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Pre-Conference Bay-Friendly Landscape Tour

Thu, Sep 16, 2010 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT

Alameda County

Speaker Cynthia Greenberg

Event Description

Join us for an exciting pre-conference tour of Bay-Friendly Rated landscapes in Alameda County!

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to visit a diverse selection of innovative Bay-Friendly civic landscapes – with a Bay-Friendly Qualified landscape architect as your tour guide.

This tour is the perfect complement to the Bay-Friendly Conference the following day, and a relaxed opportunity to network with other landscape professionals.

REGISTER NOW FOR THE CONFERENCE AND/OR TOUR

Transportation: Bio-diesel bus! We’ll depart from and return to an Oakland location. Some walking will be required at the tour sites (minimal difficulty).

Tour Highlights: We’ll travel a variety of sites including a housing development, a library, and a public park. Each landscape features sustainable practices that:

- Are suited to the local climate, soils and topography

- Reduce waste & help meet recycling goals

- Reduce water use on landscapes by 50% or more

- Prevent or reduce storm water pollution to our local creeks and bay

- Lower maintenance associated with mowing and shearing

- Reduce greenhouse-gas emissions

- Protect water quality by reducing pesticide use

Tour Guide: Cynthia Greenberg is a Landscape Architect at Design, Community and Environment. For the last three years she has been working with the Bay-Friendly Landscape program at StopWaste.Org providing technical assistance and rating landscapes throughout Alameda County. At DC&E she provides design and construction administration to a wide range of landscape architectural projects including streetscapes, plazas, parks, open space, and restoration throughout the Bay Area.

Transportation, lunch, water, snacks and Bay-Friendly informational materials will be provided.

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