LEED Neighborhood Development
- Friday, June 8, 8am-5pm at Henry Ford
Comm College in Dearborn - After years of phenomenal success with its LEED rating systems for buildings, the USGBC has rolled out the new LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) Standard. The Detroit Regional Chapter is now ready to start demonstrating the advantages of LEED ND to the comprehensive real estate development and investment communities with LEED ND Forum II, “MAKING LEED® ND HAPPEN FOR YOUR DEVELOPMENT”. $75.00 Registration Fee + Breakfast + Lunch ($25 students). More at www.usgbcdetroit.org.
MSA Decennalia
- Friday, June 8, 6:30pm at the Detroit Zoo
- Join our partners at the Michigan Suburbs Alliance at Decennalia: an evening of celebration as they recognize a decade of shared success – and look toward our shared future. $50 per person. More at www.SuburbsAlliance.org.
Michigan Women’s Power Assembly
- Saturday, June 16 at WSU McGregor Center
- The Michigan Women’s Power Assembly is for activists, volunteers, community leaders, and anyone else who wants to get involved in making Michigan a better place for women to live. From healthcare to economic opportunity; from environmental justice to reproductive rights; from gender-based violence to education – there is plenty to work on, but working together, we can transform dreams of equality and opportunity into reality. More at www.miwomenspowerassembly.com.
MEC Awards Celebration
- Wednesday, June 20, 5:30pm at the Ann Arbor City Club
- Join our partners at the Michigan Environmental Council for their 14th annual Environmental Awards Celebration, recognizing former U of M SNRE Dean Rosina Bierbaum and trail activist Blair Miller. $100 donation recommended. More atwww.EnvironmentalCouncil.org.
MDOT Webinar on Michigan’s Long-Range Transportation Plan
- Tuesday, June 26, 6-8pm, online (registration required)
- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) needs your help with revising the state’s long-range transportation plan, “MI Transportation Plan: Moving Michigan Forward.” MDOT is evaluating the inputs, forecasts and strategies contained in the current 2005-2030 plan and extending the planning horizon to 2035.
- Get more information and register at www.michigan.gov/slrp or call 517-373-9534