Seattle Greendrinks - Events Feed

Nat'l ProWalk/ProBike Conference in Seattle Sep 2-5

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:47:05 -0700

Start: 09/02/2008 - 8:00am

End: 09/05/2008 - 1:59pm

Hundreds of people dedicated to achieving more active walkable and bikable communities are coming to Seattle the week after Labor Day to see and hear about the great progress the Puget Sound region has made creating healthier active communities.

SPOKESPEOPLE

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:27:06 -0800

Start: 09/06/2008 - 2:00pm

End: 09/06/2008 - 4:00pm

SPOKESPEOPLE welcomes bicyclists at all levels of experience from first-time urban cyclists through expert commuters to ride in a free, healthy, sustainable monthly city event. SPOKESPEOPLE will ride to adjacent neighborhoods from Wallingford Playfield 4219 Wallingford Ave. N. on the first Saturday of every month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

www.spokespeople.us 206-547-9569 Info@spokespeople.us

PCC Farmland Trust Work Party--Spend the morning on a Farm!!

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:33:22 -0700

Start: 09/07/2008 - 10:00am

End: 09/07/2008 - 1:00pm

Volunteers are invited to bring family (children 12 & over) and friends to the farm to help remove morning glory from the fields and property. This is a great opportunityto visit a PCC Farmland Trust farm and lend a helping hand to a local farmer. Refreshments will be provided but please bring water as it will likely be a hot day. Field-appropriate footwear and long pants, long sleeves and gloves are also recommended. Come experience September on the farm, rain or shine!

Growing Things Farm
27307 NE 100th St
Carnation, WA 98014

Biomimicry for Sustainable Design-Discovering a World of Solutions Inspired by Nature, a 3 Day Short-Course in Leavenworth, WA

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:00:30 -0700

Start: 09/09/2008 - 8:00am

End: 09/11/2008 - 10:00pm

This specialized course is designed for professionals and students in various design fields including architecture, engineering, landscape, interior design, and industrial design interested in applying biomimicry to their work. Learn to approach the world of solutions inspired by nature to help your company create sustainable, innovative, and life-friendly products and processes. With a new perspective of the natural world, you will be able to introduce the Biomimicry methodology into your design process, enhancing the creativity of your entire team!

Sustainability in Action! Assessing Risks, Forming Strategies, and Creating Opportunities.

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:44:03 -0700

Start: 09/09/2008 - 8:00am

End: 09/09/2008 - 8:00am

Taking action for a healthy environment, thriving society and stable economy!

Sustainable Shorelines Workshop

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:18:35 -0700

Start: 09/10/2008 - 7:30am

End: 09/10/2008 - 12:00pm

Valuable information for planners, engineers, architects and landscape architects. Gain knowledge of innovative solutions to sustainable waterfront and shipping/passenger transport challenges, emerging green rating systems for evaluating shorelines and shoreline development, practical procedures and award-winning project examples, and much more.

+Learn useful information to incorporate into your shoreline development plans
+Explore the latest technologies and solutions as they pertain to shoreline redevelopment

Urban Waterfront Revitalization Conference

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:23:41 -0700

Start: 09/10/2008 - 12:00pm

End: 09/12/2008 - 11:30am

September 10-12, 2008 • Kitsap Conference Center • Bremerton
www.uwrconference.com

Waterfronts are a key component of many urban cities in the Pacific Northwest. Join the City of Bremerton as they host fellow communities and explore case studies, approaches and solutions from real projects and the pioneers leading the revitalization of these important assets.

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National Park(ing) Day!

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:15:42 -0700

Start: 09/19/2008 - 5:00pm

End: 09/19/2008 - 5:59pm

National Park(ing) Day is Friday, September 19, 2008.

National Park(ing) Day is an opportunity to celebrate parks in cities and promote the need for more parks by creating temporary public parks in public parking spaces. National Park(ing) Day is Friday, September 19, 2008.

National Park(ing) Day is an all-volunteer effort. All are welcome to participate.

For more information, go to http://www.tpl.org/tier2_kad.cfm?folder_id=3428

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