{"id":212,"date":"2019-01-01T19:07:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T19:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2025-09-24T18:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:57:43","slug":"workshops-and-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/index.php\/sample-projects\/workshops-and-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshops and Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Water Resources Workshop, Ecuador<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2004, Don Anderson worked closely with the U.S. Agency for International Development-Ecuador, local organizations like <em>Fundaci\u00f3n Antisana<\/em>, and an aquatic biologist from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop and deliver on-site Spanish-language training addressing potential impacts of water-supply development on Ecuador&#8217;s physical and biological environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"383\" src=\"http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ecuador-Workshop-Students-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-303\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover;width:641px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ecuador-Workshop-Students-Photo.jpg 554w, http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Ecuador-Workshop-Students-Photo-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ciego de \u00c1vila Wetland Management Workshop, Cuba<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2007, Don Anderson coordinated an interactive Spanish-language workshop with Cuban hydrologists, biologists, and community planners to evaluate water management strategies to benefit the biologically rich coastal resources of the extensive <em>Gran Humedal del Norte de Ciego de  \u00c1vila<\/em>, a biological reserve and RAMSAR-designated wetland complex.  Don subsequently secured grant funds to support the development of the initial surface and groundwater hydrology models for the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"798\" src=\"http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cuba-Field-Trip-Group-Photo-cropped-1024x798.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover;width:649px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cuba-Field-Trip-Group-Photo-cropped-1024x798.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cuba-Field-Trip-Group-Photo-cropped-300x234.jpg 300w, http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cuba-Field-Trip-Group-Photo-cropped-768x599.jpg 768w, http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cuba-Field-Trip-Group-Photo-cropped.jpg 1914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Community Soil Conservation Workshops, Honduras<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don Anderson coordinated soil conservation, reforestation, agro-forestry and &#8216;appropriate technology&#8217; projects to protect the <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/j.1752-1688.2012.00668.x\">rural headwaters serving the capital city of Honduras<\/a>. This included delivering training for rural farmers and farming cooperatives in the buffer zone surrounding the La Tigra National Park cloud forest, with a focus on soil conservation and reforestation principles and practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jutiapa-soil-conservation-2022-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover;width:645px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jutiapa-soil-conservation-2022-1024x759.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jutiapa-soil-conservation-2022-300x222.jpg 300w, http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jutiapa-soil-conservation-2022-768x569.jpg 768w, http:\/\/crestahydrologics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jutiapa-soil-conservation-2022.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water Resources Workshop, Ecuador In 2004, Don Anderson worked closely with the U.S. Agency for International Development-Ecuador, local organizations like Fundaci\u00f3n Antisana, and an aquatic biologist from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop and deliver on-site Spanish-language training addressing potential impacts of water-supply development on Ecuador&#8217;s physical and biological environment. 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