Balancing Nature and Commerce in Western Maryland – Understanding the Environmental and Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure

Balancing Nature and Commerce in Western Maryland –

Understanding the Environmental and Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure

Where: The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center

40 SOUTH CARROLL STREET

FREDERICK, MARYLAND 21701

When: May 12, 2004, 8:30am - 4:30pm

Cost: $10.00. Lunch is included.

For more information, visit www.potomacfriends.org or www.communitycommons.org. Or, contact us at

301-495-6699 (Friends of the Potomac) or 301-662-3000 (Community Commons).

Pre-registration is required.

Like many areas of the Potomac River Basin, communities in Western Maryland are faced with

balancing a myriad of community needs, including growth, cost of living, and quality of life. But

how and where does natural resource protection fit in?

Workshop objectives:

ß Provide local leaders with the principles and implementation tools necessary to balance

natural resource protection with growth and development;

ß Foster regional land use planning and green infrastructure implementation;

ß Gain insight into similar planning and implementation processes in communities across the

region;

ß Foster a greater understanding of the economic impacts and benefits of green infrastructure

and low impact development efforts.

Join us for a one-day workshop and discussion on green infrastructure, local land use planning,

the effectiveness of partnerships, and improving the bottom line. Speakers include Ed

McMahon of The Conservation Fund. To register, visit www.potomacfriends.org or

www.communitycommons.org.

This workshop is a partnership of Community Commons, Frederick County Watershed Restoration

Action Strategy, the Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, The Conservation Fund, Friends of the

Potomac, and the National Park Service National Capital Region Partnership Office and the

National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program.

Green Infrastructure

Workshop Series

RSVP: westernmd@potomacfriends.org

The Green Infrastructure Workshop Series is brought to you by Friends of the Potomac and the National Park Service, National Capital

Region through the Potomac American Heritage Rivers Initiative and The Conservation Fund. Our goal is to foster the exchange of ideas,

techniques, case studies, and strategies on topics impacting land use and stewardship within the Potomac basin. Funding for this workshop

was also provided in part by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, www.chesapeakebaytrust.org.