Location: Spokane Convention Center – 334 West Spokane Falls Blvd.
Time: 7:30am to 2:00pm
Gain the tools and techniques to actively participate in collaborative project decision-making – a necessary element for creating cost-effective and environmentally sound buildings.
Cost - $150 to $175
RSVP at www.cascadiagbc.org
Location: STA Plaza
Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm
Spokane countywide is joining with communities across the nation in the Rails to Trails Conservancy 2010 Campaign for Active Transportation, Come see our countywide plan for trails and urban networks with safe and
accessible connections for all and learn how you can help the effort.
Contact: Lunell Haught, 443-1319.
Information on bike and pedestrian planning in Spokane County:
Location: The Saranac Hotel – 25 West Main Avenue
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
This transformational lecture series aims to inspire all building industry professionals to embrace their role in creating a sustainable built environment, as well as ensuring that sustainability becomes integral to all
development in the future.
Speaker: Peter Rumsey, President, Rumsey Engineers
RSVP at www.cascadiagbc.org
Location: The Davenport Hotel
Time: 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Learn about best practices in energy, the future of our energy structure, renewable energy trends and technologies, energy policy, legislation and hear an opening welcome introduction from Mayor Mary Verner.
Speakers: Jesse Berst, Founder of Global Smart Energy; Marc Cummings, Public Affairs Director for Battelle; William Holmes, Partner of Stoel Rives; Roger Woodworth, Avista Corporation; and Doug Moore, President of McKinistry.
RSVP at www.greaterspokane.org
Location: City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. – City Council Chambers
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner and three local business representatives will explore the sustainable business topic, discussing everything from creative transportation options to energy efficiency to supporting the Spokane community through food donations.
Come to City Hall or watch it live on CityCable 5 or on the web at www.spokanecity.org.
Location: The Davenport Hotel – Elizabethan Room
Time: 7:00am to 10:00am
Presentations on incentives, including energy-related federal and state incentives, Avista incentives and rebates, and City of Spokane Green incentives.
Speakers: Kevin R. Cox, CPA, LeMaster and Daniels, Gary Mallon, Greater Spokane Incorporated, Tom Lienhard, Avista Utilities, and Kimberly Powe, City of Spokane.
RSVP at www.greaterspokane.org
Location: Spokane River Gorge at High Bridge Park
Time: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Friends of the Falls coordinates the clean-up with assistance from dozens of partner organizations.
Online registration is open now. Advance registration helps the organizers plan for sufficient supplies; walk-in registrants are welcome the day of the event. If you are planning on attending this event, we encourage people to bus from SFCC or bike as there’s very limited parking at High Bridge. RSVP at www.friendsofthefalls.org
The annual Spokane Youth Environmental Conference (SYEC) is a one day, high-energy event for students in grades 7-12, to showcase their environmental science projects. This year’s conference theme is Climate Change Connections.
The Conference is designed to:
2008 Conference - Climate Change Connections
Since “Climate Change” is such a hot topic nationally, conference organizers are bringing it to a local level. Changing climate will impact how we live, work and learn. This year, students are encouraged to tie in “Climate Change Connections” to their evironmental science project, when possible. For more information on how to participate in the conference, visit the “How to Participate” page. Visit the climate change page for more information on global warming and the science behind it.
A draft conference agenda is available. A final agenda will be posted in April.
Conference Organizers
Conference Educator Advisors
Conference Donors
The conference is made possible by the generous support of local businesses and organizations, listed below. For Information about being a sponsor, click here.
Time to Spring into Home Composting!
Spokane Master Composters will host their Spring Compost Fair at the John A. Finch Arboretum on Saturday, April 26th from 11AM – 2 PM. Just in time for spring yard clean-up, participants will learn how to turn yard and garden debris into valuable soil amendments and reduce garbage disposal costs. The Fair is being held in conjunction with the Arboretum’s Arbor Day festivities.
A variety of hands-on demonstrations will be highlighted — including a “hot” compost pile and worm bin. Participants will learn about the materials to use in composting, how to build and turn a compost pile and how to choose the appropriate bin. Participants must arrive by 1:30 PM to complete all of the activities by the 2 PM closing time.
This event is free and open to the public. Spokane County attendees (with identification verifying residency), can receive a free compost bin (one per household) after completing the various activities. The bins are provided by the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System and the Washington State Department of Ecology. The Master Composters are volunteers of the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System.
The John A. Finch Arboretum is located at the intersection of Sunset Highway and “F” Street. For more information, call the Recycling Hotline at 625-6800 or visit http://www.solidwaste.org
April 23, 2008, Wednesday (9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m)
SCC Auditorium
9:30 am “An Inconvenient Truth”
1:00 pm “Revolution Green”