Pre-Conference Bay-Friendly Landscape Tour

Thursday, September 16, 2010

8:30 am – 3:30 pm

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 large-scale Bay-Friendly 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.

Transportation: We'll depart from and return to the StopWaste.Org office in downtown Oakland.

Time: Please arrive at StopWaste.Org no later than 8:30 a.m. Tour begins promptly at 8:45 a.m. Bus will return to the StopWaste.Org office by 3:30 p.m.

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 of 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.

Cost: Qualify for discount tour registration! Join the Bay-Friendly Coalition now (or renew your membership) to save $15 per registration. Click here for membership information.

$70 Bay-Friendly Coalition Members

$85 Non-Members

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

Click here to learn more about the tour.

Registration: Space is limited! 

Register for the Conference and/or Tour

For More Information:

Contact Joanne Connelly, Conference Planner

Joanne@BayFriendlyCoalition.org

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