News and events for April 2006
May 1: Applications are due for the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. For details and an application packet, go to http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/awards.htm.
May 2: The seminar “Introduction to Environmental Insurance and Other Risk Management Tools” will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. This Internet seminar is a free, Web-based slide presentation. To register or for more information, go tohttp://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/ei.
May 3-4: Restoring Greenspace:
Ecological reuse of contaminated properties in EPA Region 10, Seattle. More information at www.wildlifehc.org/events/restoringgreenspace.cfm.
June 4-7: The 2006 Western Brownfields Workshop for EPA brownfields grantees, potential or interested grantees, grantees’ consultants, and federal and state partners will be June 4-7 in Tucson, Ariz. The workshop is free; however, participants must register by May 19. See the workshop flyer for more information. E -mail your registration form or any questions to WBWregistration@sra.com.
June 5-9: The “Nuts and Bolts of Brownfield Redevelopment for Local Government” training course takes place in Cleveland, Ohio. More information at http://urban.csuohio.edu/nuts_and_bolts.
June 14: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requests proposals for the Brownfield Economic Development Initiative (BEDI). For more information, e-mail Dorthera_Yorkshire@hud.gov or go to http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8396.
The Phoenix Awards Executive Committee is seeking revitalization projects to recognize for excellence in brownfield redevelopment. One winner will be selected from each of EPA’s 10 regions, as well as an international winner, and all will be honored at an awards ceremony Nov. 13-15 in Boston. More information at http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/landrecwaste/cwp/view.asp?a=1243&q=502036.
Oregon has begun planning for its 2007 Brownfields Conference, to be held March 1-2, 2007, at the Salem Conference Center in Salem, Ore. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Those interested should contact Karen Homolac of the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department at 503-986-0191, or Karen.Homolac@state.or.us.
