Rainwater is Free – Catch it! Use it!
About This Course
In today’s landscapes, it’s not about how much it rains, but rather how much rain your landscape can hold on to. Every Watershed Wise landscape should be contoured to hold on to as much natural rainfall as possible. This class focuses on nature-based solutions for passive (in the root zone of plants) and active (in rain barrels or cisterns) capture of rainwater in your landscape.
Learning Objectives
Material Includes
- Video
- Additional Resources and Links
- Certificate of Completion
Target Audience
- General Public
- Landscape Professionals
Curriculum
Video – Rainwater is Free
Video: Rainwater is Free – Catch it! Use it!1:10:00
Additional Resources
Certificate of Completion
Your Instructors
Pamela Berstler
CEO, G3 Green Gardens Group
Our very own force of nature, Pamela Berstler is a highly experienced landscape expert who co-founded and continues to manage G3, Green Gardens Group. G3 is an award-winning EPA WaterSenseTM Partner and Professional Certifying Organization that educates and certifies property owners, policymakers, and landscape professionals throughout the U.S. and Canada in irrigation and rainwater capture using the Watershed Approach to landscaping.
Pamela spent a decade working as a landscape contractor with her own bespoke design/build firm specializing in innovations for sustainable cities. She didn’t come to landscapes and agriculture through a direct route, as she first took a detour through a career in derivative securities trading and raising private equity for technology and media companies. Pamela is deeply committed to the reinvigoration of American entrepreneurship through regenerative land management and agriculture.
Pamela is a 2019 Climate Reality Leader and is the recipient of many awards including the National APLD Sustainability Award, EPA Certifying Professional Organization of the Year, and Garden Communicators Association Green Medal in Sustainability.
Pamela incubated a love of gardening turning 40-year-old compost on her grandfather's urban farm and with her hands in the soil cultivating her mother's beloved tomato patch. And while she once loved the fast live, she now is returning to her roots, sharing her passion for growing family farm economic value and rebuilding rural comunities. Pamela is happiest in a garden and in front of an audience talking about the power of gardens to heal the planet.
Marianne Simon
Instructor
Marianne was born to a family of artists and has spent her life exploring creativity in its many facets. In 1999 she discovered the world of landscaping and a new way of expressing herself. With a degree in landscape architecture, she joined G3, Green Gardens Group managing 'groundbreaking' programs, teaching and spreading the word about watershed-wise landscaping, and doing all she can to shift the pendulum back towards a healthy planet.
As current CEO of Watershed Wise, LLC, G3’s sister company, she produces and manages the on-demand content.
Marilee Kuhlmann
A native Californian, Ms. Kuhlman has lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for most of her life. She is a founding principal, president and licensed California Landscape contractor (C-27) at the Urban Water Group, Inc. a Landscape Architecture firm which has received American Society of Landscape Architects awards for both residential landscapes and water conservation demonstration gardens.
She has been a Landscape designer and a certified UCLA horticulturist for 23 years. Founder of Comfort Zones Garden Design, has designed award winning landscapes with rainwater harvesting, designed LEED for Home Landscapes, and is a Landscape consultant for the City of Santa Monica. Ms. Kuhlman is also a founding member of G3LA, LLC where she participated in development and instruction of training courses for homeowners and professionals.
She is an international speaker on water conservation and the importance of watershed awareness.
Material Includes
- Video
- Additional Resources and Links
- Certificate of Completion
