Clean Water and Climate Adaptation Summit 2010

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Sep
16
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 8:00am to Friday, September 17, 2010 - 5:00pm
  Minnesota
United States

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Location:
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MN

Join local government officials and staff, industry leaders, natural resource professionals, scientists, and citizens to learn how climate trends might affect Minnesota and the region, how green infrastructure will be a key water-management strategy, and how to make informed decisions and enhance the economic viability of your community.

The theme for September 16 will be Green Infrastructure for Clean Water and for September 17 will be Adapting for an Uncertain Climate: Preparing for the Next 100 Years.

Featured keynote speakers over the two days are:

  • James M. Patchett, MS, ASLA, LEED-AP – Conservation Research Institute/Conservation Design Forum
  • Andrew J. Reese, PE, LEED-AP – Vice President, AMEC Earth and Environmental Division
  • Ben Santer, PhD – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Mark Seeley, PhD – University of Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio
  • Eileen Shea, PhD – NOAA Climate Services
  • Peter Mulvaney, MS, MBA, Asst. Commissioner, Water Management Dept., City of Chicago

Concurrent sessions over the two days include, among others:

  • Public Engagement: Sustainable Behavior
  • Impacts of Climate on Streamflow
  • Preparing for Extreme Events
  • Policy and Planning: The Economic Argument for Green Infrastructure
  • Low-Impact Development/Technical: Green Infrastructure Techniques for Streets and Transit Corridors
  • Challenges of Change for Aquatic Resource Management
  • Climate Gets Personal: Human Health

Registation
Attendees may register for both days, or for Thursday only, or Friday only. Cost is $60/day (or $120 for both days).
Click here to register or call 952-443-1422.

For more information, click here.

Presented by the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in collaboration with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and the Minnesota Climate Change Adaptation Working Group. Other sponsors include University of Minnesota Extension, Pulte Group, AMEC Earth and Environmental, Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District, and Wenck Associates.