NRCS Plants for conservation

http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/mdpmc/photo.html#Cons%20Practices

Stormwater Management in Arid and Drought-Prone Regions

Desert SW SWM

http://stormh2o.com/january-february-2009/rainwater-harvesting-reuse.aspx

PLACE - Planning Active Community Living Environments

http://law.du.edu/documents/rmlui/place.pdf

Rocky Mountain Land Institute -- 88 slide ppt Brief history of planning movements in US, 1990s to present = "Putting People back into Planning" cites FHA policy changes, Smart Growth, New Urbanism and trend to put public health back into Planning


LID is identified as the first component of that in the Built Environment Systems category (6 categories)

Bioretention studies annotated list from UMD Civil Engineering

http://www.ence.umd.edu/~apdavis/LID-Publications.htm

New Nitrogen Calculator from the Chesapeake Bay Trust

Chesapeake Bay Nitrogen Calculator

How? CBF’s Nitrogen Calculator is designed to answer that question.

Modeled after existing “carbon calculators”, our Nitrogen Calculator is designed to:

1. Help you learn how your actions add to water pollution problems in the Chesapeake watershed by calculating your “nitrogen footprint.”
   
2. Help you learn how to reduce pollution by providing suggestions for minimizing your “footprint.”

Eventually, our Nitrogen Calculator will be linked to the Chesapeake Fund, an exciting new initiative that the Chesapeake Bay Foundation is launching with Forest Trends and the World Resources Institute. The Chesapeake Fund will leverage private investment to tackle the problem of water pollution across the Chesapeake watershed, by making it easy and affordable for citizens and businesses to reduce and offset their nitrogen pollution emissions.

Chesapeake Stormwater Network Blog

http://www.chesapeakestormwater.net/blog/2008/12/3/chesnetstormnews-4.html

This is a blog focused on the Chesapeake Bay Watershed issues and specifications; also includes research highlights. Subscription to the blog's network is an option

AIA Green building campaign

http://www.aia.org/walkthewalk/?gclid=CIza_bzYzJcCFQrFGgodyXYX7g

Walk the Walk - links to how to be greener from design and client side.

Viva la LID Difference!

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1732821.php

Orange County LID Demonstration project illustrates LID difference

Economics of Green Streets and LID

http://www.econw.com/reports/2008_ECONorthwest_NEMO_Low-Impact-Development.pdf/

pdf of ppt presentation on economic benefits of Green Streets and LID practices

USDA - New Office of Ecosystem Service and Markets

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal

This is a brand new DC based office.

Urban Forest tree carbon calculator tool development/ release!

Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:25 am (PST)

Center for Urban Forest Research Tree Carbon Calculator December 15,
2008

The U.S. Forest Service's Center for Urban Forest Research recently
developed a "Tree Carbon Calculator". This calculator helps quantify the
benefits of the urban forest, aiding homeowners, schools, citizen's
groups and governments to choose the best species for their climate
zones. Once the user enters information on the climate region and tree's
size or age it produces=2 0information on: carbon dioxide stored in the
tree due to its growth over many years, carbon dioxide sequestered
during the past year and dry weight of aboveground biomass that could be
utilized if the tree was removed. The tool was designed for use in urban
communities in California, but since California covers so many climate
zones, it's likely to be useful for many other areas of the country as
well. This calculator is intended as "proof of concept" software that
is in the testing phase. It is provided "as is" without warranty of any

kind. In 2009, data for other tree species in climate regions across the
U.S. will be added, and in 2010, this version will be replaced by a
Web-based version with greater functionality.

To view this on-line tool visit:
http://www.fs. fed.us/ccrc/ topics/urban- forests/ctcc/

This tool is part of the Climate Change Resource Center, which is a
reference Web site for resource managers and decisionmakers who need
information and tools to address climate change in planning and project
implementation on lands in the Western United States.

To view this Web site visit: http://www.fs. fed.us/

New conferences for 2009!

http://www.conservationfund.org/node/890
Looking Beyond the Transportation Footprint July 13-16,2009 ($175 for reg) $121/night lodging which inc. 3 meals/day

and
more details to come:

Modeling Impacts on Climate Change in the Chesapeake Bay Region

Working in partnership with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Geographic and a host of other partners, The Conservation Leadership Network will be holding a workshop in the fourth quarter of 2009 on Climate Change and Green Infrastructure in the Chesapeake Region.

Green infrastructure is defined as a strategically planned and managed network of natural lands, working landscapes, and other open spaces that conserve ecosystem values and functions and provide associated benefits to human populations. Green infrastructure planning provides an excellent context in which to discuss climate change and its impacts on both the natural and built environment.

Participants in this workshop will explore how their network designs are impacted vis-à-vis various sea-level rises. A design team for this workshop will be formed in the New Year. Visit this page again for further details!

Spotlight - Training

The Conservation Leadership Network announces the following courses for 2009:

• Strategic Conservation Planning Using the Green Infrastructure Approach

• Balancing Nature and Commerce in Communities that Neighbor Public Lands

National Conference for Nonpoint Source & Stormwater Outreach

Subject: National Conference for Nonpoint
Source & Stormwater Outreach
- Call for Abstracts & Workshops Submission Deadline: January 30, 2009



EPA and
USDA CSREES National Water Program are pleased to announce the Fifth National Conference for Nonpoint Source and
Stormwater Outreach. The theme of the conference is "Achieving Results with Tight Budgets."
The conference will take place in Portland,
Oregon on May 11-14, 2009. See the
conference website (epa.gov/nps/ outreach2009) for more
information.

- seeking abstracts and workshops for the following topics.

· Reaching Our Audiences
with Outcome-Based Outreach
· Evaluating Impact of
Outreach Efforts
· Promoting Green
Development
· Using Technology for
Outreach

If you have questions, please contact:

Jen McDonnell

Tetra Tech, Inc.

Phone: (703) 385-6000

Email: jennifer.mcdonnell@ tetratech. com

Or

Don Waye

U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency

Nonpoint Source
Control Branch (OWOW/AWPD)

Phone: (202) 566-1170

Email: waye.don@epa. gov

Bioengineering articles

http://www.fao.org/docrep/x0622e/x0622e0s.htm#TopOfPage

International articles on slope stabilization and other planting strategies for bioengineering

NC opinion piece on what the new Gov. of NC should do for Coastal NC

http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/columns/story/1336615.html

This top 10 list focuses on environmental and economic solutions for the coast and links the efforts via a proposed jobs program that would be green jobs.

Sustainable landscape construction

http://courses.caup.washington.edu/LARCH/433/Slope/components.htm

construction case studies, green technologies

DC DOE Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Washington-DC/DC-Department-of-the-Environment/18765892269

This is one way that the DC DOE is attempting to stay up to date/ in touch

see also: www.greenjobsconference.org

The conference on Green Jobs "Making a Down Payment on the Green Economy" is set for Feb 4-6.2009 at the Marriott Wardman Park Washington DC

DC DOE stormwater presentation

http://ddoe.dc.gov/ddoe/frames.asp?doc=/ddoe/lib/ddoe/stormwaterdiv/New_DC_Stormwater_Paradigm.pdf

NC Coop Extension- Building a Back Yard Rain Garden

http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/topic/raingarden/Building.htm

Tabs for Stormwater and your rain garden, building a rain garden, plant selection, garden maintenance, garden location, sizing the garden, garden location, soils...an more!

Portland Metro- Integrating Habitats - An Exploration in residential Urban Ecology

https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/zcvieth/web/zviethfiles/Z_Vieth_07_1216_Portland_Urban_Final.pdf

Poster illustrating a concept of adopting an Oak Savanna/ woodland ecosystem with 4 key building blocks for sustainable growth: Stormwater community Park, Multi-family unit, single family unit and connecting corner bump out

Enhanced Green Build-Out Model - DC

http://www.tetratech-ffx.com/greencsos/pdf/4cs.pdf

Limnotech presentation from Sept. of 2008 "Quantifying Stormwater Management Benefits of Green Infrastructure in the District of Columbia

STARs rating system for transportation being developed

http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?&c=44270&a=217361

STARS - It's LEED's for Transportation

Why create a Sustainable Transportation and Access Rating System? Transportation has major economic, environmental and social implications. The ability to provide access to goods and services is fundamental to economic health and social equity, but current transportation practices are financially and envrionmentally unsustainable. Transportation is a major source of North American climate pollution, and lags the electricity generation and building secotrs in shrinking its carbon footprint.....

more information can be found by following the link

SustainLane ratings - sustainable living ratings

http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?a=212786&c=39132 ranks Portland in the top 50 US cities for sustainablity

also check SustainLane.com "People Powered Sustainability Guide"

World Going Green InterNetwork

http://www.worldgoingreen.com/

Worldgoingreen is your internet tv resource for everything you want to know about your world goin’ green. Check out the latest tips in green design, fashion, energy products, landscaping and more by clicking on the VIDEOS link above. Our goal at worldgoingreen is to provide a “Green InterNetwork” of timely, viable and informative content. Each one of us can make an impact on the world we live in, and we are dedicated to making positive, lasting changes to keep our world goin’ green.

New EPA Water Budget Tool released

http://land.asla.org/2008/1201/water.html

As part of its WaterSense partnership program, the Environmental Protection Agency has developed a tool to guide builders, landscape professionals, and irrigation partners through the water-budget calculations of draft specifications for new water-efficient, single-family homes. The landscape water-budget tool will help determine:

• The amount of water the designed landscape is allowed, or budgeted, based on EPA criteria
• How much water the designed landscape requires based on climate, plant type, and irrigation system efficiency
• Whether the designed landscape meets the budgeted amount

George Washington University Green Roof website

http://facilities.gwu.edu/GreenRoof/
They will be updating pictures monthly for the first year to document the green roof which was installed in October 2008.