Water; Wise Management for a Changing Climate

Water; Wise Management for a Changing Climate A presentation of Organic Growers School organicgrowersschool.org, Contour Lines Corp. at contourlines.org and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy appalachian.org. Join Thomas Leonard, Co-founder of Contour Lines Corp. along with Tim Ormond, hydrologist of Blue Earth Planning, Engineering & Design, Chris Link and Pat Battle for a comprehensive workshop on water management strategies in the face of new climate realities. In this video series we will learn about stream restoration, contour farming, and agroforestry practices with tree planting demonstrations, a site tour, and a panel discussion featuring farmers addressing water management challenges. Part 1 of this full day series begins with Thomas Leonard introducing the topic and Tim Ormond of Blue Earth Planning, Engineering & Design PC. Tim will take us on a ‘deep dive into water’ to help us understand and connect with earth’s most valuable substance. In part 2, Chris Link describes the mission of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and their stream restoration project, farmer incubator program, and trees planted on contour at this farm of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.