From McHenry County:
WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry and Lake counties are coming together to offer a free workshop for municipalities and townships with MS4 permits to learn about green infrastructure while meeting permit training requirements.
The workshop, “Effective Green Infrastructure,” will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday, May 15 at the Lake County Central Permit Facility, 500 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville. People can attend either in-person or virtually – the Zoom link will be emailed upon registration.
Attendees of the workshop will earn three professional development hour credits, and attendance can be counted toward meeting Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, or
MS4, training requirements. To register, visit https://www.lakecountyil.gov/5249/Lake-McHenry-MS4-Workshop.
- Jeff Edstrom, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Team Leader, who will discuss green infrastructure and grant opportunities;
- Jack Pizzo, President of Pizzo Group, who will discuss successful green infrastructure establishment and maintenance;
- Madelyn Craft, University of Illinois Extension Visiting Extension Outreach Associate, who will discuss the new green stormwater infrastructure certificate program; and
- Brad Andresen, Village of Algonquin Chief Ecologist, who will discuss community-scale green infrastructure benefits and practices.
The McHenry County Department of Planning and Development and the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission are co-sponsoring the workshop.
For more information, contact either McHenry County Water Resources Specialist Scott Kuykendall at SHKuykendall@mchenrycountyil.gov, or Lake County Stormwater Coordinator Anna Niedzinski at aniedzinski@lakecountyil.gov.
