Dr. Emily Fairfax is quantitatively proving the value of the beaver to watershed restoration in California. Her work is showing that with beavers on the landscape, we can be more fire, flood, and drought resilient. Beavers are a keystone sp

#4 Planting the Rain: An Urgent Conversation with Rainwater Harvesting Guru Brad Lancaster

Dec 13th, 2021 52m 32s

Brad Lancaster’s ideas are practical, radical, and urgently needed. In this episode Brad describes how he began harvesting street runoff at his home in the Sonoran Desert, where he now harvests 100,000 gallons per year on just 1/8th of an acr

#3 Your Watershed is Your Lifeboat: Regenerative Hydration with Permaculturist Brock Dolman

Jan 6th, 2021 1h 3m

Brock Dolman is a biologist and systems thinker. He is the co-founder of Occidental Arts and Ecology Center—one of the first permaculture education centers in North America. In this episode, Brock colorfully muralizes the concept of regenerativ

#2 What You Do in Your Backyard Makes a Difference, with Martha Davis and Tom Ash

Dec 3rd, 2020 35m 34s

Individual water choices matter. Martha Davis spent much of the past two decades in a leadership position at the Inland Empire Utilities Agency. She currently serves on the boards of the Mono Lake Committee, the Sierra Institute for Community

#1 Start Rainwater Harvesting in Your Backyard Today, with Debbie Franco and Brad Lancaster

Nov 19th, 2020 27m 54s

Is rainwater harvesting the solution? From the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research, Debbie Franco, the senior advisor for water and rural affairs, shares her personal thoughts on the state’s water inequities and how practices

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Welcome to The Water Table

Nov 17th, 2020 1m 50s

A solutions-focused conversation for California water resilience. We explore topics like water conservation, hazard mitigation, community water security, and watershed and community health.The Water Table Podcast is the education and outreach

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