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What's New
Check out the plan and conservation strategies just released by the Salmon Creek Water Conservation Program
Check out this informative new booklet The WATER Institute has put together.
Brock featured in this Press Democrat article printed in October 2009.
Read this blog on Brock's plenary speech.
OAEC WATER Institute's Public Outreach 2008
The following is a listing of presentations given by the WATER Institute throughout the year. Each talk, including the Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed presentation is customized to address the unique ecological, land use and community issues associated with the watershed we are presenting in. We take into account the concerns of the constituency we are addressing and tailor these talks to meet the needs of this diverse array of communities (i.e. emphasizing urban storm water management strategies suited to urban environments vs. storm water strategies tailored to rural/agrarian land uses).
• Conservation through Cultivation: Watershed Protection in Your Own Garden Presentation (Mill Valley, CA): In January 2008, Brock offered a presentation sharing experiences and techniques.
• Eco-Farm Conference: Sustainable Ag Leadership for Water Conservation Panel (Asilomar, CA) In January 2008, Brock participated in this panel discussion about the need for a sustainable water strategy if there is to be sustainable agriculture.
• KRXA AM540 Tomorrow Matters Radio Show (Pacific Grove, CA): In January 2008, Brock gave an interview on sustainable water use.
• Beyond The Sound Bite Forum on WATER: Where Is It? Who Gets It? (Healdsburg, CA): In January 2008, Brock participated in this forum, which discussed the looming water crisis and how it relates to Sonoma County.
• In Search of Good Food (film) (Occidental, CA): In February 2008 Brock gave an interview on the connection between sustainable water and sustainable agriculture for this documentary film.
• Bay Friendly Landscaping and Gardening Conference Lecture (Berkeley, CA): In February 2008, Brock gave a presentation on watershed literacy to 200 people.
• Sonoma State Green Building Certification Program (Rohnert Park, CA): In March 2008 Brock gave a talk on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 60 students learning to become LEED Certified consultants.
• Marin Environmental Forum Leadership Training (San Rafael, CA): In March 2008 Brock gave a talk on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 40 citizens training to become civic minded environmental leaders.
• The Sonoma State University Sustainable Landscaping Certification Program (Rohnert Park, CA): In March 2008 Brock gave a talk on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 60 students enrolled in this program.
• KMUD Community Radio (Garberville, CA): In March 2008 Brock was interviewed about the AB2121 In Stream Flows Policy and community based water conservation.
• Sustainable World Radio (Santa Barbara, CA): In March 2008 Brock gave an interview on Permaculture and Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed.
• Storm Water Harvesting Workshop (Occidental, CA): In April 2008, the WATER Institute offered a workshop focused on preventing erosion problems before they occur, and turning stormwater challenges into benefits. It explored low impact, practical, small-scale surface-water management techniques for roads, parking lots, and homes.
• Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed Lecture (Santa Helena, CA): In April 2008 Brock gave a lecture to the Selby Creek Watershed Partners.
• Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed Lecture (San Luis Obispo, CA): In April 2008, Brock gave a talk on watershed literacy to member of the Surf Rider and SLO Green Build organizations.
• Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed Lecture (Santa Barbara, CA): In April 2008, Brock gave a talk on watershed literacy as part of Santa Barbara City College’s community education program.
• Trending to the Wild: Restoring Wildlands Biodiversity Lecture (Santa Rosa, CA): In April 2008 Brock gave a slide lecture to the Madrone Audubon Society telling the story of restoration work he has spearheaded at OAEC’s 80 acre site.
• Eco Green Real Estate Certification Program (Santa Rosa, CA): In April of 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed lecture to increase the watershed literacy of 70 real estate agents enrolled in an ecological training program.
• Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed (Occidental, CA): In April 2008 Brock gave a presentation to 4th graders at Salmon Creek Elementary School who are learning about ecology.
• 2008 Annual Conference of the California Native Grasslands Association Conserving California’s Grasslands: Policies and Practices Keynote Address for Evening Banquet (Santa Rosa, CA): In May 2008 offered a series of slide images and interpretation about western Sonoma County watersheds with an emphasis on their beautiful coastal prairie communities and a number of innovative restoration and research efforts underway in this region.
• 2008 California On-Site Wastewater Association Meeting (Sacramento, CA): In May 2008, Brock gave a power point presentation on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 70 wastewater engineers and professionals.
• Univision Television (Occidental, CA): In May 2008, Brock filmed a series of interviews in Spanish on sustainability and green living (“La Vida Verde”) that will be aired throughout the year on the largest Spanish speaking TV network in America.
• Deepbrook Productions (Occidental, CA): In May 2008, Brock and Kate Lundquist (Associate Director of the WATER Institute) gave interviews that will be used as part of a series of DVDs on Green Careers and will be distributed to high schools across the nation.
• Jughandle Creek Nature Center (Caspar, CA): In May 2008, Brock gave a presentation to the public, staff and board of the Nature Center on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed.
• Klamath River Watershed Public Education Workshop (Ukiah, CA): In May 2008, Brock hosted and facilitated a half day public education event attended by 50 people about what the people of the Russian River Basin can learn from the experiences of the Klamath River Basin.
• Movement Generation Strategic Training (Occidental, CA): In June 2008 Brock presented on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to a group of 25 urban social justice activists of color.
• San Francisco Permaculture Design Course (San Francisco): In June 2008 Brock gave a day long lecture to permaculture students on permaculture and
• Eco Green Real Estate Certification Program (Santa Rosa, CA): In June of 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed lecture to increase the watershed literacy of 80 real estate agents enrolled in an ecological training program.
• Golden Gate School of Feng Shui (Sausalito, CA): In June of 2008 Brock gave a daylong presentation on permaculture and Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 30 students.
• Esalen Institute (Big Sur, CA): In June 2008 Brock gave a series of talks and daylong instruction on permaculture to 30 international students and 20 community members.
• Maacama Watershed Alliance Meet and Greet (Santa Rosa, CA): In June of 2008 Brock gave a keynote address to 90 members and neighbors of this newly formed watershed group that formed after taking the Basins of Relations training.
• Water Wizardry and Natural Systems Design Workshop (Bolinas, CA): In July 2008 Brock co-taught this course that showed 50 participants how to move water on the landscape in ways that heal the earth, eliminate flooding and build soil.
• Tunitas Creek Permaculture Design Course (Tunitas Creek, CA): In July 2008 Brock taught permaculture and Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 25 students.
• Roof Water Catchment Workshop (Occidental, CA): In July 2008 Brock gave two sold out half-day workshops to 65 people on roof water catchment design and installation.
• Daily Acts Water Saavy Stars Tour (Sebastopol, CA): In July 2008, Brock gave a tour of the Laguna de Santa Rosa to 40 participants from all over the Bay Area.
• 5th Annual Bay Area Regional Permaculture Convergence (Sebastopol, CA): Brock gave the keynote address and gave a pond ecology/aquaculture workshop to 90 participants.
• Russian River Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed Talk (Ukiah, CA): In July 2008 Brock gave a presentation sponsored by the Mendocino County Water Agency and the Redwood Valley County Water District at the Board of Supervisors chambers to 100 people including city staff, Board of Supervisor candidates, the city CEO and the city Asst. CEO.
• Rainwater Harvesting and Blue Landscaping Lecture (Fairfax, CA): In July 2008 Brock gave a power point presentation to 200 people in Marin County.
• Daily Acts West County Delight Tour (Occidental, CA): In August 2008, Brock gave a tour to 40 participants about the natural history, wildlife biology and watershed ecology of the OAEC site.
• SERCAL Rivermouth to Ridgeline Field Tour (Occidental, CA) In August 2008, Brock gave a tour to 20 biologists, restoration consultants and government agency employees.
• National Fisheries and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Partnership Meeting (Occidental, CA): In August 2008 the WATER Institute convened a meeting with three NFWF staff, a University of California scientist, Resource Conservation District staff and a scientist from the Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration to promote the formation and funding of the Russian River Coho Water Resources Partnership.
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Staff Educational Tour of Salmon Creek Estuary and the Water Conservation Program (Bodega Bay, CA): In August 2008 Brock co-led a tour of the Salmon Creek Estuary for 14 NOAA staff from Washington D.C, Oregon, Hawaii and California.
• Eco Green Real Estate Certification Program (San Rafael, CA): In September of 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Marin County Watershed lecture to increase the watershed literacy of 40 Marin County real estate agents enrolled in an ecological training program.
• Sonoma State Six Elements of Sustainability Lecture (Rohnert Park, CA): In September of 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Laguna de Santa Rosa Watershed lecture to increase the watershed literacy of 70 students and community members.
• Sustainable Novato Watershed Community Forum (Novato, CA): In October of 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like a Novato Watershed talk to 60 people that was also aired live on Novato public access TV.
• Bioneers Conference (San Rafael, CA): In October 2008, Brock co-presented with Betsy Damon a workshop entitled “Watershed Guardians: Take Charge” to an audience of 50 activists and organizers.
• Water Wisdom Forum (Glen Ellen, CA): In October 2008 Brock presented on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like a Sonoma Creek Watershed for 40 participants at the Sonoma Ecology Center.
• Marin Environmental Forum (San Rafael, CA): In October 2008 Brock gave a Thinking Like a Marin Watershed talk to 60 students.
• University of California Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA): In October 2008 gave a guest lecture on landscapes permaculture and sustainability to 80 undergrad students in a Sustainability Engineering and Ecological Design class.
• Sonoma State University Environmental Seminar (Rohnert Park, CA): In November 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like a Sonoma County Watershed to 60 students.
• Marin Master Gardeners Introduction to Permaculture (Ross, CA): In November 2008, taught a half day permaculture course to 60 students.
• Russian River Blue Circle (Santa Rosa CA): Brock gave a keynote address on instream flows to a group of 60 watershed restoration specialists, agencies and educators.
• San Diego Natural History Museum (San Diego, CA): In November 2008, Brock gave a Thinking Like a San Diego Watershed talk to 80 participants as part of the museum’s Sustainable Planet: Water lecture series.
• Bay Area Water Forum Graywater Panel (Oakland, CA): In November 2008, Brock spoke on a graywater panel to an audience of 80 representing a wide variety of Bay Area water agencies, regulators and elected officials.
• Sonoma County Leadership Institute for Economy and Ecology (Santa Rosa, CA): In December 2008, Brock gave a Basins of Relations talk to 40 Institute trainees.
• MendoFutures Community Watershed Organizing Meeting (Ukiah, CA): In December 2008 Brock co-facilitated a day long strategy meeting with 80 people representing every major watershed in Mendocino County.
• Conservation through Cultivation: Watershed Protection in Your Own Garden Presentation (Mill Valley, CA): In January 2008, Brock offered a presentation sharing experiences and techniques.
• Eco-Farm Conference: Sustainable Ag Leadership for Water Conservation Panel (Asilomar, CA) In January 2008, Brock participated in this panel discussion about the need for a sustainable water strategy if there is to be sustainable agriculture.
• KRXA AM540 Tomorrow Matters Radio Show (Pacific Grove, CA): In January 2008, Brock gave an interview on sustainable water use.
• Beyond The Sound Bite Forum on WATER: Where Is It? Who Gets It? (Healdsburg, CA): In January 2008, Brock participated in this forum, which discussed the looming water crisis and how it relates to Sonoma County.
• In Search of Good Food (film) (Occidental, CA): In February 2008 Brock gave an interview on the connection between sustainable water and sustainable agriculture for this documentary film.
• Bay Friendly Landscaping and Gardening Conference Lecture (Berkeley, CA): In February 2008, Brock gave a presentation on watershed literacy to 200 people.
• Sonoma State Green Building Certification Program (Rohnert Park, CA): In March 2008 Brock gave a talk on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 60 students learning to become LEED Certified consultants.
• Marin Environmental Forum Leadership Training (San Rafael, CA): In March 2008 Brock gave a talk on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 40 citizens training to become civic minded environmental leaders.
• The Sonoma State University Sustainable Landscaping Certification Program (Rohnert Park, CA): In March 2008 Brock gave a talk on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 60 students enrolled in this program.
• KMUD Community Radio (Garberville, CA): In March 2008 Brock was interviewed about the AB2121 In Stream Flows Policy and community based water conservation.
• Sustainable World Radio (Santa Barbara, CA): In March 2008 Brock gave an interview on Permaculture and Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed.
• Storm Water Harvesting Workshop (Occidental, CA): In April 2008, the WATER Institute offered a workshop focused on preventing erosion problems before they occur, and turning stormwater challenges into benefits. It explored low impact, practical, small-scale surface-water management techniques for roads, parking lots, and homes.
• Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed Lecture (Santa Helena, CA): In April 2008 Brock gave a lecture to the Selby Creek Watershed Partners.
• Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed Lecture (San Luis Obispo, CA): In April 2008, Brock gave a talk on watershed literacy to member of the Surf Rider and SLO Green Build organizations.
• Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed Lecture (Santa Barbara, CA): In April 2008, Brock gave a talk on watershed literacy as part of Santa Barbara City College’s community education program.
• Trending to the Wild: Restoring Wildlands Biodiversity Lecture (Santa Rosa, CA): In April 2008 Brock gave a slide lecture to the Madrone Audubon Society telling the story of restoration work he has spearheaded at OAEC’s 80 acre site.
• Eco Green Real Estate Certification Program (Santa Rosa, CA): In April of 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed lecture to increase the watershed literacy of 70 real estate agents enrolled in an ecological training program.
• Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed (Occidental, CA): In April 2008 Brock gave a presentation to 4th graders at Salmon Creek Elementary School who are learning about ecology.
• 2008 Annual Conference of the California Native Grasslands Association Conserving California’s Grasslands: Policies and Practices Keynote Address for Evening Banquet (Santa Rosa, CA): In May 2008 offered a series of slide images and interpretation about western Sonoma County watersheds with an emphasis on their beautiful coastal prairie communities and a number of innovative restoration and research efforts underway in this region.
• 2008 California On-Site Wastewater Association Meeting (Sacramento, CA): In May 2008, Brock gave a power point presentation on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 70 wastewater engineers and professionals.
• Univision Television (Occidental, CA): In May 2008, Brock filmed a series of interviews in Spanish on sustainability and green living (“La Vida Verde”) that will be aired throughout the year on the largest Spanish speaking TV network in America.
• Deepbrook Productions (Occidental, CA): In May 2008, Brock and Kate Lundquist (Associate Director of the WATER Institute) gave interviews that will be used as part of a series of DVDs on Green Careers and will be distributed to high schools across the nation.
• Jughandle Creek Nature Center (Caspar, CA): In May 2008, Brock gave a presentation to the public, staff and board of the Nature Center on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed.
• Klamath River Watershed Public Education Workshop (Ukiah, CA): In May 2008, Brock hosted and facilitated a half day public education event attended by 50 people about what the people of the Russian River Basin can learn from the experiences of the Klamath River Basin.
• Movement Generation Strategic Training (Occidental, CA): In June 2008 Brock presented on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to a group of 25 urban social justice activists of color.
• San Francisco Permaculture Design Course (San Francisco): In June 2008 Brock gave a day long lecture to permaculture students on permaculture and
• Eco Green Real Estate Certification Program (Santa Rosa, CA): In June of 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed lecture to increase the watershed literacy of 80 real estate agents enrolled in an ecological training program.
• Golden Gate School of Feng Shui (Sausalito, CA): In June of 2008 Brock gave a daylong presentation on permaculture and Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 30 students.
• Esalen Institute (Big Sur, CA): In June 2008 Brock gave a series of talks and daylong instruction on permaculture to 30 international students and 20 community members.
• Maacama Watershed Alliance Meet and Greet (Santa Rosa, CA): In June of 2008 Brock gave a keynote address to 90 members and neighbors of this newly formed watershed group that formed after taking the Basins of Relations training.
• Water Wizardry and Natural Systems Design Workshop (Bolinas, CA): In July 2008 Brock co-taught this course that showed 50 participants how to move water on the landscape in ways that heal the earth, eliminate flooding and build soil.
• Tunitas Creek Permaculture Design Course (Tunitas Creek, CA): In July 2008 Brock taught permaculture and Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed to 25 students.
• Roof Water Catchment Workshop (Occidental, CA): In July 2008 Brock gave two sold out half-day workshops to 65 people on roof water catchment design and installation.
• Daily Acts Water Saavy Stars Tour (Sebastopol, CA): In July 2008, Brock gave a tour of the Laguna de Santa Rosa to 40 participants from all over the Bay Area.
• 5th Annual Bay Area Regional Permaculture Convergence (Sebastopol, CA): Brock gave the keynote address and gave a pond ecology/aquaculture workshop to 90 participants.
• Russian River Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Watershed Talk (Ukiah, CA): In July 2008 Brock gave a presentation sponsored by the Mendocino County Water Agency and the Redwood Valley County Water District at the Board of Supervisors chambers to 100 people including city staff, Board of Supervisor candidates, the city CEO and the city Asst. CEO.
• Rainwater Harvesting and Blue Landscaping Lecture (Fairfax, CA): In July 2008 Brock gave a power point presentation to 200 people in Marin County.
• Daily Acts West County Delight Tour (Occidental, CA): In August 2008, Brock gave a tour to 40 participants about the natural history, wildlife biology and watershed ecology of the OAEC site.
• SERCAL Rivermouth to Ridgeline Field Tour (Occidental, CA) In August 2008, Brock gave a tour to 20 biologists, restoration consultants and government agency employees.
• National Fisheries and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Partnership Meeting (Occidental, CA): In August 2008 the WATER Institute convened a meeting with three NFWF staff, a University of California scientist, Resource Conservation District staff and a scientist from the Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration to promote the formation and funding of the Russian River Coho Water Resources Partnership.
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Staff Educational Tour of Salmon Creek Estuary and the Water Conservation Program (Bodega Bay, CA): In August 2008 Brock co-led a tour of the Salmon Creek Estuary for 14 NOAA staff from Washington D.C, Oregon, Hawaii and California.
• Eco Green Real Estate Certification Program (San Rafael, CA): In September of 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Marin County Watershed lecture to increase the watershed literacy of 40 Marin County real estate agents enrolled in an ecological training program.
• Sonoma State Six Elements of Sustainability Lecture (Rohnert Park, CA): In September of 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like A Laguna de Santa Rosa Watershed lecture to increase the watershed literacy of 70 students and community members.
• Sustainable Novato Watershed Community Forum (Novato, CA): In October of 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like a Novato Watershed talk to 60 people that was also aired live on Novato public access TV.
• Bioneers Conference (San Rafael, CA): In October 2008, Brock co-presented with Betsy Damon a workshop entitled “Watershed Guardians: Take Charge” to an audience of 50 activists and organizers.
• Water Wisdom Forum (Glen Ellen, CA): In October 2008 Brock presented on Basins of Relations: Thinking Like a Sonoma Creek Watershed for 40 participants at the Sonoma Ecology Center.
• Marin Environmental Forum (San Rafael, CA): In October 2008 Brock gave a Thinking Like a Marin Watershed talk to 60 students.
• University of California Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA): In October 2008 gave a guest lecture on landscapes permaculture and sustainability to 80 undergrad students in a Sustainability Engineering and Ecological Design class.
• Sonoma State University Environmental Seminar (Rohnert Park, CA): In November 2008 Brock gave a Basins of Relations: Thinking Like a Sonoma County Watershed to 60 students.
• Marin Master Gardeners Introduction to Permaculture (Ross, CA): In November 2008, taught a half day permaculture course to 60 students.
• Russian River Blue Circle (Santa Rosa CA): Brock gave a keynote address on instream flows to a group of 60 watershed restoration specialists, agencies and educators.
• San Diego Natural History Museum (San Diego, CA): In November 2008, Brock gave a Thinking Like a San Diego Watershed talk to 80 participants as part of the museum’s Sustainable Planet: Water lecture series.
• Bay Area Water Forum Graywater Panel (Oakland, CA): In November 2008, Brock spoke on a graywater panel to an audience of 80 representing a wide variety of Bay Area water agencies, regulators and elected officials.
• Sonoma County Leadership Institute for Economy and Ecology (Santa Rosa, CA): In December 2008, Brock gave a Basins of Relations talk to 40 Institute trainees.
• MendoFutures Community Watershed Organizing Meeting (Ukiah, CA): In December 2008 Brock co-facilitated a day long strategy meeting with 80 people representing every major watershed in Mendocino County.