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 […]
March 20, 2024 8-11am This is part 2 of our Iskashitaa project, we'll be starting maintenance and reworking their existing rain tank and talking about active rain water collection system set up. More info to come See you there! 3736 E. 2nd St. on the property of St. Marks Presbyterian Church Tucson, AZ 85716
March 26th, 2024 1:30pm - 3pm Tohono Chul: 7366 N Paseo Del Norte, Tucson, AZ 85704 *Please RSVP Below* Come on out so you and your kids can learn about different native birds and pollinators of the Sonoran Desert, and different ways we can help them do their important work! We will be having a […]
April 5th, 2023 1:00pm - 3:00 7366 Paseo del Norte Tucson, AZ 85704 *Please RSVP Below* Come on out to Tohono Chul to learn how to asses a landscape's health and function, and how to create/build on a design for that space. Feel free to come with a design in mind for your own yard, […]
