A lecture with discussion to follow with Randall Arendt,
internationally known author and conservation planner

Our cities and rural areas are becoming more populated, with evidence of residential and commercial development growing across the landscape. How do we balance the demand for development with the preservation of natural assets and the rural character? How do we plan to ensure sufficient greenspaces and recreational opportunities for residents? In short, how do we ensure development means improvement of the durability and quality of our communities, and not undifferentiated "growth"?

This workshop, presented by internationally known author and conservation planner Randall Arendt, will focus on the process and techniques that enable developers and local officials to work together to accomplish residential development while maintaining the natural elements of contiguous parcels. It also will describe how this design process can fit into the local regulatory framework through specific provisions in comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, and subdivision regulations.

Randall Arendt, FRTPI, ASLA (Hon) is an internationally recognized land use planner, site designer, author and advocate of low-impact conservation subdivisions for a wide variety of clients including local governments, landowners and private developers. He has lectured extensively in the United States and internationally and is the author of more than twenty publications on the topic of conservation planning and development.

Conservation-Based Development in Minnesota
- Schedule -

8:00 - 8:30: Registration and Coffee
(Pellegrene Auditorium, Saint John's University)

All sessions led by Randall Arendt

8:30 - Noon: Conservation Design Concepts:

• Ordinance Innovation
• Four Steps to Conservation Design
• Rural Conservation Design
• Urban Conservation Design (with sewer and water)

Noon - 1:15: Lunch Provided

1:15 - 2:30: Hands-on Design Exercise

2:30 - 3:00: Break

3:00 - 4:30: Minnesota Case Examples

• Developing Rural Woodlands
• Green Space in Urban Developments
• Developing Along Rivers and Lakes
• Developing in Agricultural Areas

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Who Should Attend?

• Builders
• City, County and Township Boards, Planning Commissions, and Officials
• Developers
• Environmental Advocates
• Land Owners
• Realtors
• Bankers
• Natural Resource Professionals
• Planning Professionals
• Interested Citizens

Registration and Fees

Includes full workshop, lunch and materials.  Space is limited. Register early.

Registration Fees:

• $40.00 for registrations received by June 22nd 2007. Twenty percent discount for groups of five or more registering with one check (fill out a form for each person).
• Registrations received after June 22 and walk-ups as space allows, $55.00. Note: Space is limited. Walk-ups are not guaranteed admittance to the workshop.
• Scholarships are available for anyone wishing to attend but unable to afford the full fee. Please call (320) 363-3163.

Register by fax or mail using the form above.  Check or credit card number must accompany registration.

Cancellations prior to June 22 will receive a refund minus a $10.00 service fee.

We are applying for accreditation from various professional organizations: planners, architects, landscape architects, foresters (6 SAF), engineers/surveyors.

For more information about this workshop and directions to the event, visit www.csbsju.edu/Arboretum or call 320.363.3163.

For more information about Randall Arendt, visit www.greenerprospects.com