John Schinnerer of Eco-living will facilitate a workshop on Introduction to Keyline Design and Water Management. Keyline water management addresses how to minimize erosion and runoff/pollution,maximize water retention and infiltration locally (on the land where the water falls) for water self-sufficiency, and minimize need for imported water, piped irrigation etc.  Keyline design can be applied to lands in the Hilo Bay watershed to improve water quality in the watershed and the bay.

The workshop will teach participants the fundamentals of Keyline design, with an emphasis on water management practice and theory. The workshop will cover the Keyline design scale of permanence, basic Keyline earthworks, and an overview of rural and urban applications.

This workshop which only costs $5 includes plenty of participatory and hands-on exercises and an optional service work party. Activities will include site observation and assessment based on Keyline principles, locating key points and keylines, surveying and building water management features, and time for relevant digressions into ecological and permaculture design.

The workshop will be held at a rural property mauka of Umauma, 16 miles north of Hilo on the Hamakua coast.

NOTE: You must pre-register for this workshop by calling 936-7040. 

For more information contact John Schinnerer at 982-6529 or john@eco-living.net, or visit http://www.knowyourfarmeralliance.com/events/introduction-to-keyline-design-and-water-management