Brought to you by the Pierce Conservation District, in collaboration with the UW-Tacoma Environmental Program Cisterns: The Next Step in Water Collection Summit Library, Tacoma Saturday, July 9, 9-11 a.m. Move over rain barrel, it's time to make way for the cistern! This class is for those who want to know how to store thousands of gallons of collected rainwater at home in a larger cistern system. You'll learn the basics and benefits of cisterns and how a cistern system works from Nikola Davidson of EarthSystemsNW. Learn to customize a rainwater harvesting system for your indoor and outdoor needs and where to turn for local resources. Save money, prevent storm water pollution, and collect rainwater for home use-be cistern savvy! There is a class fee of $10 per household and pre-registration is required through www.brownpapertickets.com/event/174764 or by calling 253 845-9770 x 106. Rain Water Collection for the Home UW-T Campus, Tacoma Monday, July 11, 6-7:30 p.m. Dan Borba from Natural Rain Water is back to guide class participants through assembly of their very own rain barrel - a great water conservation tool to be used this summer when the western Washington rains decrease, but irrigation demands increase. Dan will give instructions on what he calls "gutter liberation," i.e. how to install rain barrels and connect them to the roof runoff system on your home. In addition, uses for collected rain water and instructions on how to set up and connect multiple barrels will be given. Barrels with assembly kits are $60 each. There is no limit to the number of barrels purchased per household, although those not making a barrel are welcome to come at no cost. Pre-registration is required through Brown paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/176122 or by calling 253 845-9700 x 106. Rene' Skaggs Farm Resource Specialist Pierce Conservation District 5430 66th Ave E PO Box 1057 Puyallup, WA 98371 Email: renes@piercecountycd.org Phone: 253 845-9770 x 106 Fax 253 845-4569 Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Pierce-Conservation-District/1580965742 37927