Our Woodland Legacy Symposium
Opening Session
An introduction by Trees Forever founder and CEO Shannon Ramsey and a welcome to the symposium by Cedar Rapids' Mayor Protempore Monica Vernon.
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Session Two
Introduction by Jacque Holloway, Holloway Family Environmental Trust, of keynote speaker Doug Mensing, Senior Ecologist, Applied Ecological Services, Prior Lake, MN, whose topic is "We're All in This Together—Achieving Sustainability through Partnerships.
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Session Three, Part 1
Lynnae Hentzen, Director, Center on Sustainable Communities, "Sustainability Policy and Practices: What's Happening in Iowa."
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Session Three, Part 2
Les Beck, Director, Linn County Planning and Development, continues "Sustainability Policy and Practices: What's Happening in Iowa."
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Session Four
Laura Carstens, Manager, Dubuque Planning Services, discusses "The Sustainable Dubuque Plan: An Economic Asset."
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Session Five
From Policy to Practice: How do we get there? John Myers, Chair, Trees Forever Board of Directors, introduces the panal discussion moderated by Rich Patterson, Director of the Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar Rapids, IA. Panelists: Brent Oleson, Linn County Supervisor; Monica Vernon, Cedar Rapids City Council; Tom Treharne, Planning and Development Director, Marion, IA; Christine Butterfield, Community Development Director, City of Cedar Rapids; Rob Davis, Engineering Manager, City of Cedar Rapids; Jim Sattler, President, Jim Sattler, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA.
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Workshop One
Creating a Unified Development Code. Laura Carstens, Manager Planning Services, City of Dubuque, IA.
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Workshop Two
The Principals of Low Impact Development (LID). Loren Hoffman, Landscaped Architect and Allen Witt, Principal, Hall & Hall Engineers, Hiawatha, IA; Meredith Borchardt and Karen Brook, Program Managers, Trees Forever.
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Workshop Three
Green Infrastructure: Integrating Natural Systems in the Built Environment. Gary Pradoski, Senior Engineer, PE, Applied Ecological Services, Illinois, and Ryan D. Peterson, Landscape Architect, ASLA, LEED® AP, RDG Planning and Design.
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Wrap-up
Reports on workshop discussions and closing remarks.