Homeowners are encouraged to attend this w orkshop to learn about how they can help protect local waterways by implem enting low impact development (LID) techniques on their properties. Jane M aginot\, Water Quality Agent for Washington County\, Lee Porter of Ozark G reen Roofs\, and Eric Fuselier of the Arkansas Native Plant Society will p resent on various methods and techniques that can be used to slow down\, s pread out\, and soak in stormwater on-site\, creating a more environmental ly friendly place for wildlife while improving soil and protecting water q uality. Additional topics to be discussed will include green roofs\, rain gardens\, and phytoremediation.
\nJane Maginot \;is an Extension Agent with the University Of Arkansas System Cooperative Extension Service. Her responsibilities include outreach and education fo r the NWA Urban Stormwater Education program. She has assisted with coordi nating the Blue Pathways workshop series bringing expertise in Low Impact Development to Northwest Arkansas. Prior to coming to the extension servic e\, Mrs. Maginot worked in East Africa managing water access projects. Mrs . Maginot attended Arcadia University where she earned a M.A. in Internati onal Peace and Conflict Resolution (2004) with a focus in environmental co nflict management.
\nLee Porter \;studied Lands cape Architecture at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville\, \;wh ere she earned her Bachelors of Landscape Architecture. While in college s he learned about green roofs and studied under Mark Boyer\, former Landsca pe Architecture Department Head and green roof advocate. In 2010\, she was awarded the John G. Williams Traveling Fellowship to research policies an d incentives for green roofs in Germany\, Switzerland\, and Denmark. As pa rt of the fellowship she attended the International Green Roof Congress in Nurtingen\, Germany and continues to attend green roof conferences. She h as worked at the Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks\, the City of Fayettevill e in the Sustainability and Urban Forestry Departments and currently works part-time for Entegrity Partners. Through these experiences she has learn ed how green roofs can best be built and function in Northwest Arkansas. S he \;owns and operates Ozark Green Roofs and is an ISA Certified Arbor ist\, LEED BD+C AP\, and SITES AP.
\nFor more than a decade\, \; Eric Fuselier \;has been studying the practical uses of the native plants found growing wild in the Ozarks. While Eric&rsquo\;s passion for native plants began as an avid hiker and backpacker\, he was eventually able to put the knowledge he gained on the trail to use in a mo re professional capacity. As the environmental scientist at Crafton Tull\, Eric helps civil engineers and landscape architects to select native plan t species for the rain gardens\, bioswales\, and detention ponds they desi gn for their projects in northwest Arkansas. Eric is also currently servin g as the president of the Arkansas Native Plant Society\, and as president of the Ozark Chapter of Wild Ones: Native Plants\, Natural Landscapes.
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