A free program entitled “Protecting Our Water Resources: An Ecological Approach to Land Care and Design” will be held at the Chatham Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with check in at 8:15.
The featured speaker will be author, horticulturist and consultant Rick Darke. Mr. Darke is a leading authority in regional planning, landscape design, and conservation, with an emphasis on the design and stewardship of livable landscapes that blend art, ecology and cultural geography. The title of his talk is “Putting Back the Layers: Working with Organic Architecture.”
Other presenters include Rich Claytor of Horsley Witten, who will speak about stormwater and low impact development techniques. Rain gardens will be the featured topic of Clarissa Rowe of Brown, Richardson Rowe Landscape Architectural Design Planning. Kate Venturini, Interim Director Extension Educator from the University of Rhode Island will expound on regenerating our coastal landscapes by taking design cues from nature.
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