Leelanau Clean Water offers Water Smart Workshop
From staff reports
Leelanau Clean Water will hold a water smart workshop on Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. that will offer advice on how to increase the value of your business, property or land with low-impact development and landscaping. The event is targeted toward developers, builders, real estate agents, landscapers and homeowners. It is free to the public and businesses. Call 231-256-9812 to register and reserve a box lunch from the Thunderbird Cafe (costs $8).
Rob Karner, Glen Lake watershed biologist, will take you on a visual fieldtrip and evaluation of development and landscaping around a lake. Sarah U’Ren, program director at the Watershed Center, gives you a low impact development and stormwater basics and how to incorporate these into your next landscaping project. Robyn Schmidt, of the Department of Environmental Quality Water Resources Division, updates shoreline regulations, what you can and can’t do. Tom Fountain, director of Environmental Services at the Leelanau-Benzie Health Department, shares new insights in the care of septic systems to maintain the integrity and value of your property.
Each participant will receive two free books: Landscaping for Wildlife and Water Quality and A Natural Solution: An Introduction to Low Impact Development. The workshop takes place in the community meeting room of the Leelanau Government Center, off Duck Lake Rd. in Suttons Bay.
