The Future of Water Lecture - Willits, CA

Presenter: Brock Dolman

Cost: Contact www.willitswaterwdom.org

Location: Willits Grange, 291 School Street, Willits, California

Water is the 'element of life' on Planet Water. This talk will discuss how the conservation of biologically diverse native ecosystems of all sorts of swimming, crawling, flying and walking life forms, including humans, is absolutely dependent upon hydrologically intact watersheds. It consists of a series of slide images and interpretations about water, watersheds, human development patterns and restoration.

Brock Dolman is a dynamic and inspiring speaker who combines wit and wisdom in his unique and compelling perspectives on the multi-dimensional ways of water. He appeals to all age groups and backgrounds, which clearly demonstrates what a great communicator he is. His insights and ideas on water management from an engineering perspective are sure to help land managers in planning projects and managing their land more efficiently and realistically. He has a great deal of experience in water processes and land improvement methodologies and his delivery is articulate, succinct and engaging.

For a preview of Brock’s presentation skills see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijpXPvqYaFU

About Brock:

Brock is nationally recognized as a leading permaculture educator and innovative design consultant. He is the Director of Occidental Arts and Ecology Center’s WATER Institute and their Permaculture Program, and he co-directs their Wildlands Biodiversity Program. He co-manages the Center’s biodiversity collection, orchards and 70 acres of wildlands. His experience ranges from the study of wildlife biology, native California botany and watershed ecology, to the practice of habitat restoration, education about regenerative human settlement design, ethno-ecology, and ecological literacy activism towards societal transformation.

Brock is also a co-founder of the Dutch Bill Creek Watershed Group (in Occidental), West County Watershed Network and the Town Hall Coalition. He is a Sonoma County Fish & Wildlife Commissioner and active board member of the Russian River Watershed Council. He acts as an advisor to the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation on riparian conservation easements and advises the Sonoma Land Trust on various restoration and education issues.

Over the past seven years his workshop, Basins of Relations: Starting and Sustaining Community Watershed Councils, has helped over 27 citizen based watershed groups form on behalf of protecting and restoring their local watershed and thus themselves.

This event is co-sponsored by:

Willits City Council members: Greg Kanne, Larry Stranske, Karen Oslund, Holly Madrigal and Mayor Tami Jorgensen

The Willits Grange
Willits Watershed Group
The Lions Club
Willits Economic Localization (WELL)
Mendocino County Farm Bureau
Mendocino Cattlemen's Association
Willits Action Group
North Coast Opportunities Community Action

To download the flyer for this event click here (1.3 MB)