Introducing: Green infrastructure for coastal resilience workshops

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Reserve your spot for coastal green infrastructure resilience workshops

The Michigan Coastal Management Program and Michigan Sea Grant, MSU Extension are offering a new, one-day training workshop: Introducing Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience

Green infrastructure can play a critical role in making coastal communities more resilient to natural hazards and threats to water quality.

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management will lead participants through the fundamentals of green infrastructure in a workshop featuring local speakers, group discussions and activities. Participants will learn what they can do to support green infrastructure in their communities.

Sessions:

May 14, 2019 - Alpena, Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center 
May 15, 2019 - Bay City, DoubleTree by Hilton
May 17, 2019 - Dearborn, University of Michigan, Fairlane Center South

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Cost: $45, includes light refreshments and lunch

Continuing education: Six hours of certification maintenance credits for this course have been approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners. Five core continuing education credits have been approved for certified floodplain managers.

Register for a workshop ►

This workshop is available through the NOAA Digital Coast Partnership.

For questions about registration, please contact Alana Berthold.
For questions about the workshop, please contact Madeleine Gorman in the Michigan Office of the Great Lakes

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