• Conference Handouts

Each Green Makeover conference registrant received a folder with agenda,presentation abstracts, biographical sketches of speakers, and a variety of Green Makeover related handout materials. The agenda, abstracts, and biographical sketches are presented elsewhere in the conference proceedings. Links to handout materials related to specific green infrastructure initiatives and practical implementation tools are provided below.

• Handouts


• The Financial Resource Guide for Cleanup and Redevelopment [PDF 483KB]
  Wisconsin DNR & Wisconsin Department of Commerce



• Paint the Town Green: Green Infrastructure for Tomorrow [PDF 9MB] [exit DNR]
  Community Open Space Partnership



• 16th Street Community Health Center: Menomonee River Valley Revitalization [PDF 14.2KB]
  Kristina Swokrowski & Mary Beth Driscoll, reprinted from Wisconsin Urban and Community Forests, vol. 12, No. 2, Summer 2004.



• Sustainable Design Guidelines for the Menomonee River Valley [PDF 41KB] [exit DNR]
  Menomonee Valley Partners



• Livable Communities and Urban Forests [PDF 670KB]
  Local Government Commission



• Trees in the City: Measuring and Valueing the Urban Forest [PDF 1.62MB] [exit DNR]
  Northeastern Research Station, USDA Forest Service



• Rain Gardens: A Household Way to Improve Water Quality in Your Community [PDF 695KB]
  UW-Extension and Wisconsin DNR