Events

This page features a listing of green infrastructure-related events, including conferences, meetings, and trainings. Use drop down menus at the right to browse by region, focus, or by keyword search. Events appear by date.

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PILOT COURSE: Planning for Climate Change Using Green Infrastructure

April 26, 2010 - April 28, 2010
Participants will have the opportunity to plan for potential climate change impacts (storm surge/sea level rise, changes in precipitation and temperature) using a green infrastructure approach as a guide for developing effective adaptation and mitigation strategies.   Read more>

National Course: Strategic Conservation Planning Using a Green Infrastructure Approach

March 8, 2010 - March 12, 2010
Space is limited so register now!   Read more>

2010 New Partners for Smart Growth Conference

February 4, 2010 - February 6, 2010
The Call for Session Proposals for the 2010 New Partners for Smart Growth Conference opened on May 18 and will close on June 26, 2009.   Read more>

WEBCAST: Context Sensitive Solutions

December 7, 2009 - December 7, 2009
This webcast will provide transportation agency employees and managers, government decision makers, community groups and future transportation professionals the opportunity to learn more about CSS and how it can improve transportation processes and outcomes.   Read more>

46th IFLA World Congress

October 21, 2009 - October 23, 2009
The 46th IFLA WORLD CONGRESS and the 2nd ABAP INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS – themed “Green infrastructure: High-performance Landscapes” – will focus on sustainability of production processes and promotion of debate and information exchange on space and city designs. With the application of Landscape Architecture, these designs are guided by environmental preservation and social-economic benefit to the community, in addition to opportunities of aesthetic enrichment of such places.   Read more>

Implementing Strategic Conservation Planning

October 12, 2009 - October 12, 2009
This day-long seminar is a part of the 2009 LTA Rally in Portland, Oregon.   Read more>

Training: Ecosystem Service Markets

July 29, 2009 - July 31, 2009
Presenting the fundamentals of ecosystem service markets, updates on the state of the biggest ecosystem service markets, and practical information about how to engage in these markets.   Read more>

Looking Beyond the Transportation Footprint Conference

July 13, 2009 - July 16, 2009
The Transportation Research Board’s Environmental Analysis and Transportation committee’s summer meeting is being hosted by The Conservation Fund at the National Conservation Training Center.   Read more>

Southeastern Equestrian Trails Conference

July 9, 2009 - July 12, 2009
Green Horses....Making $ents out of Sustainability. We will explore ways to build better trails...protect water quality at creek/river crossings, at horse camps, and at our own farms. Additional topics will be manure management, carbon footprints, invasive exotics, conservation easements and more! If we want to preserve historical use of horses on public lands, we need to educate ourselves to be good (green) stewards.   Read more>

Training: GIS Tools for Strategic Conservation Planning

June 23, 2009 - June 26, 2009
Learn how to apply GIS tools, methodologies, and analyses to strategic conservation planning using a “green infrastructure” approach.   Read more>
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Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and Communities by Mark A. Benedict and Edward T. McMahon is an illustrative review of advances in smart land conservation and large scale thinking that provides a green solution to many of the problems associated with sprawling development.