Greening Up Stormwater Management: Green Infrastructure in Columbia County

Saturday, September 15^th , 2012 8:45am - 1:00pm

Adults

Free

Green infrastructure practices use natural processes to filter pollutants from stormwater runoff and promote groundwater recharge. Learn about the benefits of green infrastructure and tour the library’s green practices.

Resources

• Agenda
• Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies - Road Salt Solutions
• Green Infrastructure and Town Codes
• Hudson Valley Green Infrastructure Examples
• Managing Stormwater with Green Infrastructure
• Municipal Policies to Promote Green Infrastructure
• NYS Stormwater Permits and Regulations
• NYSDEC Trees for Tribs Program
• Resources for Municipalities

The event was held at Roeliff Jansen Community Library, 9091 Route 22, south of the Hillsdale hamlet. It was sponsored by Hudson River Estuary Program and Water Resource Institute of New York at Cornell University, with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties, Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District, Lower Hudson Coalition of Conservation Districts, and Columbia Land Conservancy

For more information, contact Ellen Jouret-Epstein at 518.392.5252, ext. 208 or ellen@clctrust.org.