Western Sky Communications LLC

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In the midst of widespread drought, Western Sky Communications owner Martha Retallick sees an opportunity. For 20 years, she has been transforming her central Tucson home into an urban oasis. Her secret? Water harvesting. Through digital and printed publications, Western Sky Communications shows you how to create your own oasis.


  
  • Water Harvesting 101 introduces you to: Passive Water Harvesting: This is the act of sculpting your land with basins, berms, and drainage swales. The goal? To channel rainwater toward plants and away from structures – like your house. Passive water-harvesting earthworks eliminate the need for landscape irrigation connected to municipal water systems. In arid regions, that spells substantial cost savings. Active Water Harvesting: Want fresh garden produce when it’s 105 degrees out? And it hasn’t rained in six weeks? At my place, the 1,500-gallon rainwater harvesting cistern makes year ‘round gardening possible. And, on wash day, I don’t let the wastewater go down the drain. Instead, I use a greywater harvesting system that effortlessly diverts that wastewater from the laundry to my four fruit trees.
  • City Nature reveals Martha Retallick's secrets to water harvesting through her 20-year journey of transforming her Tucson home into an urban oasis.

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