[OKC] Five workshops in May

[Randy Marks]

There is room for more people in the Green Roofs presentation tonight. Just
show up; no need to rsvp.


On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Christine Patton <tryishmael at yahoo.com>wrote:

>  These workshops are continuing through May - green roofs, native grass
> lawns and starting an Oklahoma garden!
>
>  Christine Patton
> Co-Chair, Transition OKC
> www.goinglocalokc.org
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> *From:* Shauna Struby <sstruby at cox.net>
> *To:* OSN list serv <ok-sus at lists.oksustainability.org>; SOKC list serv <
> okc at sustainableokc.org>
> *Sent:* Wed, April 27, 2011 11:02:29 AM
> *Subject:* [OKC] Five workshops in May
>
> Five workshops are planned for the month of May by the Oklahoma City Office
> of Sustainability.
>
>
>
> 1.      Thursday May 5th: Rainwater Harvesting
>
> Sam Minnick of Minnick Materials
>
> http://www.minickmaterials.com/, a truly innovative company providing
> landscaping materials and expertise. Minnick designed and installed the
> water harvesting system at the Agricultural Resource Center (ARC) at
> OSU/OKC, the location for this presentation. ARC, 400 N.Portland, OKC,
> room
> 196 from 7-8:30 p.m.
>
>
>
> 2.      Tuesday May 10: Knowing the Basics of Green Roofs
>
> Reid Coffman, ASLA, assistant professor at OU,
> (http://la.coa.ou.edu/facultyrc.php.). Reid is a member of Greening
> Rooftops
> for Healthy Cities and designed the green roof for the National Weather
> Service building in Norman
> (http://www.greenroofs.com/projects/pview.php?id=1103). ARC, 400 N.
> Portland, OKC, room 193 from 7-8:30 p.m.
>
>
>
> 3&4. Tuesday May 17: Establishing a Native Grass Lawn
>
> Dennis Martin, PhD, Professor & Turfgrass Extension/Research Specialist at
> OSU (http://www.hortla.okstate.edu/faculty/martin/index.htm). Dennis will
> be
> demonstrating how to create an energy and resource saving (and beautiful!)
> lawn with buffalo grass. Two hands-on workshops: 2:30-4:30 p.m., and 6-8
> p.m., on the Shartel median between NW 30th and 31st.
>
>
>
> 5.    Saturday May 21: Establishing an Oklahoma garden
>
> Elia Woods. Elia has extensive experience in starting, growing and
> maintaining gardens at the Central Park Community Garden and as manager at
> Guilford Gardens (http://www.kamskookery.com/gfarms.htm). This hands-on
> workshop will be held at a private residence in the Hope Crossing
> neighborhood, exact time and place to be announced.
>
>
>
> All workshops are free, paid for by ARRA funds provided through the
> Oklahoma
> City Office of Sustainability. Due to space limitations, please enroll in
> workshops by emailing okcsites at gmail.com.
>
>
>
> More workshops coming up later in the year, to be organized, hosted and
> sponsored by a variety of organizations:
>
>
>
> - A Nurtured World (http://www.nurturedworld.org/) presents a workshop on
> learning to make smart choices in energy and money
>
>
>
> - Sustainability Boot Camp: several workshops in one day at OSU/OKC
>
>
>
> - Construction, Maintenance, and Use of Hoop Houses at OSU/OKC
>
>
>
> - Permaculture Design Course
> http://www.permaculture.org/nm/index.php/site/index/, organized by
> Transition OKC
>
>
>
> Please forward this email to your contacts!
>
>
>
> Shauna Lawyer Struby
>
> imagine, innovate, collaborate, transition
>
> Co-chair, Transition OKC
>
> Past-president, Sustainable OKC
>
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