Rainwater Harvesting Master Gardener Specialist Training Dotty Woodson Extension Specialist – Water Resources Texas AgriLife Extension Dallas Urban Solution Center Dallas, Texas

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

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

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

Population of Texas

Water Resources

New Lakes

Dredging old Lakes

Infrastructure

Water Treatment Plants

Non-point Source

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

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

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

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

Extension’s Response Master 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

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

Master Gardener Specialist Training 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

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

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

Manual

12 hours

Lecture

Power Points

Hands-on Demonstrations

Evaluation

Volunteer Charge

RWH Master Gardener Training Agenda 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

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

RWH Master Gardener Training Funding Water Quality Stormwater Management Water Conservation Training Tuition

Water Quality

Stormwater Management

Water Conservation

Training Tuition

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

Training Self Funded

Manual

Denim Shirts

Name Tags

Rain Barrels

Birdbaths

Food

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

Expertise

Design

Construct

Laptop and Projector

Screen

Rain Barrel Demo

Drip Irrigation Resource Box

Funding

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

RESULTS

6 Training held in 6 Counties

190 Master Gardeners Trained

16 Demonstrations

220 programs

1006 Contact Hours

$19,063.70

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

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

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

Public Land

County Building

Park

Community Garden

Library

School

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

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

For More Information Dotty Woodson Extension Program Specialist- Water Resources Texas AgriLife Extension 17360 Coit Road Dallas, Texas 75252 972-952-9688 [email_address]