The New California Park: Opportunities for Sustainable Low Impact Development

Green streets in El Cerrito

Our ninth and final lecture: Josh Bradt, watershed specialist and project manager at the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, discusses greening up the urban streets of El Cerrito.

The New California Park: Opportunities for Sustainable Low Impact Development

Lecture 8: Marq Truscott, LDA advisory board member and friend of the program, discusses designing parks today. Marq is President of the firm, Quadriga, in Sacramento.

Integrating Storm water Management with Urban Design

Lecture 7: LDA program alumnus and visiting lecturer, Kevin Perry, of Urban Rain Design studio in Portland, OR, discusses managing storm water in an urban setting.

A sustainable contractor's perspective: water, case studies and return on investment

Lecture 6: Aaron Majors, owner and department manager of construction at Cagwin & Dorward of Novato, CA, discusses his views on being a contractor today - a contractor who is sensitive to sustainability.

Managing Landscapes for Sustainability and Watershed Functions

Lecture 5: Eric Berntsen, staff environmental scientist at the California State Water Resources Control Board, proposes how he envisions managing landscapes for their own sustainability and watershed functionality.