Green Infrastructure Maintenance Training
Presented by the Calumet Stormwater Collaborative Training and Maintenance Workgroup
As part of the Calumet Stormwater Collaborative, IDNR-CMP has contributed to developing a 1-day introduction to green infrastructure maintenance training.
The pilot run of this free training is being offered just in time for field season, featuring trainers from OAI workforce development, Chicago Region Trees Initiative, Cardno, Parkland College, Re-Ecology LTD, and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago among others.
When: (next week!) March 10, 2020 from 8:30am-5pm, with lunch provided
Where: South Suburban College - 15800 State St, South Holland IL
Cost: Free!
Register: email Highbridge@oai.inc.org or call (312) 528-3557
Topics to be covered:
- Introduction to Stormwater and Green Infrastructure
- Types of green infrastructure. (Bioretention, Bioswales, Vegetated Filtration Strips, Flow-through planters, Stormwater Wetlands)
- Soils
- Green Infrastructure Planning and Location
- A Day on the Job
- Green Infrastructure Plants and Design
- The Value of Trees
- Green Infrastructure Maintenance
- Safety Overview
- Resource Fair
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