<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000">There is room for more people in the Green Roofs presentation tonight. Just show up; no need to rsvp.</font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0000"><br></font><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Christine Patton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tryishmael@yahoo.com">tryishmael@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<div>These workshops are continuing through May - green roofs, native grass lawns and starting an Oklahoma garden! <br> </div>
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<div>Christine Patton</div>
<div>Co-Chair, Transition OKC</div>
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<div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font size="2" face="Tahoma">----- Forwarded Message ----<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Shauna Struby <<a href="mailto:sstruby@cox.net" target="_blank">sstruby@cox.net</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> OSN list serv <<a href="mailto:ok-sus@lists.oksustainability.org" target="_blank">ok-sus@lists.oksustainability.org</a>>; SOKC list serv <<a href="mailto:okc@sustainableokc.org" target="_blank">okc@sustainableokc.org</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Wed, April 27, 2011 11:02:29 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [OKC] Five workshops in May<br></font><br>Five workshops are planned for the month of May by the Oklahoma City Office<br>
of Sustainability.<br><br><br><br>1. Thursday May 5th: Rainwater Harvesting <br><br>Sam Minnick of Minnick Materials<br><br><a href="http://www.minickmaterials.com/" target="_blank">http://www.minickmaterials.com/</a>, a truly innovative company providing<br>
landscaping materials and expertise. Minnick designed and installed the<br>water harvesting system at the
Agricultural Resource Center (ARC) at<br>OSU/OKC, the location for this presentation. ARC, 400 N.Portland, OKC, room<br>196 from 7-8:30 p.m.<br><br><br><br>2. Tuesday May 10: Knowing the Basics of Green Roofs<br><br>
Reid Coffman, ASLA, assistant professor at OU,<br>(<a href="http://la.coa.ou.edu/facultyrc.php." target="_blank">http://la.coa.ou.edu/facultyrc.php.</a>). Reid is a member of Greening Rooftops<br>for Healthy Cities and designed the green roof for the National Weather<br>
Service building in Norman<br>(<a href="http://www.greenroofs.com/projects/pview.php?id=1103" target="_blank">http://www.greenroofs.com/projects/pview.php?id=1103</a>). ARC, 400 N.<br>Portland, OKC, room 193 from 7-8:30 p.m.<br>
<br><br><br>3&4. Tuesday May 17: Establishing a Native Grass Lawn <br><br>Dennis Martin, PhD, Professor & Turfgrass Extension/Research Specialist at<br>OSU (<a href="http://www.hortla.okstate.edu/faculty/martin/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hortla.okstate.edu/faculty/martin/index.htm</a>). Dennis will be<br>
demonstrating how to create an energy and resource saving (and beautiful!)<br>lawn with buffalo grass. Two hands-on workshops:
2:30-4:30 p.m., and 6-8<br>p.m., on the Shartel median between NW 30th and 31st. <br><br><br><br>5. Saturday May 21: Establishing an Oklahoma garden <br><br>Elia Woods. Elia has extensive experience in starting, growing and<br>
maintaining gardens at the Central Park Community Garden and as manager at<br>Guilford Gardens (<a href="http://www.kamskookery.com/gfarms.htm" target="_blank">http://www.kamskookery.com/gfarms.htm</a>). This hands-on<br>
workshop will be held at a private residence in the Hope Crossing<br>neighborhood, exact time and place to be announced.<br><br><br><br>All workshops are free, paid for by ARRA funds provided through the Oklahoma<br>City Office of Sustainability. Due to space limitations, please enroll in<br>
workshops by emailing <a href="mailto:okcsites@gmail.com" target="_blank">okcsites@gmail.com</a>.<br><br><br><br>More workshops coming up later in the year, to be organized, hosted and<br>sponsored by a variety of organizations:<br>
<br><br><br>- A Nurtured
World (<a href="http://www.nurturedworld.org/" target="_blank">http://www.nurturedworld.org/</a>) presents a workshop on<br>learning to make smart choices in energy and money <br><br><br><br>- Sustainability Boot Camp: several workshops in one day at OSU/OKC<br>
<br><br><br>- Construction, Maintenance, and Use of Hoop Houses at OSU/OKC<br><br><br><br>- Permaculture Design Course<br><a href="http://www.permaculture.org/nm/index.php/site/index/" target="_blank">http://www.permaculture.org/nm/index.php/site/index/</a>, organized by<br>
Transition OKC<br><br><br><br>Please forward this email to your contacts!<br><br><br><br>Shauna Lawyer Struby<br><br>imagine, innovate, collaborate, transition<br><br>Co-chair, Transition OKC<br><br>Past-president, Sustainable OKC<br>
<br><a href="http://www.goinglocalokc.org/" target="_blank">www.goinglocalokc.org</a> <<a href="http://www.goinglocalokc.org/" target="_blank">http://www.goinglocalokc.org/</a>> <br><br><a href="http://www.sustainableokc.org/" target="_blank">www.sustainableokc.org</a> <<a href="http://www.sustainableokc.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sustainableokc.org/</a>> <br>
<br>Fresh Greens blog <<a href="http://freshgreens.typepad.com/" target="_blank">http://freshgreens.typepad.com/</a>>
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