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Green Water Infrastructure founder to speak on Rain Gardens & Bioswales at the Chicago Center for Green Technology

Green Water Infrastructure
Tom Barrett, owner of Westfield, Indiana-based Green Water Infrastructure, will present “Constructing Rain Gardens and Bioswales: New Tools for Sustainable Site Development” at the Chicago Center for Green Technology on July 29 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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Rain Gardens are introduced to Mass Ave.

Law Office of Kenan Farrell
INDIANAPOLIS – In a precedent setting partnership for environmental stewardship, the city’s Office of Sustainability has partnered with the Athenaeum Foundation to develop the City’s rain garden permitting process.  City staff worked closely with Athenaeum staff on their development of a rain garden in order to create a streamlined procedure for future rain garden projects.
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Hamilton County SWCD Backyard Conservation “Rain Garden” Workshop

March 23, 2010
7:00 pmto10:00 pm

Where: Red Bridge Park, Cicero, Indiana
Website or Map: http://www.ciceroin.org
Organized By: Town of Cicero Indiana

Do you have a desire to protect our water quality. Then start in your own backyard with a Rain Garden. Rain Gardens are shallow depressions which intercept stormwater that would otherwise run untreated into our storm sewers, then into our streams and lakes. Consider attending this Rain Garden Workshop.

See: Town of Cicero Indiana on fb for more information and to RSVP

More information http://www.agreenerindiana.com/xn/detail/1995154:Event:38002

Landscaping with Rain Gardens workshop

February 16, 2010
8:30 amto3:30 pm

Where: Normandy Bar,  Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN
Registration cost: $50 per individual which includes handout materials, snacks, and lunch.

This workshop is for professional landscapers, garden centers, nurseries, landscape suppliers, park departments, groundskeepers, and others who may be asked to design, construct, or maintain rain gardens.
Reservations are required. Class size is limited and will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis—so register early!  Visit our website at www.hhrcd.org to view the brochure. To register, please contact the Hoosier Heartland RC&D office at (317) 290-3250.

Green Initiatives Tour

November 21, 2009
8:00 amto12:00 pm

Where:  Lafayette, IN

Learn to be green in your own back yard! Take a free tour of the Wabash watershed. Tour local properties that are using ecofriendly techniques. Learn about rain gardens, rain barrels, geothermal energy and much more.  Snacks provided. Transportation provided from downtown Lafayette.

For more information, contact Sarah Peel at (765) 337-9100.

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