Land + Water Works Forum: District 3
2018-06-16 09:30 - 12:00 UTC | Ford Resource & Engagement Center – Eastside, 15491 Maddelein St, Detroit, MI, 48205, United States
Freshwater and land are the most important natural resources we have on earth. Both are necessary for us to survive. On Saturday, June 16, learn how together we can protect Detroit’s water and land for generations to come.
Join the Land + Water Works Coalition for a morning of presentations, demonstrations and resources at the Land + Water Works Forum. Hear from groups that have installed green stormwater infrastructure projects in their neighborhoods and learn about the City of Detroit’s Department of Water and Sewerage’s new green stormwater infrastructure initiatives. Attendees will visit rotating stations hosted by land and water stewards and meet with organizations including:

Detroit Future City
The Eastside Community Network
EcoWorks
Friends of the Rouge
Sierra Club
Keep Growing Detroit
Michigan Community Resources
The Greening of Detroit
Detroit Land Bank Authority
and more!

Generously sponsored by the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation.
Free parking is available on-site. A continental breakfast will be provided.
This is the sixth in a series of seven forums to take place across the city of Detroit before the end of June 2018. To find a Land + Water Works Forum in your district, visit the Neighborhood Exchange website.
For more information, contact Hannah Colborn at hcolborn@mi-community.org or 313-949-6837.

Land + Water Works Forum: District 2
2018-05-31 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | Gesu Catholic School, 17139 Oak Dr, Detroit, Michigan, 48221
Freshwater and land are the most important natural resources we have on earth. Both are necessary for us to survive. On Thursday, May 31, learn how together we can protect Detroit’s water and land for generations to come.
Join the Land + Water Works Coalition for an evening of presentations, demonstrations and resources at the Land + Water Works Forum. Hear from groups that have installed green stormwater infrastructure projects in their neighborhoods and learn about the City of Detroit’s Department of Water and Sewerage’s new green stormwater infrastructure initiatives. Attendees will visit rotating stations hosted by land and water stewards and meet with organizations including:

Detroit Future City
The Eastside Community Network
EcoWorks
Friends of the Rouge
Sierra Club
Keep Growing Detroit
Michigan Community Resources
The Greening of Detroit
Detroit Land Bank Authority
and more!

Generously sponsored by the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation.
Free parking is available on-site. A light supper will be provided.
This is the fifth in a series of seven forums to take place across the city of Detroit before the end of June 2018. To find a Land + Water Works Forum in your district, visit the Neighborhood Exchange website.
For more information, contact Hannah Colborn at hcolborn@mi-community.org or 313-949-6837.

District 6 Land + Water WORKS Forum
2018-05-12 09:30 - 12:00 UTC | St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 8118 Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI, 48209, United States
Freshwater and land are the most important natural resources we have on earth. Both are necessary for us to survive. On Saturday, May 12, learn how together we can protect Detroit’s water and land for generations to come.
Join the Land + Water Works Coalition for a morning of presentations, demonstrations and resources at the Land + Water Works Forum. Hear from groups that have installed green stormwater infrastructure projects in their neighborhoods and learn about the City of Detroit’s Department of Water and Sewerage’s new green stormwater infrastructure initiatives. Attendees will visit rotating stations hosted by land and water stewards and meet with organizations including:

Detroit Future City
The Eastside Community Network
EcoWorks
Friends of the Rouge
Sierra Club
Keep Growing Detroit
Michigan Community Resources
The Greening of Detroit
Detroit Land Bank Authority
and more!

Generously sponsored by the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation.
Free parking is available on-site. A continental breakfast will be provided.
This is the fourth in a series of seven forums to take place across the city of Detroit before the end of June 2018. To find a Land + Water Works Forum in your district, visit the Neighborhood Exchange website.
For more information, contact Hannah Colborn at hcolborn@mi-community.org or 313-949-6837.

Land + Water WORKS Summit
2018-03-21 17:30 - 20:30 UTC | Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E Warren Ave, Detroit, Michigan , 48201
Join the Land + Water WORKS Coalition, along with local and national leaders in the field of stormwater infrastructure design and implementation, to discuss how of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) has the potential to positively transform the landscape of Detroit and improve the health of our communities and water resources.

Detroit Future City Working with Lots Mini Grant Information Session
2017-10-19 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Detroit Future City, 2990 West Grand Boulevard Suite 2, Detroit, MI, 48202, United States
The Working with Lots Mini-Grant program encourages community groups, faith-based institutions, non-profits, and businesses to install one of 35 lot designs to address stormwater concerns, activate community spaces and create more attractive neighborhoods.
This January, DFC will award 10 grants for a combined maximum amount of $95,000. Four applicants will be award up to $6,500 to transform vacant land in their neighborhood. Six applicants will be granted up to $13,000 to implement Field Guide lot designs that improve stormwater management, and qualify for stormwater drainage credits. Funds are allocated for installation, maintenance, programming, and related educational materials. Grantees will receive technical assistance to help them achieve their open space vision.
