TreePeople and Australia: Program Summary
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TreePeople and Australia: Program Summary
Presented at UCI-PIRE RetreatJanuary 25, 2014
Project partly funded by
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Forestry
Education
Policy and
Research
About TreePeople
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Objectives:• Capture all rainwater
from majority of storms• Store some water in
cistern for irrigation use• Infiltrate remaining
water• Minimize waste stream
Single-family home: South LA (1998)
Project Features:
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Cistern
Mulched swales
Retention grading
Driveway drywell
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TreePeople Center for Community Forestry (2008)
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TreePeople Center for Community Forestry
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TreePeople Center for Community Forestry
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Watershed-scale project: Sun Valley (2004-present)
Porous pavement
Residential cisterns & drywells
Retention basins/parks
Industrial cisterns & drywells
Infiltration/sports fields
Mulching
Strategic tree planting
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Making the investment case: Cost-benefit model
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Why Australia
• Similarities with US – transferability of solutions• Size, climate, lifestyle
• A land of extremes – early climate change impacts• The Millennium Drought (and its abrupt end)• Innovative policies • Investment in people
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The project: goals & objectives
Goal:
To link innovative drought and climate change responses in the US and
Australia by engaging government, academia, investors and communities
in rainwater harvesting, advanced water conservation and heat
mitigation best practices
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The project: goals & objectives
Objectives:
1. Provide on-the-ground research2. Educate professionals, thought leaders,
community leaders and policy makers3. Focus on policies that support implementation
and institutionalization4. Use grassroots programs to build support5. Identify innovative technologies for multi-
purpose urban rainwater capture and advanced conservation practices
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Research trips – May and Aug 2012
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Adelaide, South Australia
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Perth, Western Australia
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http://www.eyeonaustralia.com/diy/soakwells/
Perth, Western Australia
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Sydney, New South Wales
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• Engaging local policymakers to coordinate drought response• G’Day USA Water Day• Briefing from Dr. Tony
Wong, Monash University• Policy delegation trip • Local and int’l collaborations
around research and policy
Current and next steps