Optical Surveying for Earthworks and Water

[Melanie Mindlin]

Hi West coast women friends,

Hope some of you can join us for this fabulous course which Karen Taylor and I co-teach with Tomi Hazel.

Melanie Mindlin

siskiyoupe...@gmail.com

541-482-7909

OPTICAL SURVEYING for Earthworks and Water
Advanced Permaculture Course with Tom Ward aka Hazel
Wolf Gulch Farm, Little Applegate
6 day residential course
October 10-15, 2017

Basic Surveying and layout are essential skillsets for every farmer, homesteader, designer and consultant.  In this 6 day course, Tom Ward aka Hazel teaches the use of many analog (non-battery operated) surveying tools, along with advanced skills in keyline, pond and swale layout, mapping and other core knowledge necessary for design and execution of permaculture projects.

Students will become familiar with swale, terrace, ditch and pond layout, profile cross-section drawing, keyline and trail system locating, solar assessment, ditch and wiggle water way layout, small cabin orientation and pad layout, staking, note taking, and compass and map reading.  We will use telescope-like devices and other hand tools such as sight levels, pocket transits, builders levels, A-frames and various vertical measurement rods, as well as measuring tapes and wheels.  The course will include flagging for trails, swales and ponds, as well as observations on the landscape with mapping of plants, birds and trees.  

More information and registration is available on our website at siskiyoupermaculture.com or write me with any questions: siskiyoupe...@gmail.com.

We offer a hefty $100 discount for early registration through September 10th.