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June
27, 2008 Seminar
Series Presents Green Infrastructure Vision Regional
biodiversity conservation will be the topic of the next Go with the
Flow--Get to Know Our Indiana Coastal Resources seminar series on
Wednesday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Purdue University Calumet. In
his seminar entitled “A Green Infrastructure Vision for Chicago
Wilderness,” natural resource engineer Dennis Dreher will discuss the
Chicago Wilderness Green Infrastructure Vision--a regional-scale map that
identifies 1.8 million acres of resource protection areas recommended by
Chicago Wilderness resource experts. By
mapping an on-the-ground vision of what could and should be protected in our
landscape, the Green Infrastructure Vision goes a step beyond the Chicago
Wilderness Consortium’s previous guide plan--the Biodiversity Recovery
Plan--which has won state and national awards for its approach to regional
biodiversity conservation. “Experts
have recommended acquisition, conservation easements, greenway connections,
restoration, and conservation development principles as key tools to achieve
this vision,” said Dreher. Dreher, who has over 30
years of expertise in a variety of water and natural resource issues, is the
director of conservation design for Cowhey Gudmundson Leder, Ltd, a land use
engineering firm. Since joining the company in 2006, he has played a lead role
in incorporating conservation design principles into a variety of private and
public development projects. Dreher
is the second speaker in Go with the Flow series--a five-part seminar
series intended raise awareness of land use practices on Lake
Michigan’s coastal resources in Indiana. Upcoming
seminars in the series are:
The series
is being funded through a grant Purdue Calumet received from the Lake Michigan
Coastal Program. Other sponsors are Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources. The
seminar series will take place at the Calumet Conference Center. For
directions, go to www.calumet.purdue.edu/thecenter.
For any additional information, contact Leslie Dorworth, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
aquatic ecology specialist, at 219-989-2726 or dorworth@calumet.purdue.edu. --30-- The
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program is one of 30 National Sea Grant
College Programs. Created by Congress in 1966, Sea Grant combines university,
government, business and industry expertise to address coastal and Great Lakes
needs. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the National
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the University of Illinois and Purdue
University. Irene
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