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Applied Permaculture & Watershed Restoration
April 25 - May 9 (Permaculture Design Course), May 12 - 17 (Watershed Practicum), 2008

Offered By - Permaculture Institute
PO Box 3702
Santa Fe NM
87501
Contact Person - Arina Pittman
Phone - 505-455-0514
email - info@permaculture.org
Web Address - www.permaculture.org
Course Fee - $1500
Course Format - three-week intensive residential course
Course Location - Wind River Ranch, New Mexico
Course Instructor(s) - Scott Pittman & Craig Sponholtz

Course Description -

Join stellar team of Scott Pittman, world renowned permaculture instructor, and Craig Sponholtz, landscape ecologist of Dryland Solutions, to participate in this unique training program. The class is held at a large conservation ranch in New Mexico, where multiple grassland and watershed restoration projects are already underway.

Attendees will have ample opportunities to observe landscape dynamics, design and build their own watershed restoration projects using induced meandering and increased infiltration approaches.

Scott and Craig will lead this class to learn all aspects of sustainable design, ecological restoration, soil management, tracking water on the landscape, runoff management practices, plant succession in restoration projects, wildlife habitat restoration, runoff infiltration, floodplain agriculture and much more. Permaculture Design Certificate course will offer full training in all aspects of permaculture design.

This class is recommended for landscape architects, community activists, land owners, ranchers, conservationists, college students, land-based practitioners, farmers, designers, policy makers and people of all walks of life. Our classes draw attendees of all ages and professional backgrounds.