Steve Glass is board chair of Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District, which is hosting the annual Land and Water Summit: March 4-6 of this year at the at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Albuquerque, New Mexico. This year’s theme is “Reciprocity with Nature,” and it’s all about turning even the most arid cities into oases of stewardship where every drop that falls from the sky is used for to nourish the soil, wildlife, and people.
TIMELINE
3’07 roots of the Land and Water Summit
4’17 what is xeriscaping
5’46 the Land and Water Summit focuses especially on urban water issues like storm water
8’05 the Rio Grande is getting smaller
9’20 capturing water higher in the watershed
10’06 new ways to think about rainwater harvesting
12’28 collecting water in the soil and thereby improve soil health
13’52 the possibilities of parking lots
14’48 permeable asphalt
16’50 EPA issues permits to reduce the discharge of polluted waters
18’52 the problem with people from the East bringing their mentality to arid places
21’08 living in harmony with urban wildlife
22’43 water retention higher in the watershed
25’06 invasive plant species
26’41 invasive species eradication program
29’08 planting native species after invasives have been removed
31’47 Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps
33’06 Arid Low Impact Development Coalition
34’42 maintaining nature-based solutions
35’42 the Field Trip March 4
37’43 what are conservation districts
42’44 working with kids
44’49 seniors program
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