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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black">Low Impact
Landscaping Workshop <SPAN class=750164121-12102011>This Saturday,</SPAN>
October 15</SPAN><SPAN
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<P
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style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black">The Westport River Watershed Alliance is
hosting a “Low Impact Landscaping Workshop” for local homeowners on October 15,
from 10AM to Noon, at the Westport, MA Public Library at 408 Old County
Road. The workshop will teach participants ways to beautify their property
while protecting the water quality of our ponds, streams and the<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Westport<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>River. This will be a free
workshop to teach homeowners how to apply “low impact development”(LID)
stormwater management practices to their property by using attractive native
plants and promoting healthy soil that water will seep into. Bob
Hartzel of Geosyntec Consultants in<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Boston<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>is leading the workshop. Bob will
provide an overview of LID concepts and step-by step guides to building
rain gardens, “bioretention cells”, porous pavers, rain barrels, and other LID
landscaping techniques that use native shrubs, annuals and perennial
flowers.</SPAN><SPAN
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<P
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style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black">Bob Hartzel is a Certified Lake Manager
(CLM) and wetland scientist with over 18 years experience managing lake, river
and wetland restoration projects. Bob served as Massachusetts Lakes & Ponds
Program Coordinator from 1992-1998. As a consultant since 1998, Bob has
conducted numerous watershed planning projects, lake diagnostic studies and
ecological investigations. Bob is also a Certified Professional in Erosion and
Sediment Control and led a variety of recent projects implementing Low Impact
Development (LID) storm water techniques in<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>New England<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>watersheds.</SPAN><SPAN
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<P
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style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black">This program is supported by the
Westport Cultural Council through a grant from Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust
administered by Bank of America.</SPAN><SPAN
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