Integrated Water-Harvesting Earthworks

Tao Orion

Willamette Valley Hillside Educational Center and Working Forest (Aprovecho) – to add a high-elevation earthen dam and water storage above an existing series of ponds to improve hydrostatic pressure and increase longevity of water retention and flow, while improving access to the site’s sustainably managed forest tracts. The proposal was granted a very difficult to obtain water right from the State of Oregon’s Water Master for its intention and plan to re-hydrate the local drainages. Earthworks to form the basis of a workshop following. 40 acre communal forest with 5 acres open land.

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Design drawings and maps

Narrative and budget

Background and context – Aprovecho stewardship plan