Highlighting Nature-Based BMPs in the Lower Meramec and the Region
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Check-In Begins at 8:30 am
Where:
Wildwood Municipal Building
16860 Main St.
Wildwood, MO 63040
Online registration opens on Monday, September 9th
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The purpose of the Summit is to build interest, increase knowledge, and promote the use of nature-based BMPs, and encourage the installation of similar practices to address and prevent stream impairments.
Speakers and Topics:
Parking Lot and Building Modifications to Reduce Stormwater Impacts
– Allison Joyce, Missouri Botanical Garden
Tower Grove Park Stream Daylighting Project
– Bill Reininger, Tower Grove Park
Willow Staking at Lower Meramec County Park
– Bonnie Harper, Open Space STL
Stream Bank Stabilization Efforts Along Deer Creek
– Tom Schweiss, Great Rivers Greenway
Kiefer Creek in Castlewood State Park Stream Bank Restoration
– Rob Hunt, The Nature Conservancy
More information and resources for green infrastructure can be found on the East-West Gateway website here.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, has provided partial funding for this project (G22-NPS-06) under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.