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I thought I'd be featuring folks and writing all sorts of witty banter, but I've been in business for a while now and haven't done a thing, so this'll be:
- a digest of some witty banter
- mostly with a list of resources that look interesting or that I've put together
- a great way to stay up on the educational events that I'm doing
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| Of course, I would NEVER sell your contact info! |
Mar 2010
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Publications & Resources
| This info is from Derek Godwin of OSU Extension Service. |
Text by Robert Emanuel and Derek Godwin, Oregon Sea Grant Extension, Oregon State University (OSU); and Candace Stoughton, East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, The Oregon Rain Garden Guide
Or purchase a hard copy at OSU's e-Commerce site. Click on OSG then it’s listed under Publications – Social Sciences. This is where folks can go if they would like to place an online order for a hard copy. It’s priced at $4.95 per copy plus s/h. You may want to contact Teresa Huntsinger in case she has a free copy still available. |
| I have hard copies of this handy publication, so let me know if you'd like one. |
Oregon State University Extension Service . "Tree protection on construction and development sites." Jan 2010. |
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Green Girl Events
Events listed here are ones that I'll be presenting.
Other Events
Events listed here are events that I'm helping promote but am not presenting.
Mar 16 - 17
Mar 31 - Apr 1 |
I attended a GREAT technical bioretention class at the WSU Extension in Puyallup just south of Tacoma last month. There's something to be learned for anybody that designs, constructs, or operates vegetated stormwater management facilities. There are still 2 sessions left in March that are worth attending. More info here. |
Jun 2 &
Jun 3 |
10 am - 4 pm
8:30 am - 3 pm
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Tour of J. Frank Schmidt & Son Nursery and Arboretum, Boring OR
Conference at Oregon Garden Resort, Silverton OR
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Seed to City: The Journey of an Urban Tree |
Cost
Early Registration (before May 1) - $99 both days, $60 one day
Early Student Registration - $45 both days, $30 one day
Late Registration (after April 30) - $129 both days, $75 one day
Late Student Registration - $50 - both days, $35 one day
This conference is presented by my friends at Oregon Community Trees and Oregon Department of Forestry. |
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Green Girl Forthcoming Goodies
SWAMP: For the last few months, I've been working for the Oregon State University SEAGrant Extension Service on their SWAMP (StormWater Assessment and Management Protocol) outreach materials for coastal communities with populations under 10,000 people. When we wrap this baby up, there'll be lots of general information applicable to any community in Oregon, including:
- a design calculator for sizing structural facilities (rain gardens, filter strips, porous pavements, etc)
- lots of in-depth fact sheets on those structural faciltiies
- fact sheets on sustainability considerations of the planning, design, construction, and operations & mainteance phases
- AutoCAD details with guidance about why all those little pieces and parts of the different facilities are important and how changing them might impact the ecosystem services provided by the facility
- other stuff listed on their website
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| Metro's Connect the Drops: I'll be out and about clicking photos of low impact development (aka green stormwater management) facilities to help with Metro's Connect the Drops. Soon you'll be able to access general information on over 250 facilities throughout the Portland metro region. |
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Photo(s) of the Month
After living in southwest Portland for over 5 years, I finally visited the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge (19255 SW Pacific Hwy Sherwood, OR 97140) . I was impressed with their... get ready for it... no really... their... benches. There are four different bench designs for four different habitats. To me, the measure of a project's sustainability is whether everything that goes into it does more than one thing. These benches are a wonderfully practical and artistic way to subconsciously educate the public.
 
 
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| Feb 2010 |
Publications & Resources
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Green Girl LDS Forthcoming Goodies
SWAMP: For the last few months, I've been working for the Oregon State University SEAGrant Extension Service on their SWAMP (StormWater Assessment and Management Protocol) outreach materials for coastal communities with populations under 10,000 people. When we wrap this baby up, there'll be lots of general information applicable to any community in Oregon, including:
- a design calculator for sizing structural facilities (rain gardens, filter strips, porous pavements, etc)
- lots of in-depth fact sheets on those structural faciltiies
- fact sheets on sustainability considerations of the planning, design, construction, and operations & mainteance phases
- AutoCAD details with guidance about why all those little pieces and parts of the different facilities are important and how changing them might impact the ecosystem services provided by the facility
- other stuff listed on their website
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| Rain Garden Field Class: I'm developing a rain garden (aka green streets, planters, vegetated infiltration basins, etc) field class to teach designers, contractors, project managers, planners, and anyone else who cares about the importance of detailing in their designs, construction practices, and operations & maintenance plans. For an example of the kind of information you'll learn, you can take a look at web page I put together. If you learn something new while reading it, you should consider joining us because there's a lot more where that came from! Stay tuned! |
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