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TextFairfax County Partners to Sponsor Environmental Workshops
Fairfax County Office of Public
Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
703-324-3187, TTY 711, FAX 703-324-2010
March 23, 2006
Fairfax County Partners to Sponsor Environmental Workshops and Tours
Residents are invited to attend the Living Lightly – Living Green series of environmental workshops and tours to learn about earth-friendly living, building and transportation in Northern Virginia. The workshop series, which began in March, will continue through July 2006.
Fairfax County is partnering with Arlington County, Falls Church, the city of Alexandria and various environmental groups to host the educational workshops series developed to teach residents about natural building techniques and methods for creating a healthier environment for communities and families. Most programs are free, but some require reservations.
A few upcoming workshops are listed below:
Green Roofs: Sunday, April 23, 2 - 3:30
p.m.
Join us for a fun and informative talk and demonstration about vegetated
roofs, also known as green or living roofs. Nancy Striniste,
landscape designer and green roof owner, and Greg Long, green roof
expert, will share their experience with green roofs in Arlington and
other places around the world to provide home and business owners with
practical information and guidance for exploring possibilities for their
own projects.
Demonstrating Innovation Tour: Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m.
- noon
Join us for a tour of a rain garden, green roof and permeable parking
lot at Fairfax County’s Providence District Government Building. Local
experts will lead a guided tour of these three innovative low-impact
development projects, which collect rain for the purpose of reducing
stormwater runoff and protect local sources of drinking water. Find out
how the innovative techniques used at the Providence building can be used
in your own projects and around the home.
Workshop and tour descriptions, as well as dates and locations, are available on Fairfax County’s Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/stormwater/events.htm, or by calling Krystal Kearns, Fairfax County Stormwater Management communication specialist at 703-324-5500, TTY 711.
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