The Gwinnett Soil and Water Conservation District is presenting The Economics of Ecology, an opportunity to learn how to weave ecology and economics into a framework of resilient urban planning, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20 at The Eagle Theatre at Sugar Hill, 5029 W. Broad St. in Sugar Hill.
Presenters include UGA scientists and faculty, elected officials and conservation stakeholders including the Chattahoochee RIverkeeper and Trout Unlimited who will share their innovative research and award-winning grassroots initiatives that support resilient urban planning at the local level and the interests of regional stakeholders like the Atlanta Regional Commission. Attendees will hear from the sustainability-minded mayors of Sugar Hill and Brookhaven and learn what their conservation initiatives mean for their local economy.
Recommended for elected officials, city and county personnel (planners, watershed and stormwater management, parks staff, inspectors, etc.) sustainability managers and groups, contractors and builders, engineers, interested stakeholders, arborists and environmental groups.
Register on-line by April 12 at www.gwinnettswcd.org/swcd-conference-2023. Registration is $50 and includes a catered lunch.
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