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Where Can I Get More Training?

Many government agencies, non-profits, and professional associations offer training on the design and implementation of green infrastructure practices.  Here we compile a list of archived webcasts, upcoming conferences, and certification programs. To be added to a mailing list for training opportunities, please send us an e-mail.

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Webcasts
Archived webcasts allow busy professionals to learn more about the principles and practice of green infrastructure at their own pace. 

Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure – In the spring and summer of 2009, EPA offered six two-hour webcasts on green infrastructure. Topics spanned a range of green infrastructure strategies, from reviewing codes and ordinances to performing operation and maintenance.

Updating Local Codes to Cultivate Green Infrastructure and Foster Sustainable Stormwater Management - This 2 hour webcast was presented by EPA Region 5 on December 13, 2011. The webcast describes the interaction of zoning and building codes with water quality; presents several examples of code audits conducted in Illinois, Ohio, and Minnesota; and highlights the top 10 obstacles to green infrastructure in local codes and ordinances.

Watershed Academy Low Impact Development Webcasts -  EPA’s Watershed Academy offers monthly webcasts related to the implementation of watershed approaches to  preserve and restore aquatic ecosystems.  The Watershed Academy has offered nine two-hour webcasts on green infrastructure.

Urban Natural Resources Institute (UNRI) Exit EPA Disclaimer – An initiative of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Northern Research Station, UNRI offers monthly webcasts on assessing, maintaining, and expanding the urban tree canopy. In the spring of 2011, UNRI also offered a five-part instructional series on the i-Tree software suite Exit EPA Disclaimer. The i-Tree tools help communities of all sizes to strengthen their urban forest management and advocacy efforts by quantifying the structure of community trees and the environmental services that trees provide. 

Watershed Environment Federation Webcasts Exit EPA Disclaimer – WEF offers webcasts on the implementation of green infrastructure approaches.

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Conferences
EPA is committed to advancing the implementation of green infrastructure by facilitating the exchange of innovative funding, policy, and design approaches.  If you are aware of a relevant conference in your area that is not listed in this section, please send an e-mail to mittman.tamara@epa.gov.
January 30 – February 2, 2012: The Utility Management Conference 2012 Exit EPA Disclaimer. Miami, FL.

March 18 – 21, 2012: AWWA 2012 Sustainable Water Management Conference & Exposition Exit EPA Disclaimer. Portland, OR. 

March 27 – 29, 2012: 2012 Arid LID Workshop Exit EPA Disclaimer. Tucson, AZ.

July 18 – 20, 2012: Stormwater Symposium 2012 Exit EPA Disclaimer. Baltimore, MD.

August 18 - 21, 2013: National Low Impact Development Symposium Exit EPA Disclaimer. Saint Paul, MN.

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Certification Programs
Green Jobs Training: A Catalog of Training Opportunities for Green Infrastructure Technologies (PDF) (52 pp, 1.1MB, About PDF) - This catalog is intended to provide a central gateway to a wide variety of training opportunities, including opportunities offered by colleges and universities, nonprofits, trade organizations, state certification programs, training grants, and more. One-page fact sheets provide an overview of each program and links to additional information. As we become aware of additional training opportunities, we will include them in future catalog editions. Note that inclusion in this catalog does not convey EPA endorsement of the quality or content of the program.

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