The Green Valleys Watershed Association at Welkinweir in Pottstown, Montgomery County, is holding a workshop on March 23 entitled, "Stormwater As A Resource: Best Management Practices Modeling Nature."

Poorly functioning stormwater infrastructure can cause costly damages to property, are unattractive, and can lead to significant loss of soil and freshwater resources.  Best Management Practices that model ecological processes  slow, collect, and absorb stormwater runoff, trap/ filter out water pollutants, ultimately protecting finite freshwater resources, and can be aesthetically pleasing.

Three experts in the field will explain the background & importance of stormwater BMP's, design and construction practices, and management & monitoring protocols/ strategies. The program will conclude with an “In the Field” panel discussion where case studies will be examined and questions welcomed.

Continuing education credits are available for Landscape Architects, Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association and Association of Professional Landscape Designers members.

To register, send an email to: gva@greenvalleys.org  or phone 610-469-4990.  The registration fee is $75.  The workshop will be held at Welkinweir, 1368 Prizer Road, Pottstown. 

3/18/2013