Events

Upcoming

• August 28, 2008:
  Buffelgrass Public Education Workshop
  [ August 28, 2008; 8:00 am to 12:30 pm. ] Buffelgrass Public Education Workshop, sponsored by Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation (free of charge) to be held at the J.W. Marriot Starr Pass Resort, 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd. on Thursday August 28 from 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM. The workshop will have limited space and is designed for public relations representatives, volunteer [...]

• August 29, 2008:
  Special CAGRD Seminar at the WRRC
  [ August 29, 2008; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Please plan on joining the WRCC on Friday, August 29, 2008 from 10 AM - 12 PM to hear about two important initiatives related to the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District. The speakers are Steve Olson, Executive Director, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA) and Cliff Neal, Manager, Central Arizona [...]

• September 15, 2008:
  Tucson Eat Local America Challenge
  [ September 15, 2008 12:00 am to September 30, 2008 12:00 am. ] The Food Conspiracy Co-op is hosting an Eat Local America challenge for two weeks in September, a time of bounteous harvest in Southern Arizona. The exact dates of the challenge are September 15th-September 30th — but you can start sooner if you want.  More information can be found at www.foodconspiracy.org.

• September 18, 2008:
  Gray Water and Rainwater Harvesting Advisory Group
  [ September 18, 2008; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] The next meeting for the Gray Water and Rainwater Harvesting Advisory Group will be Thursday, September 18th, from 5 -7 PM in the City of Tucson IT Building Pueblo Conference Room. The IT building is located at 481 W Paseo Redondo, next to the Manning House. Parking is at the rear.  For more information, contact [...]

• September 23, 2008:
  City Council Meeting
  [ September 23, 2008; 5:30 pm; ] The topic of the graywater plumbing ordinance is scheduled to be discussed at the September 23rd meeting. Meetings are held at 5:30 PM in the Council Chamber on the east side first floor of 255 W Alameda. Please attend the meeting or contact your councilperson ahead of time to support the ordinance.

• October 5, 2008:
  Mesquite Milling
  [ October 5, 2008; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Baja Arizona is hosting mesquite milling at Colossal Cave as part of the Sunday in the Park series, 16721 E Old Spanish Trail, Tucson.  This will be on October 5 from 2-4 PM. The event is free with a park use fee of $5 per carload up to 6 people. For more information contact JJ [...]

• October 11, 2008:
  Complete Hands On Water Harvesting
  [ October 11, 2008; 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] Learning how to use rainfall and storm water run-off is one of the keys to developing a successful permaculture site. It helps us to reduce erosion and have a lush multi-use landscape without having to import water from outside a site. In this fun workshop participants will install a water cistern, learn how to read [...]

• October 14, 2008:
  City Council Meeting
  [ October 14, 2008; 5:30 pm; ] The topic of the rainwater plumbing ordinance is scheduled to be discussed at the October 14th meeting. Meetings are held at 5:30 PM in the Council Chamber on the east side first floor of 255 W Alameda. Please attend the meeting or contact your councilperson ahead of time to support the ordinance.

• October 17, 2008:
  Erosion Control and Arroyo Restoration Hands-On Workshop
  [ October 17, 2008 8:00 am to October 18, 2008 5:00 pm. ] Soil and nutrient conservation and water retention are critical components of habitat quality and overall watershed health. These are top priorities for the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance and its partners as we continue to care for the Altar Valley watershed. Erosion and down-cutting annually carry acres of rich sediment from the valley’s uplands to Altar [...]

• October 19, 2008:
  Water Harvesting Designs That Work (and Why)
  [ October 19, 2008; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] This is a chance to visit several sites that demonstrate water harvesting landscapes. The visits will include in-depth discussion and observation of residents’ vision, site resources and constraints, and budget, which led to the final design. The course focus is not on hands-on training but on design ethics, site observations, and doing more advanced run-off [...]

• November 8, 2008:
  6th Annual Desert Harvesters Mesquite Milling Fiesta and Mesquite Pancake Breakfast
  [ November 8, 2008; 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] The 6th Annual Desert Harvesters Mesquite Milling Fiesta and Mesquite Pancake Breakfast will be held at the Dunbar/Spring Organic Community Garden, corner of 11th Ave. & University Blvd., Tucson on November 8.  The  pancake breakfast will be from 9 AM to 12 PM with milling from 8 AM to 2 PM. Whole wheat mesquite pancakes [...]

• November 20, 2008:
  4th Annual Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mesquite Milling and Mesquite Pancake Fiesta
  [ November 20, 2008; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] The 4th Annual Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market Mesquite Milling and Mesquite Pancake Fiesta will be on Thursday, November 20, from 4-7 PM. This event will occur at the Santa Cruz Farmers' Market just off Speedway west of the Santa Cruz River. It is hosted by the Southside Food Production Network and the Tucson [...]