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<p class="MsoNormal">Reshaping the Earth Summit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A series of talks with experts on how to reshape the earth and restore healthy habitat for all the animals and plants:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arid Lands Restoration Education Summit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">go to SkyHarvest.org for more information<br>
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Reshaping the Earth August 13th - 19th <br>
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With SkyHarvest, Borderlands Restoration Network and Diamond Mountain Retreat Center<o:p></o:p></p>
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1. Learn, Do and Review! Attend the educational summit classes in person<br>
2. Learn online<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1. Learn, Do and Review! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Attend the educational summit classes in person and then volunteer implementing what the experts shared in the forum, working in the field alongside experts making loose rock dams and eradicating invasive plant species. The Sky Islands
in Southern Arizona are the most biodiverse area in the United States! Come learn about this amazing ecosystem and how to restore arid lands. Ten ecological restoration experts will give 45 minute lectures during the week long event on subjects such as water
retention techniques, soil regeneration, green corridors and food forests. Includes 6 nights lodging and food at Diamond Mountain Retreat Center. Free event for accepted volunteers (donations to SkyHarvest encouraged!) Apply to attend online at SkyHarvest.org<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2. Learn online <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">August 14-18th and apply to your local environment. FREE - with donation to support hands on volunteers encouraged. To attend online go to
<a href="https://www.diamondmountain.org/">diamondmountain.org </a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Reshaping the Earth online registration<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Checkout the Program, more speakers will be updated on the SkyHarvest website<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Time zone is Arizona time<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon 14 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11:30 am - Dr. Elise Gornish, Cooperative Extension Specialist in Ecological Restoration at the University of Arizona, Let’s not reinvent the wheel: Using VERY old school strategies for cheap and easy restoration success!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">3:00 pm - David Seibert, PhD, of Seibert Ecological Restoration LLC, on the approach to restoring Bear Gulch.<br>
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Tues 15 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11:30 am Rudy Poe, MLA Landscape architect, PDC Permaculture designer with Geoff Lawton, on humans and nature working together.
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<p class="MsoNormal">3:00 pm Josiah Austin, conservationist and restorationist at Cienega Ranch, on how to restore rivers in the arid Southwest.<br>
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Wed 16 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11:30 am - San Carlos Apache Tribal Member (unconfirmed) on how environmental degradation affects local people and how people can both participate and benefit from ecological restoration.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3:00 pm Francesca Claverie, Native Plant Program Director at Borderlands Restoration Network, on nurturing native plant biodiversity in the Southwestern US.<br>
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Thurs 17 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">11:30 am Board Member or staff of International Biochar Initiative (unconfirmed) on the use of biochar to combat global warming and improve soil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3:00 pm Caleb Weaver, Community Restoration Program Manager at Borderlands Restoration Network, on how humans can support wildlife at home.
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<p class="MsoNormal">11:30 am Organization updates - SkyHarvest, Borderlands Restoration Network and DMRC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3:00 pm Joaquin Murrieta-Saldivar, Conservation Director at Borderlands Restoration Network, on cultural and spiritual relationships with water across the borderlands<o:p></o:p></p>
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