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  • Saturday, August 24, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, and Thursday, August 29, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Stormwater Advocates Training

    Learn how to halt or reduce pollution that harms your town’s water at a unique training by the Massachusetts Watershed Coalition (MWC). This Stormwater Advocates Training (SWAT) offers a mix of stimulating workshops and fieldwork for people who want to help their communities reduce polluted runoff.

    Local streets are pollution pathways that convey hot, dirty, oily storm runoff into streams and ponds. These pollutants accumulate and cause the steady decline of urban and suburban waterways.  Fortunately, there are effective and inexpensive practices to fix stormwater problems. Expert speakers will present valuable guidance and participants will receive MWC assistance in selecting practices to achieve the most pollutant reduction for the least cost.

    SWAT training is offered on August 24 (Part 1: 9am – 1pm) and Aug. 29  (Part 2: 5-9 pm) in Northampton. The registration fee is $40 for the  workshops, materials and refreshments. Pre-registration is requested.  Please phone 978-534-0379, or email bgy@commonwaters.org by August 20.  A detailed description is online at www.commonwaters.org/events/be-a-stormwater-advocate.

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  • Wednesday, February 29, 6:00 pm reception, 6:30 lecture – Phytotechnologies: A Productive Planting Approach

    Phytotechnology, the ability of plants to uptake and remove contaminates from soil, is gaining attention in the fields of sustainability and landscape architecture. From gas stations burdened with fuel spills, to brownfields contaminated with heavy industrial pollutants, cost-effective, natural cleanup methods can be an effective strategy in mitigating pollutants. This Wednesday, February 29 presentation at the Hunnewell Building at the Arnold Arboretum will cover the basic fundamentals of phytotechnology, advantages and limits of plant-based cleanup, and implications for future integration in design and planning. Current case studies will also be presented by Niall Kirkwood, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Technology, Harvard Graduate School of Design, and Kate Kennen, Principal, Kennen Landscape Architecture.
    Fee: Free to Arnold Arboretum and BSLA members; $25 nonmember. Register online at www.arboretum.harvard.edu. Offered with the Boston Society of Landscape Architects.