Stormwater Solutions Workshops

Green development workshops help you turn rain into a resource – benefiting the developer, the community, the environment, and the bottom line.

Capitalize on your natural assets. Attend a Stormwater Solutions Workshop. Leading experts address common questions about low-impact site development practices, costs and benefits, maintaining green stormwater facilities, and local governments encouraging innovation.

Who should attend?

Builders, developers, designers, stormwater engineers, elected officials, planners, public works staff, watershed councils and other professionals involved in or interested in land development.
Workshops include:

• Leading experts and practitioners in the fields of building, site planning, engineering and economics
• Local case studies, real-life experiences and lessons learned
• Educational materials
• Technical guidance
• The latest information on permits and codes
• Networking opportunities 

 
How to register for workshops:

Online registration is fast, easy and secure. Click the "Register" button below each workshop description to register online using a credit card. If you need to pay with a check or would like us to send you an invoice, please call Karen Roberti at 503-222-1963 x100 or email karenr (at) oeconline.org.

Upcoming events

Stormwater Solutions for Coastal Communities
May 20: Cannon Beach

9 am - 1pm, followed by an optional site visit

3400 South Hemlock
Tolovana Park
Cannon Beach, Oregon 97145

Cost: $20.00 includes lunch

Speakers: Steve Fancher is the City of Gresham's Watershed Division Manager. Steve has worked on many green street projects for the cities of Gresham and Portland, and he has sage advice for communities that are considering adopting low-impact development practices for improved stormwater management.

Joe Balden, Certified Arborist
Frank Burris, Curry County Watershed Extension
Jeff Harrington, HLB OTAK
Colby Weathers, Native Landscape Design

Online registration for this workshop is closed. You may register at the door; we cannot guarantee lunch for late registrants. 

May 26: Coos Bay

9 am - 1pm, followed by an optional site visit
Location: Mill Casino
3201 Tremont Avenue
North Bend, OR 97459

Cost: $10.00 includes lunch

Speakers: Maria Cahill, Green Girl Land Development Solutions. Maria explains the principles and practices of low-impact development from the perspective of an experienced green project manager with a background in civil engineering design.

David Holman, Port Orford Planning Commission
Harry Hoogesteger, South Coast Watershed Councils
Robert Vandervelden - Home Builders Association of SWO
Derek Windham – Engineering Coordinator, City of North Bend
Jim Hossley – Public Works and Development Director, City of Coos Bay
Shannon Souza – Sol Coast Consulting and Design

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Past events in this series:

Low-Impact Site Development from Start to Finish (Eugene workshop)

WHEN: Nov. 18 (Wed.) 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

WHERE: 500 East 4th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401

COST: $50. Includes lunch. Scholarships are available.

SPEAKERS & AGENDA: Maria Cahill, sustainable site development specialist with Green Girl Land Development Solutions and Derek Godwin, watershed management specialist and Marion County chair for OSU Extension Service and Oregon Sea Grant. Learn how the site development process impacts sustainability goals for stormwater management in this hands-on workshop. Multidisciplinary teams will collaborate with guidance from trainers on a case study to prevent and mitigate these impacts throughout the master planning, design, construction, and operations and maintenance phases, revisiting earlier phases and updating the plan as new insights are made.

Making Low Impact Development a Reality in Your Community (Salem workshop)

Online registration for this workshop is now closed.

WHEN: Sep. 30 (Wed) - 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
Followed by optional tour from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

WHERE: Salem: Pringle Creek Community, 2110 Strong Road SE, Salem, Oregon 97305

COST: $35 for general public, $20 for HBA members

SPEAKERS: Steve Fancher is implementing LID and sustainable stormwater management in Gresham, where he is the City’s watersheds division manager.

Ed MacMullan is an economist with ECONorthwest who authored the report, “The Economics of Low Impact Development: A Literature Review”

What’s working? What’s not?: Panel discussion with local builders, designers and planners

DESCRIPTION: Low Impact Development (LID) is an approach to land development that preserves natural resources and mimics natural systems for managing stormwater runoff while meeting development goals. Learn about the costs and benefits of LID, see examples of projects relevant to growing Willamette Valley communities, identify the key components of successful implementation, and hear lessons learned from LID programs in Oregon. Ask questions and discuss how LID could work in your community.

Green Streets: Coming to a Town Near You

WHEN: Oct. 22 (Thurs) – 8:30 am – 1:00 pm

WHERE: Albany: Linn County Extension Office / Old Armory Building, 104 4th Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321

COST: $35 for general public, $20 for HBA members. Includes lunch.

SPEAKERS: Mike Faha and Jason King are landscape architects at GreenWorks PC, a landscape architecture and environmental design firm based in Portland. Their experience includes numerous green streets projects, large and small.

Pervious surfaces panel: Learn the latest from the experts. Bring your questions!

DESCRIPTION: The integration of stormwater management into the street right-of-way has evolved from catch basins to roadside grassy swales, to a number of current “green street” examples that allow for parking access, pedestrian movement, street trees, and more. See case studies of green streets ranging from urban environments to residential streets and county roads. Then, get the latest information about pervious surfaces for streets and parking areas.

Rain Garden Training

WHEN: Oct. 30 (Fri.) – 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

WHERE: Salem: Pringle Creek Community, 2110 Strong Road SE, Salem, Oregon 97305

COST: $50. Includes lunch. There are scholarships are available. Contact Teresa Huntsinger by email or at 503-222-1963 ext.112 for more information

SPEAKERS: Trainers Rob Emanuel and Derek Godwin, Oregon State University Extension Service and Oregon Sea Grant. Authors of the forthcoming Oregon Rain Garden Manual.

DESCRIPTION: The rain brings many benefits for watersheds and residents. But it can also be a bane for both if it carries pollutants or excessively floods our local streams.  Capturing, controlling and filtering some of this stormwater runoff in rain gardens is one way to help beautify our landscapes while we improve the health of our watersheds.

The purpose of the training is to help gardeners and homeowners learn the skills needed to design, build and maintain rain gardens and serve as local resources to other community members interested in building rain gardens. It will include both an indoor and outdoor component. Seating priority will be given to those willing to work with OSU as rain garden representatives and provide assistance to local communities in which they live.

Untangling the Codes and Maintaining Stormwater Systems

WHEN: Nov. 12 (Thurs.)  – 8:30 am – 1:00 pm

WHERE: Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Rd NE,  Keizer OR 97303

SPEAKERS: Lori Faha is an engineer and consultant who has has reviewed planning and development codes and standards for local governments including Oregon City, Gresham, Springfield, Rogue River, and jurisdictions in Washington County.

Carrie Pak is engineering division manager at Clean Water Services.

COST: $35 for general public, $20 for HBA members. Includes lunch.

DESCRIPTION: Get all your ducks in a row. Make the most of the current construction slowdown to ensure that you will be ready when things pick back up again. Learn how local governments around the region and the state are encouraging innovation, protecting water quality, and ensuring that local development codes and incentives make it easy for developers to do the right thing. Learn what maintenance is required for green stormwater facilities and how to ensure that public and private facilities continue to work well over time.