Sep 16, 2020 - Rainwater Harvesting Webinar September 29

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Bowen, Denman, Gabriola, Galiano, Gambier, Hornby, Lasqueti, Mayne, N. Pender, Salt Spring, Saturna, S. Pender, Thetis 
 
 
September 16, 2020 2020-20-IT 
Rainwater Harvesting Webinar – September 29  
Part of Islands Trust Climate Action Speaker Series  
 
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Rainwater Harvesting webinar, the first of three webinars in the Islands Trust Climate Action Speaker Series.  
 
The webinar, which takes place online via Zoom Videoconferencing, is on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, from 
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.  
 
“Water shortages are a concern across the Trust Area,” said Peter Luckham, Chair, Islands Trust. “Non-potable 
rainwater harvesting is part of the solution because it reduces the demand on existing water supply, allows for 
storage and use in drought times, and can be used for irrigation.”  
 
Presenters, Shannon Cowan, Coordinator of the Salt Spring Island Watershed Protection Alliance, and William 
Shulba, Senior Freshwater Specialist of the, Islands Trust, will profile climate impacts on water sustainability, 
basic components of rainwater systems, and provide a tour of different types of non-potable rainwater 
harvesting systems. 
 
Webinar attendees will learn how to begin setting up a system; most suitable roof types for rain collection; the 
pros, cons, and costs of different types of storage; rainwater harvesting system components and how they 
work.  
 
To register for the Rainwater Harvesting Climate Action Webinar, go to https://bit.ly/3jGf17t 
 
Two other webinars in the Climate Action Speaker Series are: 
Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 
Eelgrass: A Climate Hero Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 
 
For more information, go to: http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca/trust-council/projects/stewardship-education-
program/ 
 
 
  
 
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About the Presenters 
 
Shannon Cowan 
Since 2014, Shannon has coordinated the Salt Spring Island Watershed Protection Alliance. She has coordinated 
three Rainwater Harvesting Home Tours on Salt Spring Island and recently compiled and directed the design of 
the Salt Spring Island Non-Potable Rainwater Harvesting Guide. Shannon is a published scientist in botanical 
and sustainability education sciences and has personal experience with rainwater harvesting. Shannon is also 
the Operations Director at Salt Spring Island Foundation.  
 
William Shulba 
William Shulba is a professional geoscientist and Licensed Science Officer. He has expertise in hydrogeology, 
watershed science, and water literacy education. At Islands Trust, William has conducted groundwater research 
and delivered public outreach and education on freshwate

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