Upcoming native plants workshop

A native plant and water management workshop for municipalities, engineers, architects and designers

Friday, May 29, 2015

 

Earn up to 3.5

Continuing education credits

Attendees who participate for the full day workshop may request a Record of Attendance following completion of the workshop. Contact Carol Davit with questions about CEU.

 

During this workshop you will learn:

• detailed information for managing water to reduce runoff

• considerations for working with green infrastructure rating systems

• best practices for project documentation

• design approaches for ongoing maintenance

• how to move beyond gray infrastructure with native plants and water management

• resources to ensure successful project completion

 

Stormwater management with green infrastructure

Laura Adams, water resources engineer, Black and Veatch, Kansas City

Introduction to site selection, soils, local regulations, designs and plant selection for rain gardens. We’ll discuss trends in green infrastructure and introduce the Sustainable Sites Initiative and Envision rating tools.

 

Getting your project built: A landscape architect’s perspective

Carrie Coyne, SWT Design, St. Louis

Insights on the importance of thorough documentation for the successful execution of bio-retention systems; including RFQ (Request for Qualification) documents, bid documentation, specifications, construction observation and maintenance management.

 

Managing water, creating aesthetics, reconnecting with nature: Native plant raingardens

Matt Bunch, horticulturist, The Giving Grove

Gray infrastructure has its limitations; more gray equals more stormwater, more stormwater equals more flood damage not only to our human infrastructure but our surrounding ecosystems. Green infra- structure solutions can ameliorate some of these problems. This asks our plants, our landscapes and the professionals who install and care for them to work differently. Fortunately we have a broad and beautiful palette of native Missouri plants suited to handle not only the stormwater challenge but also the aesthetic challenge.

 

On-site tour of Bioswale with project designer

Sue Bartelette, designer, Flower and Garden Design, Jamestown

Visit the park’s newly constructed bioswale for a tour with the project designer and park staff. See the site conditions and learn about design choices for native plants, soils, pathways, installation, erosion netting, mulch and ongoing maintenance considerations.

 

You can register and pay by clicking here.