November 14, 2013, 8:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., Roche Harbor, Pavilion Room on San Juan Island
A free technical training on Low Impact Development (LID) will be held on November 14, 2013 at Roche Harbor’s Pavilion Room on San Juan Island. LID is a land planning and engineering design approach to managing stormwater. This workshop is designed to help building and landscaping professionals emphasizes conservation and use of on-site natural features to protect water quality.
Attendees will learn about site planning, where LID is useful, bioretention and rain gardens, vegetation management, permeable paving, rain water collection, native plants and soil amendments and San Juan County’s stormwater requirement changes. Registration required, please call FRIENDS of the San Juans at 378.2319 to sign up.
Primary speakers include Chris Webb, PE with Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. and LEED Fellow and Michael Budnick, Owner and President of Northwest Concepts, Inc.
This training is being hosted by FRIENDS of the San Juans with funding support from the Russell Family Foundation.
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