Daily Archives: December 12, 2017

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FOR UPDATED PHOTOS (implementation of swales early 2018, tree planting late 2018), SCROLL DOWN Our vision of reforestation with agro-forestry design for the valley of Vilcabamba has taken a step forward with the contract to design and supervise implementation of a 17 hectare property, El Mirador, in barrio San Jose de Vilcabamba. In the video we made for our crowd-funding project, Water and a Forest for Every Village, we mention the need for more and larger models. This property is the beginning of our mid-size model. The project proposal can be seen here MiradorDesignWEB We are pushing the envelope [[read more]]

El Mirador, water retention design, 17 hct, Vilcabamba

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Read here about the project we designed for two large community-based water systems in Quechua pueblos near Otavalo, N. Ecuador. These indigenous people had the forward-thinking vision to plan for water security for 30 years into the future. These two water juntas serve 16 communities and approximately 40,000 members. The water boards are still discussing their options. We are proud to be part of this conversation. Abstract, one page.ABSTRACT-english Full ProposalSumak Yaku proposal.WordPress Our proposal involved training local people to train members of the community in these Water Retention Landscaping methods so that a large percentage of the membership [[read more]]

Water Retention Landscaping: Otavalo Quechua Community

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