Archive Events
June
AIA 2010 National Convention
June 10, 2010; 4:00-5:00 pm
Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Florida
Topic: Landscape Architecture and High Performance Buildings
Speaker: David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect/Planner, CDF
Michigan Stormwater Management Seminar
June 11, 2010; 1:15 - 2:45 pm
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Topic: Green Stormwater Practices
Speaker: Patrick Judd, CDF
May
Connecticut Chapter ASLA Sustainable Sites Initiative
May 13, 2010; 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Jones Auditorium, Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT
Topic: The Sustainable Sites Initiative: An In-Depth Look into a Transformative Approach to Land Development and Management Practices
Speaker: David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect/Planner, CDF
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Racine Kenosha Master Gardener Association meeting
April 26, 2010, 7:00 pm
Location: CATI Center for Advanced Technology, Sturtevant, WI
Topic: Water – The Key to Sustainable Design
Speaker: James Patchett, Founder and President, CDF
Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture Lecture
April 21, 2010
Location: IIT, 3255 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL
Topic: Design for Sustainable Systems
Speaker: James Patchett, Founder and President, CDF
Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture Lecture
April 14, 2010; reception 6:00-7:00 pm, lecture 7:00-8:00 pm
Location: IIT, 3255 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL
Topic: Water as Art in the Landscape
Speaker: Herbert Dreiseitl, Atelier Dreiseitl
Unilock UniExpo 2010
April 9, 2010; 9:00 am
Location: Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center, Marlborough, MA
Speaker: David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect/Planner, CDF
Green Infrastructure + Sustainable Urban Design
for Public Officials + Community Stakeholders
April 9, 2010; 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: Illinois Central College Main Campus, East Peoria, IL
Speaker: James Patchett, Founder and President, CDF
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March 2010
Northwest Scientific Association 2010 Annual Meeting
Joint meeting with Cascadia Prairie-Oak Partnership and Northwest Lichenologists
March 24-27, 2010
Location: Centralia College,Centralia, Washington
Speaker: Dr. Gerould S. Wilhelm, Ph.D. Principal of Environmental Services, CDF
Wild Ones Rock River Valley Chapter Lecture on Sustainable Landscape Planning and Design
March 18, 2010; 7:00-9:00 pm
Location: Burpee Museum in Rockford, Illinois
Topic: Alternative ways to manage rain water
Speaker: Trish Beckjord, CDF
Wild Ones Rock River Valley Chapter
Ecosystems in Harmony
March 7, 2010; 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: Church of the Holy Spirit, Lake Forest, IL
Topic: Ravine ecology and responding to change
Speaker: Dr. Gerould S. Wilhelm, Ph.D. Principal of Environmental Services, CDF
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Xeriscape 15th Water Conservation Conference
February 25-26, 2010
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Speakers: David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect/Planner, CDF and Dr. Gerould S. Wilhelm, Ph.D. Principal of Environmental Services, CDF
MELA/Chicago Botanic Garden Winter Conference
February 25, 2010
Location: Chicago Botanic Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Topic: The Human Health Component
Speaker: Dr. Gerould S. Wilhelm, Ph.D. Principal of Environmental Services, CDF
Beyond the Basics: Green Infrastructure for Clean Water
February 18, 2010
Location: Bobak’s Signature Events Woodridge, IL
Speaker: James Patchett, Founder and President, CDF and David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect/Planner, CDF
Autumn Tree Care Experts, Inc. Seminar
February 16, 2010
Location: 3520 Commercial Drive, Northbrook, IL
Topic: Taking LEED Outside: The Sustainable Sites Initiative
Speaker: James Patchett, Founder and President, CDF
January 2010
IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference
January 28-30, 2019
Location: Hilton Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Topic: Integrating Water Quality Issues in Parks, Session #209
Speaker: Tom Price, Principal Civil Engineer/Hydrologist, CDF
Topic: Converting Turf Grass Lawns to Native Prairie Landscapes, Session #210
Speakers: Jason Cooper and Ken Willis, CDF
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MidAm Trade Show - Sustainability Education Track
Sustainable Sites Initiative (SSI) Overview
January 20-22, 2010
Location: McCormick Place West, Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect/Planner, CDF
December 2009
Using Bio/Infiltration to Improve Stormwater Management
Session 1: “Green Roofs: Where and when to consider them, How they work, Design options”
Session 2: “Porous Pavement: Where and when to consider them, Design; Construction, Maintenance”
December 7-8, 2009
Location: The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin
Speaker: Thomas Price, PE, CDF
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November 2009
Unilock Permeable Pavers Lecture
Unilock Seminar Series
Monday, November 16, 2009
Location: New York, New York
Speaker: David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect/Planner, CDF
Chicago Wilderness Sustainability Team Meeting
James Patchett discusses the Iowa Green Streets Pilot Project in West Union, Iowa.
Friday, November 13, 2009; 9:30-11:00 am
Location: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, 8th Floor, Willis (Sears) Tower
Speaker: James Patchett, Founder and President, CDF
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Chicago Botanic Garden Publication Education Course
The health of an ecosystem is directly related to consilience. Dr. Wilehlelm will use the Garden’s native prairie, woodland and riverbank landscapes to illustrate consilience and consinity.
Tuesday November 10, 2009; 6:30-8:30 pm
Location: CBG Plant Science Center, Seminar Room B
Speaker: Dr. Gerould S. Wilhelm, Ph.D. Principal of Environmental Services, CDF
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Growing the Greenways Plan and Trail Conference
Luncheon keynote speaker
November 6, 2009
Location: Normal, Illinois
Speaker: James Patchett, Founder and President, CDF
October 2009
Water: The Key to Sustainable Design
October 20, 2009
Location: The Johnson Foundation Wingspread Conference Center, Racine, WI
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF
CitiesAlive World Green Roof Infrastructure Congress
Sustainable Sites Initiative & Integrated Design Challenges
October 19 - 21 2009
Location: Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto Canada
Speaker: David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect/Planner, CDF
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University of Michigan Landscape Architecture Program Centennial Celebration.
Keynote Address: Integrated Sustainable Site Design
October 9, 2009
Location: U of M School of Natural Resources, 1040 Samuel Trask Dana Building Ann Arbor, Michigan
Speaker: Andi Cooper, CDF
2009 Tennessee ASLA and Middle Tennessee Chapter USGBC Conference: “Growing A Deeper Knowledge”
Keynote Address: Integrated Sustainable Site Design
October 7-9, 2009
Location: Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF
Save the Dunes Council Annual Dinner
Keynote Address
Sunday, October 4, 2009; 10:30
Location: Redmill County Park, 0185 South Homesville Road, Laporte, Indiana 46350
Speaker: Gerould Wilhelm Ph. D.
LEED Extra Credit Presentation - Building Site Ecology
October 1, 2009
Location: Center for Green Technology, Chicago, IL
Speaker: Tom Price, CDF
September 2009
USGBC Chicago Chapter – Monthly Lecture Series
Sustainable Sites Initiative (SSI) Overview
September 29, 2009
Speaker: David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect/Planner, CDF
Sustainable Sites Initiative
Creating Thriving Communities Conference: Reconnecting the Economy, Environment & Affordability
“Sustainable Urban Redevelopment: Josie Heights-Milwaukee”
Friday September 11, 2009; 8:30-3:30 pm
Location: Boulder Ridge Country Club, 350 Boulder Drive, Lake in the Hills, Illinois
Speakers: David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect/Planner, CDF; John Norquist, President of Congress for New Urbanism, Opening Keynote; Doug Farr, Closing Keynote
For More Info: Contact Deanna_Glosser@comcast.net or 217-629-8949
2009 ASLA Annual Convention: Beyond Sustainability: Regenerating Places and People
"Creating Sustainable Landscapes by Interweaving Ecosystem Restoration and Ecological Design"
Friday September 18, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: McCormick Place Lakeside Center; Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: Andrea Cooper, CDF
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2009 ASLA Annual Convention: Beyond Sustainability: Regenerating Places and People
The Ecology and Culture of Water - Revisited
September 18-21, 2009
Location: McCormick Place Lakeside Center; Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF, Dr. Gerould Wilhelm, CDF
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2009 ASLA Annual Convention: Beyond Sustainability: Regenerating Places and People
"The Sustainable Sites Initiative Performance Benchmarks: An Integrated Approach"
Sunday September 20, 2009; 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: McCormick Place Lakeside Center; Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF, with Meg Calkins and Frederick Steiner
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Daniel Burnham Sustainability Conference
September 21-23, 2009
Forest Preserve District of Cook County host 3-day Daniel Burnham Sustainability Conference. Keynote
speech by Dr. David Orr on Monday evening will kick off the event. The
University of IL Sustainability Team and Conservation Design Forum will
lead a two day public workshop to prepare goals that ensure long-term
District sustainability.
Upper Mississippi River Conference – Weaving multiple uses into sustainable river communities
Keynote Address
September 23-25, 2009
Location: I wireless Center, Moline, IL
Speaker: James Patchett
Independent Garden Center Show
Green Roof Tour
August 17, 2009
Location: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, Illinois
Speaker: Andi Cooper, CDF
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EPA/HUD Orientation to Sustainable Environmental Assessment
Sustainable Rainwater Management
Monday August 10, 2009
Location: EPA Office,12th Floor, 77 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL
Speaker: Andi Cooper, CDF
May 2009
American Society of Irrigation Consultants 2009 Annual Conference: Weathering the Storm
"The Sustainable Sites Initiative"
May 2-4, 2009
Location: St. Augustine, FL; Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF
American Society of Irrigation Consultants
Michigan State University - Center for Water Sciences Stormwater Workshop Series
Stormwater Weather and Stormwater Impacts: Keeping Michigan Clean and Green
May 15, 2009; 8:30 am-1:00 pm
Location: MSU Henry Center for Executive Development in East Lansing
Speaker: Patrick Judd, CDF
Center for Water Sciences
Central States Conference
Sustainable Design
May 2009
Speaker: James Patchett, President and Founder, Conservation Design Forum
April 2009
Harvard Graduate School of Design Sustainable Urbanism Conference
The conference will bring together design practitioners and theorists, economists, engineers, environmental scientists, politicians and public health specialists, with the goal of reaching a more robust understanding of ecological urbanism and what it might be in the future.
April 3-5, 2009
Ecological Urbanism
Uni-Lock Annual Professional Design Seminar
Permeable Pavers - Looking Back to Go Forward
Monday April 20, 2009; 8:00 am-3:00 pm
Location: Dominican University Martin Hall, 7900 North Division, River Forest, IL
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF
Info: Call Kim Miller, 630.892.9191 x.212 or Email Kim Miller
"De-mystifying Rain Gardens"
April 21, 2009; 11:30-12:30
Location: Ball Horticultural Company; 622 Town Road, West Chicago, IL
Speaker: Trish Beckjord, CDF
Info: 1-800 879-2255
Queens Botanical Gardening Days: A 3-day extravaganza of programs, food, green shopping, and lectures
The 168 Elm Pilot Project - A sustainable approach to residential landscapes
Friday - Sunday; April 24-26, 2009
Location: The Queens Botanic Garden, Queens, New York
Speaker: Marcus de la fleur, CDF
Queens Botanical Gardens
University of Minnesota HWS Cleveland Fund Lecture
March 8-11, 2009
Location: University Of Minnesota College of Design. Ralph Raphson Hall, 89 Church Street
Speaker: James Patchett, President and Founder, Conservation Design Forum
For More Info: Call 612.626.6385
AIA Chicago Lecture Series
Water: Getting Back to Our Roots
March 11, 2009
Location: AIA Chicago Office; 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL
Speaker: Marcus De La Fleur, Conservation Design Forum
AIA Chicago
SPROUT Annual Conference "Soak It Up: Phytotechnology Solutions for Water Challenges"
The conference will raise awareness and provide education about plant based solutions for wastewater and stormwater challenges.
March 30, 2009
Location: The Oregon Garden Resort, Silverton, Oregon
Speaker: Keynote Address by Dr. Gerould Wilhelm, PhD., Conservation Design Forum
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US Green Building Council- Chicago West Suburban Chapter Lecture
The Sustainable Sites Initiative
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Location: Barretts Home Theatre, 576 South IL Route 59, Naperville, IL 60540
Speaker: David Yocca - Principal, Conservation Design Forum
USGBC Chicago
Midewin-Burnham Legacy Project Charrette
40-50 volunteers to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Burnham Plan for Chicago by participating with our allied professionals in Planning and Architecture in preparing design concepts for the Midewin Tall Grass Prairie.
Saturday, March 21st
Location: Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon, IL
For more Info: Email Jose Magan @ Lindengroup.com
CONVERGE : EXCHANGE: What communities, activists and designers can teach each other - a Chicago Dialogue
Topic: The symposium includes an evening lecture and a daylong discussion about the expanding roles of architecture, the design community, community organizations and activists collaborating to create successful Chicago neighborhoods.
March 18-19, 2009
Location: Chicago Architecture Foundation, Egan Center at DePaul University
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NIRPC - Green Infrastructure and Low-Impact Development in Northwest Indiana
A workshop for consultants, developers, and engineers
Tuesday March 17, 2009
Location: Radisson Hotel a the Star Plaza, 8001 Delaware Place, Merrillville, IN
Speakers: James Patchett, Jason Navota, Tom Price - Conservation Design Forum
City of Milwaukee Green Roof Symposium
General design and implementation of green roof systems
Wednesday March 11, 2009
Location: Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1025 North Broadway, Milwaukee, WI
Speaker: Keynote Address by Dr. Gerould Wilhelm, PhD., Conservation Design Forum
More about the Symposium
Chicago Wilderness Conference: Wild Things 2009
The hydrologic cycle and the importance of integrated water resource planning in restoration projects
Saturday February 7, 2009
Location: University of Chicago
Speaker: Jim Patchett, Conservation Design Forum
Chicago Wilderness Conference
Tri-State Greenspace Conference
February 11, 2009
Location: Bev's on the River, 1110 Larsen Park Rd, Sioux City, Iowa
Speaker: James Patchett, President and Founder, Conservation Design Forum
For More Info: Email Linda Erickson at lerick@iastate.edu
AIA Chicago Committee on the Environment Lecture Series
Bringing Sustainability into the Landscape
Tuesday February 17, 2009
Location: AIAChicago Office. Located at 35 E Wacker Drive, Suite 250
Speaker: David Yocca, Conservation Design Forum
AIA Chicago
"Thinking Spring at the Oaks" Lecture
Examples of Living Sustainably
February 19, 2009
Location: The Oaks at St. Charles, Illinois
Speaker: Trish Beckjord, Conservation Design Forum
IIT - MLA Program
On-Site water storage and wetland restoration and creation
February 23, 2009
Location: IIT Chicago Campus
Speaker: Ryan Wilson, Conservation Design Forum
Wild Ones Seedling Northern Kane County Chapter Lecture
Seven Steps to Sustainability at Home
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Location: Christ the Lord Lutheran Church, Elgin, IL
Speaker: Trish Beckjord, CDF
Stewardship Network Conference 2009
Keynote Address. The Science, Practice and Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems
January 23-24, 2009
Location: Kellogg Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Speaker: Dr. Gerould Wilhelm, Principal Botanist and Ecologist, CDF
More about the Stewardship Network
Trees Forever Annual Conference: Woodland Legacy Symposium
Keynote Address: Opportunities to reframe ideas and rebuild our communities as "green" - economically and environmentally
December 4, 2008
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Speaker: James Patchett, President and Founder, Conservation Design Forum
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Ecological Design & Conservation Development: Durability, quality of life, and long-term cost-savings
December 9, 2008, 4:00-5:30 pm
Location: University of Northern Iowa, CEE Auditorium, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Speaker: James Patchett, President and Founder, Conservation Design Forum
Info: Free to the public. Contact Ron Gaines 268-5171 or Kamyar Enshayan 273-7575
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2008 Iowa Disaster Recovery Conference
December 9-10, 2008
Location: Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 E. 9th St, Coralville, IA 52241
Speaker: James Patchett, President and Founder, Conservation Design Forum
For More Info: Call 515.242.4761 or email: enviroassist@iowalifechanging.com
November 2008
GreenBuild 2008: U.S. Green Building Council’s International Conference and Expo
Water-centric Site Design- The Path to More Sustainable Places
Wednesday November 19, 4:00-5:30
Location: Boston, MA
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF; Tom Price, CDF; Jonathan Todd
Georgia Tech Student Planning Association 2008 World Town Planning Day Lecture
Water Centric Design - The Path to More Sustainable Places
Monday, November 10, 2008
Speakers: Dr. Gerould Wilhelm, Principal Botanist and Ecologist, CDF David Yocca, Principal Landscape Architect, CDF
Location: Georgia Tech University College of Architecture Auditorium
For More Info: Contact Brian Smart at bsmart@gatech.edu
Ground Water Federation 2008 National Conference: Going Green for Groundwater
Groundwater: An Important Aspect of Green Programs
Thursday November 18-20, 2008
Location: Desert Hot Springs, California, Miracle Springs Resort
Speaker: Dr. Gerould Wilhelm, CDF
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GreenBuild 2008: U.S. Green Building Council’s International Conference and Expo
Topic: Water-centric Site Design- The Path to More Sustainable Places
Wednesday November 19, 4:00-5:30
Location: Boston, MA
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF; Tom Price, CDF; Jonathan Todd
More about the GreenBuild Expo
Kendall County Planning Consortium
Prairie Landscaping
Thursday November 20, 2008; 7:00 pm
Location: Oswego Village Hall, Oswego Village Hall, Oswego, Illinois
Speaker: Trish Beckjord, Associate, Landscape Architect, CDF
October 2008
University of WI Department of Engineering Professional Development
Designing Bio/Infiltration Best management Practices for Stormwater Quality Improvement
October 6-7, 2008
Location: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Speaker: Tom Price, CDF
ASLA National Convention
The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Hydrology
October 6-8, 2008
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF; Tom Price, CDF
Earth Summit
Residential Sustainability
October 11, 2008
Location: Wheaton Franciscan Campus, Wheaton, Illinois Speaker: Trish Beckjord, CDF
September 2008
Kansas State University on Urban Sustainability
Monday September 8, 2008
Location: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Speaker: Jim Patchett, CDF
US EPA Brownfield Conference: "From Brown to Green: Sustainable Development of Contaminated Properties"
Tuesday September 9, 2008
Location: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Topic: Plenary Speaker
Speaker: Jim Patchett, CDF
The Conservation Foundation Conference
September 10, 2008
Location: Waubonsee Community College, Waubonsee IL
Speaker: Jason Navota, CDF
AIA 2008 Professional Development Conference
Green Infrastructure Round Table. "Conservation Planning: Collaborating with the Land"
Thursday September 11, 2008; 3:30-5:00
Location: Renaissance Chicago Hotel, Chicago, IL
Speaker: Jim Patchett, CDF; Terry Guen, TGDA; Robert Newport, US EPA
Going Green: Sustainable Communities and Farms
September 11-12, 2008
Location: Olympia Conference Center, Oconomowoc, WI 53066
Speaker: Gerould Wilhelm, CDF
Recycling, Reusing and Managing Stormwater: Using Low Impact Development Practices to Reduce Flooding and Recharge Ground Water
"The Nature of Water and Introduction to Infiltration"
"Low Impact Development Functions and Practices"
September 17, 2008
Location: University Center, College of Lake County
Speaker: Jason Navota, CDF; Jim Patchett, CDF
August 2008
22nd Annual Iowa Downtown Summit - Sponsored by the Iowa Department of Economic Development and the Federal Home Loan Bank
Preservation based downtown revitalization that is relevant to rural, mid-sized and urban communities
August 26-27, 2008
Location: Charles City, IA
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF
July 2008
Metropolitan Planning Organization and Council of Governments - Academy for Sustainable Communities Leadership Series
Sustainable Design
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Location: Kansas City, MO
Speaker: Gerould Wilhelm, PhD
American Planning Association (APA) Luncheon Series
Water-Centric Site Design- The Path to More Sustainable Places
July 30, 2008
Location: Chicago, IL
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF
June 2008
Greening the Heartland: Water-centric Site Design- The Path to More Sustainable Places
June 22-24, 2008
Location: St. Louis, MO
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF; Tom Price, CDF
May 2008
Lake Michigan Watershed Academy Conference: Regional Police and Implementation to Address Lake Michigan Water Quality.
Stormwater Management and Conservation Design
May 20-22, 2008
Location: The Calumet Conference Center; Purdue University, Calumet
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF
April 2008
2008 Green Tuesdays in the Village of Oak Park, IL
Integrated Human/Natural Landscapes
Tuesday April 15, 2008
Location: Oak Park Public Library – Small Meeting Room
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF
Contact Michael Iverson 708.383.1189 for further info.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Water Center 5th Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference. "Water Quality Challenges in the Great Plains"
Water Quality Issues Important to Nebraska and the Great Plains
Tuesday April 22 & Wednesday April 23, 2008
Location: Embassy Suites, Lincoln, Nebraska
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF, Keynote Presentation: "Emerging Culture of Green Roof Technology"
Sponsored by: the Sustainable Sites Initiative
Reclaiming the Ravines: Protecting Lake Michigan’s Ecological Treasures
Management Techniques for Ravine Owners and Municipalities
Thursday April 24, 2008
Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Speaker: Tom Price, PE – Conservation Design Forum
Root River Watershed Exhibit and Lecture
A Watershed History with A Vision For Tomorrow
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Location: Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, Mequon, Wisconsin
Speakers: Gerry Wilhelm, Conservation Design Forum
Margot Mazur, Caerulean Collaborative
March 2008
2008 Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management conference
"Retrofitting Urban Areas using Bioswales and Raingardens"
March 12, 2008
Location: Tinley Park, Illinois
Speaker: Eric Otto, PE, CDF; Julia Kennedy, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Dubuque, IA Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) "Put A "LID" On It! Low Impact Development Workshop"
Keynote Presentation
March 13, 2008; 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Location: Grand River Center, 500 Bell Street, Dubuque, Iowa
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF, Keynote Presentation: "Emerging Culture of Green Roof Technology"
Sponsored by: the Sustainable Sites Initiative
CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) Chicago Chapter Meeting: Rainwater Management
March 25, 2008; 6:30 PM
Location: Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson, Chicago IL
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF, Keynote Presentation: "Emerging Culture of Green Roof Technology"
Sponsored by: the Sustainable Sites Initiative
2008 Illinois ASLA Landscape Architecture Registration Exam (LARE) Review Session
March 29, 2008; 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: DePaul University Naperville Campus – Room 206
Instructors: Jason Cooper, RLA, CDF; Andrea Cooper, RLA, CDF
February 2008
2008 Maryland Contractors Association Winter Workshop: Grow in Winter
Ecological Vegetated Roof Systems—The Emerging Culture of Green Roofs
February 12-14, 2008
Location: Turf Valley Resort & Conference Center, Elliott City, Maryland
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF
Landscape Contractors Association
Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Conference: One Drop at a Time, New Resourceful Paradigms for the Small Scale
February 12-14, 2008
Location: The Penn State Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA
Speaker: Marcus de la fleur, CDF
Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery Association
10th annual Autumn Tree Care Experts Seminar: Sustainable Rainwater Management, Ecological Restoration, and Green
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Location: Chicago Botanic Garden
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF
Integrating Habitats Design Competition – Design
February 21, 2008
Location: Fields Ballroom, Portland Art Museum
Speaker: James Patchett, CDF
DuPage Area Engineers Week Speakers Forum Seminar
February 21, 2008
Location: IL Institute of Technology (IIT) Rice Campus
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF
Award Ceremony Feb. 26
Green Matters: Environment, Ethics, Education.
"Emerging Culture of Green Roof Technology"
February 22, 2008
Location: Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD
Speaker: Tom Price, CDF
Sponsored by: the Sustainable Sites Initiative
More about Green Matters
January 2008
2008 WESTERN Nursery and Landscape Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show
Keynote Presentation - "Emerging Culture of Green Roof Technology"
January 6-8, 2008
Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Speaker: David Yocca, CDF
Western Nursery & Landscape Association
DuPage Environmental Summit – Clean Water: We Can't Live Without It. Water Conservation in Homes.
Monday, January 9, 2008
Location: Benedictine University; Krasa Center; Lisle, IL
Speaker: Marcus de la fleur, CDF