*Please RSVP Below* Build Your Own Basin a project through Watershed Management Group in which you can learn the basics of basin building, the fundamentals of passive rainwater harvesting, and receive all the materials you need to build your own basin at home! The goal of this program is to empower you to build your […]
*Please RSVP Below* This an onsite workshop where we can teach you general pruning. Bring your pruners if you have any, and we’ll teach you how to clean them. We will specifically cover: basic plant diseases corrective pruning structural pruning desired outcomes for plants chop-and-drop/mulch root structures tool use and maintenance We’ll provide: gluten-free vegan […]
January 13th, 10am - 12pm 3702 E Kleindale Rd, Tucson, AZ 85716 *Please RSVP Below* At this workshop we will be talking about what a guerilla nursery is, why it is important, and hopefully inspire/enable you to start your own. This is also a great way for people in apartments or rental spaces to […]
January 20th @ 9am - 12pm *Please Email Joni@transformingterrain.com to RSVP* Once a month, we help coordinate a meet-up for professional and community water harvesters and people "in the water world," which alternates between project reviews or potlucks. This is aimed at strengthening our regional knowledge base and community bonds. There is no group in […]
Saturday, January 27th 2024 - 9am - 1pm (Breakfast at 8:30) *Please RSVP Below* At this workshop we will be changing the grade of a homeowner's driveway and side yard to stop the flooding that has been happening on their front door. We will also be looking at the backyard and brainstorming how to utilize […]
Saturday, February 1st, 9am - 11am 3702 E Hardy Dr, Tucson, AZ 85716 *Please RSVP Below* There is a volunteer Canyon Hackberry (Celtis Reticulata) growing in the fence line, which we will be attempting to salvage! We will be cutting a small portion of fence back and making a few structural prunes on the tree […]
Saturday, February 10th 2024 - 10am - 12pm 3702 E Hardy Dr, Tucson, AZ 85716 *Please RSVP Below* Come see one of our project instillations at Hello Bicycle Cafe, and we can talk through our process of site assessment, design, installation, and maintenance. This will be an informal, conversational formatted event, in which we will […]
Feb 2, 2024 8-11am - our portion is 8:30-9:30am This is part 1 of our Iskashitaa project and part of a regularly scheduled gardening session for which the link is attached below, make sure to fill out a volunteer form before you go! For this workshop we'll be assessing how to best capture rainwater to […]
THIS IS NOT A Transforming Terrain EVENT. We, the people who make up Transforming Terrain, understand that we are living and working on occupied indigenous lands, and committed daily to healing our relationships with these lands, waters, and people in order to abolish the continued generational genocide and colonization of all three. There are many […]
February 24th, 2023 9:30am - 12pm Chandler Public Library - 4930 W Ray Rd *Please RSVP Below* Need to prune your landscape? Learn the basics of pruning by attending this hands-on workshop! You'll learn why, when, and how to prune vegetation in order to maintain a healthy and beautiful landscape throughout the year. This program […]
March 2, 2023 10am - 1pm *Please RSVP Below* Looking for landscape inspiration? Come see a beautiful yard we've done a lot of work on! We'll be discussing passive rainwater harvesting, rockwork - why it's important and when, building basins, working with what you've got, phasing out non-native trees, a little bit of pvc irrigation, […]
March 9th, 2024 9:30am - 11am Chandler Sunset Public Library - 4930 W Ray Rd *Please RSVP Below* Learn how to create a well-designed, rainwater harvesting system for your landscape. Creating swales (depressions in your landscape) will store water in your yard to nourish plants and provide groundwater recharge. The system will prevent runoff, allowing […]
