Green Communities Guide
Land Stewardship Centre of Canada
has recently launched the Green Communities Guide as a tool to assist
communities in designing strategies to conserve water, protect water
quality, and preserve land and critical open spaces.
The Guide was developed to provide elected municipal officials, municipal
planning departments, stewardship organizations, and industry partners with
a resource featuring innovative conservation and stewardship practices to
assist with conservation planning within built environments.
Quick Links:
- What's New about the Green Communities Guide Project!
- Download the Green Communities Guide
- Request Your Copy Today!
- Project Timeline
- Workshops
- Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
- Further Sponsorship & Donation Opportunities
- Contact Information
What's New about the Green Communities Guide Project
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We have posted our Project Timeline! Read More!
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We have successfully distributed 2000 Hard Copies of the Green Communities Guide! Read More!
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We have uploaded the Green Communities Guide Workshop Presentation!
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We have uploaded the guide in individual sections! Read More!
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We have posted the Attendees Lists from the Workshops! Read More!
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We are seeking sponsors and donations. Read More!
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The Green Communities Guide was presented in
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Download the full version of the Green Communities Guide
Download the Green Communities Guide Presentation
Download Individual Sections of the Guide:
Green Communities Guide Introduction
Green Community Design and Policy Tools - Purpose and Use of this Guide
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Alternative Road Design, Parking Design, and Permeable Pavement
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Transfer of Development Rights, Conservation Easements, & Land Trusts
Project Timeline
The Green Communities Guide is being promoted via our email network and our partners’ email networks, with an electronic version posted on our website.
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Autumn 2009: With the overwhelming success of the hard copy distribution, Land Stewardship Centre of Canada printed 2000 promotional packages containing the digital version of the Green Communities Guide as well as promotional materials for Land Stewardship Centre of Canada. Request your copy today!
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October 2009:
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Dawn Doell, Green Communities Guide Project Coordinator, presented the Green Communities Guide at Pecha Kucha Night on behalf of NextGen.
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Sarah Hipkin, Communications and Education Director, attended the Alberta Alberta Low Impact Development Workshop on behalf of the Green Communities Guide.
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Brian E. Ilnicki, Executive Director, is scheduled to present at the 2009 ARPA Conference & Energize Workshop.
Summer
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Alberta Urban Municipality Association & Alberta Municipal Services Corporation
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July 2009: Sarah Primeau presented the Green Communities Guide at the 4th National Stewardship & Conservation Conference in Calgary.
May – June 2009:
Land Stewardship Centre of Canada hosted five
workshops around
Alberta’s major centres. The goal was to
share information and engage target audiences in such a way that
encourages the use of the Guide toward green development.
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2007:
Sarah Primeau, the primary author, initiated the Green Communities Guide
Project. Sarah secured funding for the first two phases of the project
and research for the Green Communities Guide Project began!
The Green Communities Guide was presented at a series of workshops around Alberta.
Workshop Purpose:
To share information and engage target audiences in such a way that
encourages the use of the Guide toward green development. We hope to inspire
individuals and organizations to utilize the tools and examples outlined in
the Guide in their own communities.
Click here to view the Workshop Presentation! Please note that this presentation contains animations. Click Here to request the full Power Point version!
Download the Attendees list:
Special Thanks to our Sponsors
Land Stewardship Centre of Canada would like to extend a special thanks to our Sponsors. Your support is an essential component of this project, and we're looking forward to working with you in the future.For their generous support over three years towards the development of the Green Communities Guide, Land Stewardship Centre would like to extend a special thanks to the Alberta Real Estate Foundation. The Alberta Real Estate Foundation supports initiatives that enhance the real estate industry and benefit the communities of
Land Stewardship Centre of Canada would like to thank the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for sponsoring Phase III of the Green Communities Guide Project.
We would also like to thank all of our Case-Study presenters. Your contributions have made the Green Communities Guide possible, and we thank you for attending our workshops to discuss your projects.
Please contact us if you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the Green Communities Guide Project. This could help us either to get this copy to more people and organizations that could use it or to add further sections.
Sponsorship & Donation Opportunities
Land Stewardship Centre of Canada is a not-for-profit charitable organization and we are always seeking new relationships and sponsorships opportunities. We are currently seeking sponsors for new editions of the Green Communities Guide, as well as printing another round of Hard Copies.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the Green Communities Guide Project, please contact us!
Contact Information:
If you would like to request
multiple copies, arrange a presentation for your upcoming event, comment/add
to the Guide, or develop a relationship with Land Stewardship Centre of
Canada, please contact:
Dawn Doell
Green Communities Guide Project Coordinator
E-mail:
gcg@landstewardship.org
Telephone: (780) 483-1885