WHY BUILD A FOG CATCHER

Turning Interest Into Action

Mr. Kramer first learned about fog catchers at a lecture at the Natural History Museum in Pacific Grove. Point Arena reminded him a lot of Pacific Grove, especially the prevalence of fog. He wanted to teach the students grant writing, and this is what transpired after he saw a fog catcher dressed up as a dream catcher at the Gualala Arts Center

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Some places in South America, specifically the Atacama Desert in Chile, are actually using the fog catchers to collect water. Here in California we have seen extreme drought for ten straight years. Aquifers, like the ones near Monterey and Salinas have been so depleted that we are now seeing salt water intrusion.  Fog catchers may not provide a ton of water, but for a small, sustainable household, maybe they can be adequate. Plus, they can be used to measure mercury levels in the air. Hopefully, it is lower here, where the air is so clean, than in Pacific Grove and Moneterey where the mercury crept in with the fog like the witches of Macbeth.

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