee of $500 ($450 for alumni*), course application must be emailed or postmarked by September 9, 2011.

*Alumni rates are available to previous participants in WMG’s Water Harvesting Certification course or Watershed Technical Trainings.

Limited scholarships up to $150 are available – see course announcement for further details.

 
2.  Watershed Technical Training in Eco-Sanitation: December 8-10, 2011. 
Announcement and Application Coming Soon!
 

For More Information

 
For more information about the WTT program or to be informed of upcoming courses, please contact Tory Syracuse, 520-396-3266.

 



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