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1.
Best Local Land Use Plans workshop
The one-day workshop I
went to earlier was extremely useful. Great for water and
land use professionals, community decision-makers,
commissioners, etc. It looks like there are two sessions –
one technical, and one more of an introduction.
Register Today!
CEU’s
for:
Engineers, Surveyors, Planners
(pending
approval),
and
Landscape Architect
Details at:
http://balancedgrowth.ohio.gov
Dates:
Technical
Sessions: May 4 (Cleveland)
and May 5 (Toledo).
General
Sessions: May 12 (Cleveland)
and May 13 (Toledo).
The goal
of this series of four workshops is to illustrate a triple
bottom line decision-making process – financial, community,
and environmental considerations – for creating site plans
for land development. The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC)
is bringing a case study approach to the question of how to
design in residential and commercial settings using best
practices. TMACOG, Cleveland State University, Ohio Coastal
Training Program, and the Northwest Ohio and Cleveland
chapters of the APA are helping to present the series of
workshops for engineers, planners, builders, realtors,
construction professionals, landscape architects, community
officials, and inspectors.
Case
studies will focus on existing developments that were built
without use of current best local land use practices,
and used to illustrate how such best practices could be
integrated into the sites to help meet all three objectives.
The best practices that will be illustrated include:
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Imperviousness control (reduce/disconnect permeable
materials)
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Vegetated filter strips and swales
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Infiltration practices (rain gardens, trenches)
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Filters/Under drains (bioretention)
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Basins (dry, wet, wetland, vaults)
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Stream and woodland setbacks and enhancements
There
will be a series of four workshops. The first two (May
4 and 5) will be full-day events and will have a more
technical, site development approach.
The
second two (May 12 and 13) will be somewhat shorter and will
focus on policy and community-level decision-making.
Both sets of workshops will feature a hands-on approach with
group discussion of real projects. Case studies will be used
to examine situations of in-fill/redevelopment and
greenfield/new development. The workshops will be built
around recommended decision-making tools and review
processes. All four workshops will include CEU’s for
professional planners
(pending approval),
engineers, surveyors and landscape architects.
The
registration fee is only $40 and will include all materials,
lunch, and parking.
Presenters include Kirby Date, AICP, of Cleveland State
University; John Aldrich, P.E., and Mark McCabe, CPESC, of
CDM, Inc.; and Chris Riddle of OLEC.
For more
information contact OLEC’s Chris Riddle at 419.245.2514 or
chrisriddle@ameritech.net
2.
OH Storm water Conference
June 10th-11th,
2010
2010 Ohio
Stormwater Conference
Kalahari Resort
and Conference Center
Sandusky, Ohio
Registration for
the third annual Ohio Stormwater Conference will begin next
week. Attached is a flyer containing information about this
years event.
Do not miss this
year's conference. Last year's event sold out quickly.
Register early.
Any questions,
please feel free to email or call me.
Harry Stark,
Conference Co-chair
216-385-5248
3. Storm Water Problems Are Real ... and so are Solutions
Presented by the NORTHEAST OHIO WATERSHED
COUNCIL
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Free and open to the public.
Cleveland Metroparks Canalway Center
East 49th Street Entrance
Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation
Cuyahoga
Heights
Flooding, erosion, and water quality problems are a reality
for our communities. Solving these problems can be difficult
since stormwater runoff from one community drains into
another; crossing political boundaries. Learn how a
comprehensive “watershed approach” to stormwater is the best
answer to these challenges, and what is being done in
Northeast Ohio.
* Addressing stormwater impacts through a watershed
approach -
/Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, Manager of Watershed Programs,
Northeast
Ohio Regional Sewer District/
* Watershed restoration techniques -
/Jennifer Zielinski, P.E. Water Resources Engineer,
Biohabitats, Inc/
* Overview of forthcoming spring / summer tours of model
restoration
projects
* Exhibits, refreshments
For program details or for more information about the
Northeast Ohio Watershed Council
Call: 216-269-6472
or visit
http://www.NEOwatersheds.org
4. Floodplain Management Conference
You can now access information about the 2010
Ohio Statewide
Floodplain Management Conference
from ODNR's website at:
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/17934/Default.aspx
1) 2010 Call for Abstracts
2) 2010 Conference Scholarships
3) 2010 Ohio
Floodplain Management
Association Awards
4) Conference Information Sheet
5) 2010 CFM Exam and Refresher
Course Schedule
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/water/tabid/3511/Default.aspx
Please contact ODNR's Floodplain Management Program at
614-265-6750 with any
questions you may have.
5.
Who’s
Your Mama Earth Day Festival and Activities
Contact:
Standing Rock Cultural Arts
257 N. Water St.
Kent, OH 44240
Phone: 330-673-4970
http://www.standingrock.net
info@standingrock.net
WHO: Standing Rock Cultural Arts presents
WHAT: "PAIRS" Art Exhibition.
8th Annual Environmental Art
Show.
In Conjunction with The 4th Annual “Who’s Your
Mama?” Earth Day and
Environmental Film Festival.
Featuring Paintings by New York
City Artists
-Alexandra Chernozatonskaya
-Malado Baldwin
-Erin Haldrup
-Christina Kee
-Katherine Chilcote (Cleveland)
-Erin Koch
ALSO FEATURING “SCULPTURE AND POEMS FROM THE TREE”
BY JIM VANDENBOOM.
-Poems provided by Local Elementary
School Children in collaboration with The Wick Poetry
Program of Kent State University
-Sculpture provided by Jim Vandenboom
-Poems will be read in Downtown Kent during The “Who’s Your
Mama?” Earth Day and Environmental Film Festival on April
24th at The Home Savings Plaza.
WHERE: North Water Street Gallery,
257 N. Water St., Downtown Kent
WHEN: OPENING RECEPTION MARCH 26, 7:30-10:00pm
-SHOW RUNS THROUGH MAY 1, 2010
CONTACT: 330-673-4970 or
www.standingrock.net
for updates
Please contact Maia Peck, Middle Cuyahoga River Watershed
Coordinator to add an event to the Watershed Happenings
list.
mpeck@nefcoplanning.org
or 330-252-0337 |
