2021 GSI Seminar

August 19, 2021 | Holland Civic Center Place

The MACC hosted a 5th annual green stormwater infrastructure seminar at the Holland Civic Center (and via Zoom) on August 19. This year we rebranded the seminar as the West Michigan Green Stormwater Infrastructure Seminar to be more reflective of our audience and the topics covered. Presentations included:

• Incorporating Green Infrastructure in Place Based Real Estate Development by Dana Kollewehr, EDFP, Community Assistance Specialist, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (presented remotely)
• Cracking the Code: Using PACE to Finance Green Stormwater Infrastructure by Nathan Griswold, GRP, ASLA, CNSP, President, Inhabitect, LLC (presented remotely)
• Vital Streets: Incorporating Green Infrastructure into Complete Streets by Carrie Rivette, PE, Wastewater/Stormwater Maintenance Superintendent, City of Grand Rapids
• ‘Shed Talks
  • Grand River Watershed by Wendy Ogilvie, Director of Environmental Programs, GVMC
  • Kalamazoo River Watershed, Cheryl Vosburg, Executive Director, Kalamazoo River Watershed Council
  • Macatawa Watershed, Kelly Goward, Environmental Program Manager, MACC
• Rainscaping for Businesses: Using Nature as an Asset by Shanyn Viars, Economic and Policy Research Associate, American Rivers
• Macatawa Rainscaping by Kelly Goward, MACC
• Using Interactive Digital Storytelling to Engage Stakeholders in Green Stormwater Infrastructure Planning by Donald D. Carpenter, PhD, P.E., LEED AP, Drummond Carpenter, PLLC
• Sponsor presentation from Ferguson Waterworks

Full program agenda
Session descriptions and speaker bios

Thank you to our Sponsors!

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