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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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2012 National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference

May 8, 2012 - May 11, 2012
Join attendees from across the U.S. and abroad May 8-11, 2012, in Sacramento, California to hear from key government and private sector officials on mitigation, conservation and ecosystem banking at three special plenaries to include banking in California, Trends in Banking, and Legislative, Litigation and Regulatory Update.   Read more>

2012 Sustainable Cities Design Academy

April 11, 2012 - April 13, 2012
SCDA connects project teams and multi-disciplinary sustainable design experts through highly interactive design workshops that help project teams advance their green infrastructure and community development goals.   Read more>

AridLID 2012 Conference: Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development in Arid Environments

March 27, 2012 - March 29, 2012
For the past two years, the AridLID Workshops held in Albuquerque, NM have built a growing discussion and exposition of Green Infrastructure (GI) and Low Impact Development (LID) practices that are appropriate to the unique climates of the Southwestern U.S. In 2012, we are holding the conference in Tucson, AZ, with the twin goals of sharing best practices and building professional networks across a wider swath of the region, and of developing a clearer Southwestern vision and voice in the growing national discussion on GI/LID.   Read more>

2012 ACTrees Green Infrastructure Summit

March 6, 2012 - March 7, 2012
Alliance for Community Trees announces its fourth annual Green Infrastructure Summit on March 6-7, 2012. The Summit focus on national public policy and educating Congressional leaders about sustainable green solutions to environmental, health and economic challenges facing cities.   Read more>

"GI 101": Strategic Conservation Planning Using a Green Infrastructure Approach

March 5, 2012 - March 9, 2012
This highly-acclaimed course, entering its 11th successful year, provides participants with a strategic approach for prioritizing conservation opportunities and a planning framework for conservation and development - integrating the green and the grey.   Read more>

Water Management Group Water Harvesting Certification

February 24, 2012 - March 4, 2012
WMG's Water Harvesting Certification program provides a unique hands-on training for landscape architects, educators, community organizers and activists, and entrepreneurs. The only program of its kind in the nation, this 65-hour course features small class sizes and expert instructors to teach installation and implementation of water harvesting systems, including grey water, steel and plastic cisterns, and water harvesting earthworks.   Read more>

Updating Local Codes to Cultivate Green Infrastructure and Foster Sustainable Stormwater Management

December 13, 2011 - December 13, 2011
This free 2-hour webinar will offer practical strategies and case studies for amending zoning language, development standards, and review processes to improve MS4 stormwater permit compliance and encourage sustainable stormwater management approaches, including green infrastructure practices.   Read more>

Maryland Water Monitoring Council 2011 Annual Conference

December 1, 2011 - December 1, 2011
The Maryland Water Monitoring Council will hold its 17th Annual Conference at the Maritime Institute in North Linthicum on Thursday, December 1, 2011. The theme of the one day conference is Think Baywide, Act Streamside: Implementing the Chesapeake Bay TMDL.   Read more>

National Partnership Conference

November 15, 2011 - November 18, 2011
The Fifth Partnership Conference focuses on building and cultivating collaborative relationships and approaches and developing strategies to meet the challenges facing our Nation. This conference brings together colleagues from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Nature Conservancy, and The Conservation Fund, as well as other Federal, State and Non-Governmental Organizations, to advance the sustainable management of river, floodplain, and coastal resources.   Read more>

Seminar on Evaluating and Selecting Real Estate Projects

October 13, 2011 - October 13, 2011
The deadline for registration for National Land Conservation Conference, hosted by Land Trust Alliance, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is September 21st. Are you looking for a training to brush up on site inspection or just wondering if those rusting oil barrels will be a problem for your conservation project? Have you thought about how your organization selects projects? Register now for this seminar taking place at the 2011 LTA Rally!   Read more>
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