Stormwater Workshop for Municipalities - Hybrid (BCNP or online)

Municipal officials, staff, engineers, EACs, local advocates, and other interested parties are invited to this free workshop focused on stormwater. A continental breakfast will be served. Option to attend in person at Buffalo Creek Nature Park (154 Monroe Road, Sarver, 16055) or online. 

Agenda:

• 9 - 9:30 am: Registration and breakfast
• 9:30 - 9:45 am: Buffalo Creek Overview 
• 9:45 - 10:30 am: Designing and Constructing Stormwater Management Projects on Municipal Properties, incl. Lessons Learned
• 10:30 - 10:45 am: Break
• 10:45 - 11:15 am: Selecting the Right Native Plants for Stormwater Projects
• 11:15 am - noon: Tailoring Stormwater Ordinances to Meet your Community's Specific Needs

Speakers include Sarah Koenig, ASWP Conservation Director; Roxanne Swan, ASWP Native Plant Center Coordinator; and Jim Pillsbury, PE, Westmoreland Conservation District's Hydraulic Engineer.

This workshop is offered free of cost by the Buffalo Creek Coalition and Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, with financial assistance provided by PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Environmental Stewardship Fund, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Growing Greener Fund, and the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds.