Workshops

CATCH, STORE, AND USE RAINWATER:Learn how to construct a rainwater cistern and learn ways to incorporate them into everyday school curriculum


Saturday, October 16th                                    8:30am – 4:30pm

Northwest Youth Corps Campus

2621 Augusta Street
Eugene, OR 97403

TARGET AUDIENCE: Teachers of Grades 3 – 8

FEE: None

Credit: This workshop is equivalent to three 2-hour sessions from Lane Education Service District

Presenter: Camas Educational Network and Tammie Stark (Rainwater consultant)

This workshop explores ways that a rainwater cistern (as small as 50 gallons) in a schoolyard can function as an educational tool that ties into everyday curriculum. We will discuss how rainwater catchment can successfully support science and math lessons, water conservation, and environmental stewardship. Together we will build a low cost and efficient rainwater cistern to support a school garden greenhouse at the Laurel Valley Farm on the Northwest Youth Corps campus.

Goals/Outcomes

By the end of the training you will:

1. Be prepared with curricular materials/activities related to rainwater catchment that support math (calculate roof water runoff) biological and environmental science curriculum (the role of water within our physical environments/gardens).

2. Be familiar with the components of a rainwater catchment systems.

3. Have participated in putting a rainwater catchment system together.

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This workshop was organized by the Camas Educational Network with funding from the Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality.

Rainwater Catchment Resources

1) Roof runoff calculation formula [PDF]

2) Oregon Smart Guide – Rainwater Harvesting [PDF]

3) City of Eugene – Rainwater Harvesting [PDF]

4) Eugene Stormwater Manual – Rainwater Harvesting [PDF]