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Kirkland Named “Tree City” 7th Year Running
March 26th, 2009
Kirkland, Washington has been named a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor the City’s commitment to community forestry. It is the seventh year Kirkland has received this national recognition. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service. Kirkland has met the four standards to become a Tree City USA community: having a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. More info click link or contact the City of Kirkland.
September 23, 2008
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Green from the Ground Up Biz Luncheon
11:30 am — 1:30 pm
Co-hosts, SMPS Seattle and Sustainable September, the premier Green business and community program in and around East King County, present a panel of green experts discussing integrated green design and new jobs and roles in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. Come and join us as our panel of AEC industry green experts share how sustainable design has changed the way they do business, select teaming and business partners, structure project teams and participate in other business arrangements. Get advice from sustainably-savvy experts on how your companies can position themselves to grow in this new era. Find out about resources out there to help you increase your knowledge and commitment to green. This luncheon immediately follows Sustainable September's 2008 Green Collar Jobs Symposium. MODERATOR Katie Zemtseff, Environmental Reporter, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce PANELISTS Eric L. Anderson, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Associate, MulvannyG2 Architecture, Jeffrey L. Cox, ASLA, Vice President, Director, Site Design Landscape Architecture, Triad Associates, Rae Anne Rushing, PE, LEED AP, President, Rushing, and Yancy Wright, LEED AP, Sustainable Initiatives Manager, Sellen Construction Co. Great learning and networking opportunity with an emphasis on marketing and business development professionals. Click on the Event Title above for more details.
Where: Bellevue
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Green Jobs Symposium
7:00 am — 11:00 am
Come be an active participant in helping to build a greener future and healthy Eastside economy. Join Governor Gregoire and forward thinkers from business, education and government as they open the timely discussion on preparations for current and future green jobs for the Eastside. Learn what higher education professionals and leaders in the construction, information technology, energy, and transportation industries are saying and doing to train, educate, prepare and hire a green workforce ready to grow a more sustainable Eastside economy. Help build an Eastside action agenda for green job creation including: building a pipeline at the K-12 level, developing higher ed green collar curricula, influencing current climate change legislation State and federal levels, supporting partnerships between private companies and public universities. Breakfast, Jobs Symposium includes choice of 2 panels - $70/pp, Educators - $45/pp SMPS luncheon - $40/pp Symposium & SMPS luncheon - $100/pp combined Register: judim@kirklandchamber.org or 425 822 7066 1. Building and Site Development RAYMOND NADOLNY, PhD, Vice President, Lake Washington Technical College 2. Energy and Utilities TODD STARNES, Puget Sound Energy 3. Green Technology BRENDA COOPER, Chief Information Officer, City of Kirkland 4. Transportation Industry KEVIN O'NEILL, City of Bellevue Transportation Department Click on the Event Title above for more details including list of panel moderators and speakers
Where: Bellevue
