Title: Rainwater Harvesting Master Gardener Specialist Training
1Rainwater HarvestingMaster Gardener Specialist
Training
- Dotty Woodson
- Extension Specialist Water Resources
- Texas AgriLife Extension
- Dallas Urban Solution Center
- Dallas, Texas
2Water 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
3ISSUES
- Population of Texas
- Water Resources
- New Lakes
- Dredging old Lakes
- Infrastructure
- Water Treatment Plants
- Non-point Source
4Population 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
5Potential 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
6Extensions 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
7Master 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
8Training Methods
- Manual
- 12 hours
- Lecture
- Power Points
- Hands-on Demonstrations
- Evaluation
- Volunteer Charge
9RWH 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
10RWH Master Gardener TrainingFunding
- Water Quality
- Stormwater Management
- Water Conservation
- Training Tuition
11RWH Tuition
- Training Self Funded
- Manual
- Denim Shirts
- Name Tags
- Rain Barrels
- Birdbaths
- Food
12Extension Support
- Expertise
- Design
- Construct
- Laptop and Projector
- Screen
- Rain Barrel Demo
- Drip Irrigation Resource Box
- Funding
13Rainwater HarvestingMaster Gardener Specialist
- RESULTS
- 6 Training held in 6 Counties
- 190 Master Gardeners Trained
- 16 Demonstrations
- 220 programs
- 1006 Contact Hours
- 19,063.70
14RWH 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
15RWH Training Demonstrations
- Public Land
- County Building
- Park
- Community Garden
- Library
- School
16(No Transcript)
17(No Transcript)
18(No Transcript)
19(No Transcript)
20(No Transcript)
21(No Transcript)
22Resources
- 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
23For 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