Click here to learn how to nominate a project for the Green Futures Open Space Achievement Awards. Deadline for submissions is July 25, 2008. See below for more information about this exciting event to take place at the William Penn Inn —Thursday, October 30th from 5:00-7:30 P.M.

Inspired by the November 2003 Green Fields/Green Towns referendum and the passage of Pennsylvania’s $625 million Growing Greener II Bond Initiative, the Montgomery County Green Futures program is in its third year of offering a multifaceted approach to training and education for local municipal officials and their advisors.

This dynamic series of workshops and celebration events has reached over 600 people throughout the county, offering in-depth analyses of land conservation issues in a variety of engaging and stimulating venues. In creating an energizing and fun environment for the exchange of ideas, Green Futures provides local leaders with the open space tools to deliver what the citizens of Montgomery County want: enhanced quality of life through land conservation and greener communities.

Montgomery County Green Futures Program Calendar —2008

Engineers’ Workshop—September 11, 2008
This will be Montgomery County Green Futures third municipal advisors training session and the second workshop to be held at the magnificent American Infrastructure’s training facility in Worcester Township. This interactive workshop will present award-winning regional projects and effective on-the-ground case studies to assist engineers and their clients in developing innovative solutions to stormwater management issues.

Municipal Open Space Workshop & Dinner — Perkiomen School— September 30, 2008
Autumn is the perfect time to meet with open space colleagues for a stimulating program covering a full range of land conservation issues in the inspirational setting of one of the area’s most vibrant college preparatory schools. Choose from four dynamic session topics designed to deliver solutions that will benefit your local community.

Green Futures Open Space Achievement Awards — William Penn Inn—Thursday, October 30th from 5:00-7:30 P.M.
Come join in the spirit of inspiration and celebration at the third annual Green Futures Open Space Achievement Awards. This special invitation-only event honors local communities for their outstanding achievements and efforts demonstrating exemplary land protection, effective partnerships, and visionary open space projects. Click here to learn how to nominate a project.

These programs are made possible with the generous support from the William Penn Foundation, Claneil Foundation, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and Montgomery County.

With a focus on stimulating change at the ground level, Green Futures strives to provide local officials and their municipal advisors with effective open space techniques tailored to the unique needs of their communities. Green Futures is pleased to be able to provide copies of the presentations given at our workshops and events.

Please Click here to access the resources available at our 2008 events.

Click here to access the resources from our 2007 events.

Click here to learn more about Green Futures.