Ethan Hirsch-Tauber

Ethan spent many years living in a range of communities around the world, working as a sustainability educator, and gaining a deep understanding of the connections between water and climate. He studied the Water Retention Landscapes of Tamera, Portugal, and later traveled with and was mentored by Waterman of India, Dr. Rajendra Singh. In 2018, he founded a US-based company, Worldwide Water Wizards, to start doing this climate-based watershed restoration work himself. 

In early 2020, Ethan earned his Water Harvesting Certification through Watershed Management Group in Tucson, Arizona. Upon moving to California in mid-2020, he started installing greywater and rain catchment systems. In order to develop his specific knowledge of the Sonoma County bioregion, he then spent nine months working with Permaculture Artisans, an ecological-focused landscaping company out of Sebastopol. He also began working with Water Stories, founded by water expert Zach Weiss, in order to promote watershed restoration on a larger scale. Ethan recently joined forces with the Backyard Permaculture Guild to implement water catchment projects in Sonoma County and beyond.