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Learning Circle Learning – October 2023
Below is summary of monthly Learning Circles and what is coming up next month. Exchange members are welcome to drop in on any Learning Circle. The...
Welcoming the Members of RISC to the Exchange
At its September meeting, the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee (SPPC) approved a scope of work pursuant to which the Exchange would assume...
Learning Circle Learning – August 2023
Another month of learning circles has come and gone while the summer season is coming to a close across our network. Near the end of each month a...
EPA’s OSG Program: A Good Way to Implement GSI Equitably
The word cloud above reflects the responses of 182 municipalities participating in an 8/30/2023 WaterNow webinar to the question, “What are the most...
Learning Circle Learning – July 2023
Near the end of each month a posting will be shared that summarizes what the Learning Circles have been doing together. This will include topics...
Scaling GSI by Capitalizing Vegetation Establishment Costs
The results of our 2022 State of Public Sector GSI report were crystal clear about these two things: (1) At 10 percent, expenditures on GSI pale in...
Performance-Based Plant Selection: Developing a Bioretention Plant Selection Tool
Performance-Based Plant Selection: Developing a Bioretention Plant Selection Tool For over 20 years, vegetated bioretention systems have been...
Attending “RISC:” The Takeaways
On June 7, I was fortunate to attend the in-person meeting of Resilient Infrastructure for Sustainable Communities (RISC) at the Museum of Modern...
A Proposed Scope of Work for a GSI Playbook: 3 Takeaways
At a plenary session of the 2023 Annual Meeting, Rose Jordan of Greenprint Partners presented a draft scope of work for a GSI Playbook. Below are 3...
Environmental Justice at the Intersection of GI & Climate Resilience: 3 Takeaways
A 2023 Annual Meeting plenary session asked the question, "What Does Environmental Justice Look Like at the Intersection of Green Infrastructure and...
Insider Views on Green City, Clean Waters: 3 Takeaways
As part of the welcome plenary sessions at the 2023 Annual Meeting, Marc Cammarata, a Deputy Commissioner at the Philadelphia Water Department, and...
How the Exchange Can Foster a State of Environmental Justice: 3 Takeaways
As my part of the welcoming plenary session at this year's Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, I offered comments on why the Exchange is uniquely...