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Title: Rainwater Harvesting Master Gardener Specialist Training


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Rainwater HarvestingMaster Gardener Specialist
Training
  • Dotty Woodson
  • Extension Specialist Water Resources
  • Texas AgriLife Extension
  • Dallas Urban Solution Center
  • Dallas, Texas

2
Water Issues
  • Water Quality
  • Runoff from landscapes largest source of
    non-point water contamination
  • Water Conservation
  • Irrigation increases water use by 35 to 65
  • 50 of Texas water goes to irrigation

3
ISSUES
  • Population of Texas
  • Water Resources
  • New Lakes
  • Dredging old Lakes
  • Infrastructure
  • Water Treatment Plants
  • Non-point Source

4
Population of Texas
  • Double by 2060
  • From 21 million to 46 million
  • Double the demand on water resources
  • Water supply expected to decrease from 17.8
    million acre feet to 14.6
  • Sedimentation and reduced aquifer yields

5
Potential Water Resources
  • Groundwater
  • Surface water
  • Rainwater
  • Purity and Softness
  • Outdoor and indoor use
  • Texas
  • 38 billion gallons with 10 roof area as
    catchment
  • Dallas
  • 2 billions gallons with 10 roof area as
    catchment

Fort Worth
Dallas
6
Extensions ResponseMaster Specialist Training
  • Create Curriculum
  • Train County Agents
  • Issues
  • Rainwater Harvesting
  • Train Master Gardeners
  • Presentations
  • Demonstrations
  • Resources
  • Rainwater Harvesting Manual
  • CD with Power Points, evaluation and reporting
    form
  • Rain Barrel
  • Wildlife Trough

7
Master Gardener SpecialistTraining Model
  • Advanced Training in Specialty Field
  • To Support and Expand Extension Educational
    Programs
  • Volunteer Obligation
  • Entomology
  • Fire Ants
  • Earth Kind
  • Plant Detective
  • Plant Propagation
  • Greenhouse Management
  • Rainwater Harvesting
  • Irrigation Efficiency
  • Rain Gardens

8
Training Methods
  • Manual
  • 12 hours
  • Lecture
  • Power Points
  • Hands-on Demonstrations
  • Evaluation
  • Volunteer Charge

9
RWH Master Gardener TrainingAgenda
  • In Class
  • Issues
  • Watershed and Stormwater Management
  • Rainwater Harvesting Basic
  • Landscape for Water Conservation
  • Making a Rain Barrel
  • Outdoors
  • Setting up Rainwater Harvesting Demonstration
  • PVC Basics
  • Drip Irrigation Basics
  • Making a Wildlife Trough

10
RWH Master Gardener TrainingFunding
  • Water Quality
  • Stormwater Management
  • Water Conservation
  • Training Tuition

11
RWH Tuition
  • Training Self Funded
  • Manual
  • Denim Shirts
  • Name Tags
  • Rain Barrels
  • Birdbaths
  • Food

12
Extension Support
  • Expertise
  • Design
  • Construct
  • Laptop and Projector
  • Screen
  • Rain Barrel Demo
  • Drip Irrigation Resource Box
  • Funding

13
Rainwater HarvestingMaster Gardener Specialist
  • RESULTS
  • 6 Training held in 6 Counties
  • 190 Master Gardeners Trained
  • 16 Demonstrations
  • 220 programs
  • 1006 Contact Hours
  • 19,063.70

14
RWH MG Specialist Certification and Recognition
  • One RWH Demonstration
  • One Master Gardener Training
  • 3 to 5 Presentations
  • Report
  • Evaluations
  • Recognized at State Master Gardener Meeting with
    Certificate and Name Tag Hanger

15
RWH Training Demonstrations
  • Public Land
  • County Building
  • Park
  • Community Garden
  • Library
  • School

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Resources
  • http//rainwaterharvesting.tamu.edu
  • http//txsmartscape.com
  • http//aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu
  • Beadribble.com
  • http//urbanlandscapeguide.tamu.edu
  • http//www.trwd.com/prod/index.asp
  • http//texaset.tamu.edu
  • http//turf.tamu.edu
  • http//irrigation.tamu.edu
  • http//earthkindroses.tamu.edu
  • http//aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/index
    .html
  • http//dallas.tamu.edu

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For More Information Dotty Woodson Extension
Program Specialist- Water Resources Texas
AgriLife Extension 17360 Coit Road Dallas, Texas
75252 972-952-9688 D-woodson_at_tamu.edu
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