Growing Green Infrastructure in New York
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On-line Registration Closed!
(Please contact Khris Dodson if you'd like to attend the Growing Green Infrastructure conference on Thursday.)
Full Schedule of Events
Wednesday, Nov. 16:
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM CLOSED: What is i-Tree?
hosted by SUNY ESF Outreach
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM: CLOSED Soils and Hydrology for Green Infrastructure
**7.0 PDHs Available for Completing this Workshop**
hosted by the CNY Regional Planning and Development Board
2:00 - 5:00 PM: CLOSED Tours of Green Infrastructure Projects in Syracuse
5:00 - 8:00 PM:Join Us! No RSVP necessary. Save the Rain Pre-Conference Networking Reception
Thursday, Nov. 17:
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM: Growing Green Infrastructure Conference
On-line Registration closed, but space still available. Contact Khris Dodson at 315-443-8818
Full Schedule of Events Details
What is i-Tree?
Wednesday, November 16th
8:00 AM-12:30PM
King+King Architects, 358 West Jefferson Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Taught by: Bob Hoehn, Forester, US Forest Service
Registration fees: $75 for professionals/ $65 for not-for-profit organizations, educators/school administrators, and students
REGISTER HERE
i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. The i-Tree Tools help communities of all sizes to strengthen their urban forest management and advocacy efforts by quantifying the structure of community trees and the environmental services that trees provide.
Since the initial release of the i-Tree Tools in August 2006, numerous communities, non-profit organizations, consultants, volunteers and students have used i-Tree to report on individual trees, parcels, neighborhoods, cities, and even entire states. By understanding the local, tangible ecosystem services that trees provide, i-Tree users can link urban forest management activities with environmental quality and community livability. Whether your interest is a single tree or an entire forest, i-Tree provides baseline data that you can use to demonstrate value and set priorities for more effective decision-making.
You will learn:
-how to quantify the environmental services and aesthetic benefits that trees provide in the urban forest.
-how trees play an important role within the comprehensive realm of green infrastructure.
-to better understand the multi-faceted roles of grees as they relate to both the local ecosystem & local communities.
-how to make better value & priority decisions regarding tree issues.
-how tree selection, size, and placement can affect potential energy usage.
-how to track and model canopy cover
-how to assess widespread storm damage within the urban forest
Soils and Hydrology for Green Infrastructure
Wednesday, November 16th
8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Syracuse Center of Excellence
727 E Washington St.
Syracuse NY 13210
Registration: $230 (includes breakfast, lunch and credit hours)
Registration Deadline is November 9th
REGISTER HERE
Download the soils course agenda HERE
Download the full schedule of workshops HERE
**Completion of this course qualifies for 7.0 PDHs**
A working knowledge of soils and hydrology are essential skills for anyone involved in the planning, design, or review of Green Infrastructure practices. This course will review the classifications and characteristics of soils that influence runoff, infiltration, storage, filtration, and vegetative growth. Soil restoration techniques will be explored and the hydrology of Green Infrastructure practices will be examined, including the impacts of impervious disconnection on runoff curve numbers and time of concentration. Techniques for computing and evaluating small and large storm hydrology incorporating runoff reduction will be applied to various development scenarios.
Topics Include:
-Soil characteristics and classifications
-Using the Soil Survey
-Compaction Impacts
-Soil restoration techniques
-Infiltration testing
-Soil amendments for GI practices
-Basics of TR55 Hydrology
-Impervious disconnection
-Hydrology modeling for source control/GI practices
-Small storm hydrology
Green Infrastructure Project Tour
2:00 PM-5:00PM
Wednesday, November 16th
Syracuse Center of Excellence
727 E Washington St.
Syracuse NY 13210
Registration: $12 (includes light snack)
REGISTER HERE
Join us for a tour of green roofs, permeable pavement installations, bioswales, rain gardens, basketball courts, and other Save the Rain projects. The tour will include an overview of more than a dozen private, public and collaborative installations in Syracuse, including the Syracuse Center of Excellence green roof, porous basketball courts at Skiddy Park in the Near Westside, and more. The tour will be led by Matt Marko of CH2M Hill. Cost for the tour is $12.
Save the Rain Project 50 Pre-Conference Reception
5:00 PM-8:00 PM
Wednesday, November 16th
Palace Theater
2384 James Street
Syracuse NY
Join us as we celebrate Project 50!
Come and hear updates from Onondaga County's Save the Rain program, and mingle with community members, Save the Rain representatives and project partners. The night's program will include an overview of Project 50 with a panel discussion featuring Jim Tierney, Assistant Commissioner for Water Resources at the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation.
Whether you've got a rain barrel, are engaged with a Green Improvement Fund project, or just want to learn more - this is the place for you! The Palace Theater will provide complimentary hors D'ouerves, and wine and beer will be available for purchase.
This is a free event but please let us know if you plan to attend.
Growing Green Infrastructure in New York Symposium
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The Sheraton Hotel at Syracuse University
801 University Ave. Syracuse, NY
Professional Registration $65, Students $35
REGISTER HERE
Hosted by the Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF Outreach, this Symposium provides a focused discussion and gathering of leaders, professionals, researchers, and others who wish to learn more about advances in green infrastructure applications and connections to workforce development, community vitality and Smart Growth principles. Continuing education are being pursued.
Full Agenda
8:45 am: Welcoming Remarks & Featured Speakers
County Executive Joanie Mahoney (invited)
9:30 am: Panel: Strategically Advancing Green Infrastructure
Sandra Allen, NYS EFC; Larry Levine, NRDC;
Brian Smith, Citizens Campaign for the Environment
10:45 am: Concurrent Sessions
Green Roofs:
• Green Roofs: The Nitty Gritty
Marguerite Wells, Motherplants
• Use of Green Infrastructure to Reduce Stormwater Runoff
Mallory Squier, Syracuse University
• 30 Years of Green Roofs: What Works and What to Look Out For
Kat Harrold, Green Roof Service LLC
Lessons Learned/ Case Studies
• Overview of the Green Innovation Grant Program
Sandra Allen, NYS Environmental Facilities Corp.
• Lessons Learned from Municipal Green Infrastructure Programs
Larry Levine, Natural Resources Defence Council
Thoughtful Design
• Addressing Barriers to Green Infrastructure in the Hudson River Estuary Watershed
Emily Vail, NYS DEC
• Integrating GI into Wastewater Treatment Plant Designs in Sackets Harbor
Kris Dimmick, Bernier Carr Group
• Computational Methods for Green Infrastructure Design
Shohreh Karimipour, NYS DEC
12:15 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm: Featured Speaker
Charlie Miller, Roofmeadow
2:00 pm: Concurrent Sessions
Porous Pavement:
• An overview of Porous Paving Materials
Erin Reynolds, Klepper, Hahn and Hyatt
• Porous Paving Materials Training (Session qualifies for 2.0 PDHs)
Greg Novitzky, NY Construction Materials Association
Integrating GI into Urban Communities
• Syracuse Creekwalk: Green Infrastructure in the Urban Core
Mike Gridley, C&S Companies
• Integrating Green Infrastructure Into Existing Communities
John Donohue, Barton & Loguidice
• Adding a Module to the U.S. EPA SWMM 5.0 Model to Analyze the Impact of
Green Infrastructure on Urban Storm Water Runoff in Syracuse, NY
Ning Sun, SUNY ESF
Innovative Practices
• Treatment Wetlands as Infrastructure
Tara Dougherty, Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
• Integrating Trees with Design
Stephen Harris, Syracuse-Onondaga Arborist
• Real‐time Monitoring and Control of Distributed Green Infrastructure:
The New Face of Performance and Compliance Monitoring
Philip Reidy, Geosyntec Consultants
• Compost Use in Green Infrastructure
Jeffrey Budzich, We Care Companies
4:00 pm: Conference Adjourn
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