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SUMMARY:Rain Garden and Bioswale Development - Learning from Connected Comm
 unities: An in-depth look at Nature-Based Climate Solutions in Atlantic Ca
 nada 
DESCRIPTION:Climate change is here\, it is happening\, and it is impacting 
 New Brunswickers across the province and other Atlantic Canada residents.&
 nbsp\; Nature-based and natural approaches to adapting to climate change f
 ocus on implementing infrastructure that restores and protects natural are
 as while removing greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere\, reducing floodin
 g and stormwater surge risks\, and supporting biodiversity. 
 There is in
 terest and support for nature-based climate solutions from residents (see 
 public survey of opinion results here) and there are many examples of succ
 essful projects across the region (see maps of case studies here). &nbsp\;
 Municipalities\, community organizations\, and landowners\, however\, face
  many barriers and challenges to developing their own nature-based project
 s including access to funding\, materials\, knowledgeable contractors\, na
 tive plants\, and more. 
 Join the NBEN\, CLIMAtlantic\, and Nature NB fo
 r a seven-part webinar and discussion series throughout June and early Jul
 y where we will hear from communities across the Atlantic Provinces who ha
 ve implemented nature-based infrastructure. Let's learn from their experie
 nce to understand the &nbsp\;challenges they encountered in the process\, 
 how they overcame those challenges\, where they accessed the funds and res
 ources\, and what the results/successes of the projects have been.&nbsp\;T
 here will be opportunities to ask speakers your pressing questions and rec
 eive input and advice to surpass the challenges you might be facing in you
 r communities.This second webinar will delve into the development of rain 
 gardens and bioswales to help with managing flooding.&nbsp\;Rain gardens a
 nd bioswales are designed to manage rain and snowmelt runoff. Runoff durin
 g rain or snow melts is absorbed into the soil and eventually flows into w
 ater bodies and wetlands. Runoff often contains pollutants from animal exc
 rement\, bacteria from sewage\, fertilizers\, pesticides\, sediments\, and
  hydrocarbons\, all of which provide risks to human and environmental heal
 th. A rain garden is comprised of deep-rooted grasses\, flowers\, and shru
 bs that tolerate wet and dry conditions in shallow landscape depressions. 
 Bioswales are depressions with native plants\, shrubs\, and layers of soil
 s that are engineered to complement conventional public storm water manage
 ment systems and are often located next to roads or parking lots to help f
 ilter storm water run-off.Speakers:
 Jolyne Hébert\, Executive Manager\,
  Shediac Bay Watershed Association
 Jolyne Hebert has over 10 years of ex
 perience with environmental NGOs in Southeastern New Brunswick. Since 2015
 \, she began working towards the implementation of a stormwater management
  program in the Town of Shediac.
 
 With funding from the NB Environment
 al Trust Fund and ECCC EcoAction program\, she has led the development of 
 stormwater management projects using green infrastructure in the Shediac B
 ay area. From rain gardens to bioretention systems\, she promotes the use 
 of plants and soil microbiome to tackle water quality issues related to po
 llution found in runoff.
 
 This workshop will feature several of the pr
 ojects she has created\, from residential rain gardens to commercial biosw
 ales.
 
 Roxanne MacKinnon\, Executive Director\, ACAP Saint John&nbsp\;
 Roxanne MacKinnon is the&nbsp\;Executive Director of ACAP Saint John and h
 as years of experience&nbsp\;working on water quality&nbsp\;and aquatic&nb
 sp\;habitat projects. She has a keen interest&nbsp\;in connecting environm
 ental issues with community members and inspiring people to take local act
 ion. In recent years\, Roxanne has been actively involved in multiple&nbsp
 \;rain garden projects from designing\, to funding\, to implementation and
  works with a dedicated team of staff and volunteers to implement natural 
 climate change adaptation&nbsp\;initiatives within the Greater Saint John 
 Region. This webinar will be primarily in English with simultaneous French
  interpretation.
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