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PUBLIC FORUM
  

Get Smart About Water

Strategies and Guidelines to Address Water Issues
Saturday, February 8, 2014, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sign-in Begins at 8:30 AM

Lafayette Parish South Regional Library
6101 Johnston St., Lafayette, Louisiana
  • Learn what Lafayette Consolidated Government is doing to enhance water quality, for recreation, ecotourism, parks, and public buildings.
     
  • See Low Impact Designs showing their impact on property values and cost effectiveness.
     
  • Discover how home gardens can be structured to increase water retention using rain gardens, permeable materials, and plant selection.
     
  • Observe methods to achieve Low Impact Development using strategies needed in parking lot construction, storm water management, and vegetative filtration.

Presenters:

Kelia Bingham, LCG Compliance Officer
Michael Cullen, Landscape Architect
Bess Foret, LGC Compliance Supervisor
Cathie Gilbert, LCG Planning and Zoning
Justin Lemoine, Landscape Architect,
Lisa Mahoney, LUS Conservation Specialist
Woody Martin, Sierra Club
Harold Schoeffler, Sierra Club
Sarah Schoeffler, Community Volunteer
Dan Spiller Jr., Landscape Architect

 The forum is free to the public. Interested are asked to pre-register

at WaterWorkshop@aol.com or phone 278-0698.

Coordinated by the League of Women Voters in partnership with Lafayette Garden Club, Sierra Club, TreesAcadiana, Lafayette Parish Master Gardener Association, Bayou Vermilion Preservation Association, Lafayette Consolidated Government Dept. of Public Works, Lafayette Parish School System, Lafayette Utilities System, Acadiana Nature Station and
Lafayette Public Library System

 


 Thanks for your continuing interest in issues that affect our community.
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  • Home
  • Programming
    • Reviving Resilient Landscapes >
      • 1. Leonville Boat Launch Bankline Stabilization
      • 2. Nature Station Trail Bridge
      • 3. Acadiana Park Walking Track
      • 4. Freetown Heritage Park
      • 5. Neyland Park Urban Planting
      • 6. Park Des Ponts Breaux Bridge
      • 7. City Park Pond New Iberia
      • 8. Palmetto Island Bank Stabilization
    • Symposium >
      • Symposium Programs
    • Painted Rain Barrel Contest
    • Vermilion River Alliance (VRA)
    • Water Quality Sampling Program
  • Resources
    • Resources for Teachers
    • Maps
    • Water Basics
  • About
    • Board
    • Events >
      • Appreciation of Watershed Heritage by Ray Brassieur
    • History >
      • Photos
  • STORE
  • Join
  • Calendar/News
  • Contact
    • What Can I Do?