Please join us for a workshop designed for local government decision-makers (including parks, public works, planning and city management) and environmental nonprofits. Participants will learn about riparian restoration case studies from national and regional experts and long-term watershed management strategies.
The Cleveland MetroParks Director of Natural Resources, Jennifer Grieser, and the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Stormwater Program Manager, Kimberly Colich, will share the regional goals and strategies for watershed and riparian restoration projects in the Cleveland metro. The Springfield Missouri Water Quality Compliance Officer, Carrie Lamb, and city engineer, Saki Urushidani, will present on Springfield’s prioritization criteria based on sustainable return on investment and lessons learned during implementation of the city’s riparian restoration projects.
About the speakers:
Jennifer Grieser is Director of Natural Resources for Cleveland Metroparks, where she supervises staff who manage and monitor natural resources throughout Northeast Ohio. Her personal specialty is stream and wetland restoration, stormwater retrofit projects and watershed volunteerism. Jenn serves as chair of the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern Advisory Committee. Prior to joining the Park District, she worked for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s Stream Management Program upstate in the Catskills, working with local communities on watershed planning and riparian buffer protection and enhancement. Jenn holds a Masters in Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management from Indiana University.
Kimberly Colich is an Ohio licensed civil engineer with 29 years of experience. She has a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in civil engineering from Cleveland State University. She spent about half her career in private consulting before transitioning to the public sector in 2012. Currently, she serves as Stormwater Program Manager at the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, where she leads efforts on regional stormwater management.
Carrie Lamb is the Water Quality Compliance Officer for the City of Springfield, Missouri Department of Environmental Services. Since starting her career with the City in 2002, she has been involved in developing and implementing the City's MS4 stormwater program as well as green infrastructure and stream restoration projects. She is a graduate of Missouri State University with a BS in Geography and an MS in Natural and Applied Science.
Saki Urushidani graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology with her degree in Environmental Engineering. She is a licensed professional engineer who works for the City of Springfield’s Environmental Services Department where she works to improve stormwater and stream quality through project management and design. She also works with various aspects of the Springfield-Greene County integrated plan for the environment.
Schedule:
11:30 Welcome by Natalie Unruh, MARC Water Quality Planner III11:45 presentations from Jennifer Grieser, Kimberly Colich with Q&A to follow12:20 presentations from Carrie Lamb, Saki Urushidani 1:00 Q&A and facilitated speaker panel1:30 event close
Lake Lodge Camp Lake of the Woods
Oakwood RoadKansas City, MO 64132
The facility has recommended for participants unfamiliar with the Lake Lodge location to map quest the facility for accurate directions.
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