Green Infrastructure Soak Up the Rain Webinars
2024 EPA Green Infrastructure “Soak Up the Rain” Webinar Series
AT THE INTERSECTION OF EQUITY & GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
EPA recognizes that fulfilling our mission of protecting human health and the environment depends on our ability to protect and lift-up communities with environmental justice concerns that have been overburdened by pollution and as a result are more vulnerable to climate change. Green infrastructure can help to reduce the disproportionate impacts of stormwater and flooding on these communities especially in the era of climate change.
Green infrastructure can also provide additional benefits to communities:
- Increased access to green space.
- Cooling and relief from the sun.
- Traffic-calming.
- Community gathering spaces and natural beauty.
Using green infrastructure practices can help to remedy inequities in access to these amenities that exist between neighborhoods or between demographic groups.
For the 2024 “Soak Up the Rain” webinar series, we will showcase projects and practice at the intersection of equity and green infrastructure for addressing environmental justice.
Winter 2024 -- Igniting Community Imagination: Advancing Green Infrastructure Implementation Through Arts and Culture
- Webinar presenters will explore the role of arts and culture in green infrastructure planning and implementation and how artists can act as “trusted messengers” in communities where implementing green infrastructure may be met with skepticism.
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Upcoming Webinars
Conserving Rural Landscapes: Green Infrastructure, Climate Resilience and Indigenous Knowledge
Date: October 17, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Our rural landscapes are being threatened by extreme weather patterns brought on by climate change causing drought, soil erosion and flooding. Green infrastructure practices like land conservation, infiltration and water harvesting can help us address the challenges. Though sometimes referred to as “innovative” these practices are, in fact, rooted in ancient knowledge that has been used by native peoples for centuries. Panelists for this webinar will discuss how indigenous knowledge and storytelling can reframe how landscapes are viewed, valued and managed; how soil and water conservation techniques are being used to adapt to drought conditions; and how green infrastructure can make our rural places more resilient as well as create a unique sense-of-place.
Speakers
Rachel Billiot, Environmental Educator and Indigenous Storyteller
Pete Van Dyck, Owner, Van Dyck Earthworks & Design LLC
Scott Cataffa, Partner and Co-founder, Plural Studio
Past Webinars
Related Webinar Series
- EPA Water Finance Webinars and Forums — EPA's Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center hosts a series of water finance forums to bring together communities with drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater project financing needs.
- Watershed Academy Low Impact Development Webcasts — EPA's Watershed Academy offers monthly webcasts related to the implementation of watershed approaches to preserve and restore aquatic ecosystems. It has presented nine 2-hour webcasts on green infrastructure.