May 3 – Conserving Biodiversity in Development Workshop - American Planning Association, Arizona Chapter. John will participate in a roundtable discussion panel discussing conserving or restoring the unique natural features inherent on every parcel of land and how that benefits the local environment, property owners and the country’s heritage. The workshop is a continuing education course and is an all day event. Registration information is available here.
This continuing education course is devoted to defining, recognizing, restoring, and managing residential communities for biodiversity within the urban and rural matrix. The places we live are dominated by buildings and/or agriculture, but they still offer opportunities to improve biodiversity and to minimize our consumption of natural resources. This course focuses on residential, small commercial and rural design and management at the subdivision or large-lot scale. Information presented can be used to ‘retrofit’ existing urban communities as well as to conserve or restore rural properties that are not designated for subdivision.
A 145 page resource manual and local resources supplement will be given to participants. This resource manual contains many case examples and resources for participants. A number of different references come from published articles, books, and web sites.