Daily Archives: August 26, 2013

Fall Programs in the Foundations of Botanical Drawing and Painting

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Celebrate the colors of the fall, recording their vivid and vibrant palette while learning how to realistically record your subject matter in pencil, then in watercolor, with Wellesley College Botanic Gardens’ lead instructor and Education Director Sarah Roche (her painting of Hops is pictured below.)  Through demonstrations and tutorials, Sarah will introduce you to the traditional art and science of botanical drawing and painting.  Instructional focus includes observational skills, drawing, composition, design and watercolor techniques.  All abilities are welcome.  This course is the core of the WCBG Friends’ Botanical Art Program.  Choose either 8 Wednesdays, September 11 and 18, October 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, and November 6, or 8 Thursdays, September 12 and 19, October 3, 10. 17, 24, 31, and November 7.  All classes meet 9:30 – 12:30 at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens Visitor Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts.  Members $240, nonmembers $295.  Call 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu to register.

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Wednesday, September 18, 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm – Combining Green & Grey in Combined Sewer Watersheds

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“Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” – Tom Lehrer

Many communities with combined sanitary and stormwater sewers are exploring the best ways to reduce the incidence of combined sewer overflows (CSOs). There has been much made about the battle. . .or more often blending. . . of grey and green infrastructure components to achieve overall CSO reductions. Green infrastructure approaches show promise in that they can reduce stormwater runoff volumes (and associated pollutant loads) entering the combined system and can have multiple benefits, such as helping to “green” the city. Many CSO communities are asking the tough questions, such as how much can green infrastructure actually reduce overflows and how do costs compare to the grey alternatives? How can green infrastructure be incorporated into CSO Long Term Control Plans? This Center for Watershed Protection webcast on Wednesday, September 18, 12 – 2 EST,  will explore how various CSO communities are seeking to implement green solutions.

Speakers for this webcast are:

Brandon C. Vatter, P.E., Senior Project Manager, Hatch Mott MacDonald (Cincinnati, OH), Karen Sands, Manager of Sustainability, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (Milwaukee, WI), and Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, Environmental Manager, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (Cleveland, OH)

Fee of $149 may be paid online at http://bmb.goemerchant.com/cart/cart.aspx?ST=buy&Action=add&Merchant=centerforwatershedprotection&ItemNumber=2013Webcast6.

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