Where can I find a detailed curriculum to find out about the actual content? Thanks!

Tell me more about the scholarship as retired military personnel. I can afford the amount I saw.

Amazing :) I will (hopefully) study this when my children grow up some more. And hopefully build quite some ponds and lakes along our 13 ha hill property/farm in croatia. Thanks for all your content, i follow your chanel since your first videos. ❤

Is there a payment plan for the course?

Wait what’s the osu name or number for the class?

This is so sweet, you'll get to do it, soon! I've had some luck volunteering to take care of a piece of someone else's land, like a neighbor's yard. Some people will try to charge you for this, but I've found plenty of people who don't want a dime. Just happy that they have one less thing to maintain!

Andrew you can place feature articles in their trade journals. Seeing that you have a considerable following, their editors will be receptive to hearing from experts like you.

Theres a wide variety of people and backgrounds needed in these projects, including proposal writers, marketing, finance, construction, and others. Maybe there is an alternative there for you instead of engineering.

I took the regular permaculture class, and I had already learned most of the academic side of things by watching videos and what not. Actual value was actually getting out and doing the site analysis and design. If it interests you, I recommend you just watch the available videos and try to practically apply them locally and you’ll probably get 75-80% of the gains.

I have one video that specifically deals with too much water: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpyXrLph27vRhqc.html . This video doesn't answer your question, but shows what a really stellar wetland system looks like.

@@amillison oh awesome, I'll check it out!

We offer many scholarships to our courses.

@@amillison can you provide more information regarding this

@@ashu_1 We have our scholarship program organized for our Permaculture design class. Scroll down on this page and we have a scholarship section: workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online?hsCtaTracking=d837e163-3abc-49f5-8063-18f4e6a26551%7C6eba71ad-a42b-40f4-8e0b-03c1bf2b8e07

I was told by the organisers that scholarships are not offered for this water management course. Can you clarify?@@amillison

These are non-credit courses and anyone from around the world can register

The university is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday until Monday. But they will get back to you I'm sure after the weekend.

I did a design for the site. I am not sure about on-site developments at this point. The clients are private so i cannot share my design with the public. But maybe in some years i will be able to document the installed systems.

​​@@amillisonwould be awesome if some of the clients would grant a open source or another licence to generated material. Can't see a reason for not sharing design knowledge by the client at least...

I have taken many different permaculture courses and also Zach's and can say none of the others were even close to the value I got from the Water Stories course. Where other courses teach that ponds are good, and the very basic theory of pond construction, they always seem to stop at the details that would enable successful implementation. They didn't go into reading the landscape at all (basing everything off of maps and contours instead), which is critical for choosing the right place. They didn't go into how to work with different materials and what to be aware of, permeable and impermeable geological layers, ribbon and mason jar tests to determine clay content, what equipment to use for compaction, how to create a spillway that will last, and so much more. I get the sense that a lot of permaculture design teachers have never really built their own ponds - they understand the theory, but not the practice. The Water Stories course by comparison was incredibly empowering, not just the theory, but also the how to and real world examples of projects and process. It leads you to take action on land, rather than just drawing designs on paper. Yes it is expensive, but it's well worth it in my experience and was a much better value than the other permaculture courses I have taken.

@amillison 1 minute ago Yes we do cover the details of building an embankment pond with a dam wall. In the practicum section, we have a series of videos by Abel Kloster of Resilience Permaculture Design (www.resiliencepermaculture.com/) where he walks you through the steps of assessing a pond site, assessing soil types, digging test pits, building a pond with proper compaction and spillways, and more. I don't think we go into as much detail on building ponds as Zach does in his course, in part because we also cover a diversity of active and passive rainwater harvesting systems and wastewater management systems like greywater irrigation. Zach is a professional pond builder, so it is very likely that you will get more detail and guidance on building ponds in his Water Stories course. The OSU Permaculture Water Management course covers a wide range of options and opportunities for Permaculture water management to help you select strategies that are appropriate for your situation. It includes many activities and assignments geared towards assessing and reading the landscape as well as the design and application of integrated permaculture water management systems with the goal of empowering participants to implement their designs on their own site.

@@amillison thank you Andrew, coming from South Africa with our xrate the water stories course is completely out of our price range down here except for the super rich, your course is on the border of affordability so still an option, appreciate the reply

I am not a career advisor, but do have an Uncle and Cousin who are Electrical Engineers and it is very hard, competitive and INDOORS.( they don't really like it but are good). I would be curious to know how much you enjoy being outdoors and working directly with the natural world. If you and your family are a bit more conservative, it would be interesting to find out how much cross over environmental engineering has to Permaculture, and go with that if there is serious interest. My thoughts are many professionals with both practical skills and strong instinct are needed across civil and private society. Either of the Engineering, then Permaculture would definitely make you a valuable asset. Qualifications can help you get yourself taken more seriously in some situations. But if you want to be on the Land, go Permacuture only, maybe. Wishing you the best, whatever you do. It is an excellent gift to have an engineering/ design mind.

@@em945 Thank you for a thoughtful reply. I think I will start an environmental degree asap because it is convenient timing in my life. I want to take this permaculture class as well because it is my true interest, but after talking to my significant other, I don’t believe one class will give me the credibility needed to find an employer I’ll settle with.

I have 45 years' experience designing land projects and a team of about 10 people with degrees, skills, experience in Architecture, Land Use, Farming, Aquaculture, Interior Design, Naturopathic Doctor, Landscape Architecture, Irrigation Design, Pond, Lake, gravity watering system design. We are based in San Diego but have team members based in California, Mexico, Uruguay, Hawaii and both individually we have helped design and build permaculture systems and other projects in Mexico, Panaman, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Hawaii, California, Oregon (I lived & worked there 30 years) and several other states. I am here since I follow and support this channel and the excellent information given by Mr. Millison. I may even take this course....although most of this should be subjects I am well-versed in we ALL can always learn more to better help protect and restore the ecology and also create SUSTAINABLE systems for food and habitation.

I do consult internationally from time to time, and have done a lot of work in the SW US. Email me at amillison@gmail.com if you want to make contact.

This is the first time we are offering the practicum so we will see how it goes and adjust our future schedules accordingly

Yes we do cover the details of building an embankment pond with a dam wall. In the practicum section, we have a series of videos by Abel Kloster of Resilience Permaculture Design (www.resiliencepermaculture.com/) where he walks you through the steps of assessing a pond site, assessing soil types, digging test pits, building a pond with proper compaction and spillways, and more. I don't think we go into as much detail on building ponds as Zach does in his course, in part because we also cover a diversity of active and passive rainwater harvesting systems and wastewater management systems like greywater irrigation. Zach is a professional pond builder, so it is very likely that you will get more detail and guidance on building ponds in his Water Stories course. The OSU Permaculture Water Management course covers a wide range of options and opportunities for Permaculture water management to help you select strategies that are appropriate for your situation. It includes many activities and assignments geared towards assessing and reading the landscape as well as the design and application of integrated permaculture water management systems with the goal of empowering participants to implement their designs on their own site.

I am actually looking into doing a series on this very topic. So look for that sometime in 2024

The link to the course is in the description:-)

The link's in the description :)

only usd300 to lose for the self paced course