WaterFest 2010

Chris is going to be at WaterFest on Saturday from 10:00 to 2:00 at the Lake Phalen Pavilion with our beautiful demonstration green roof. Chris will be happy to talk your ears off about anything green roof-related. Come on out for a full day of family fun, sponsored by the friendly, water-loving folks at Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District.

Upcoming Event at Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Ice Arena

Our next seminar is coming up quick! Join us on Thursday to learn all about the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community's green roofs. We've got a great list of presenters that will tell us all about the design, maintenance and science behind the roofs.

The original post about the event is here. If you have time, please RSVP to Dana Schumacher at dschu73@msn.com or Jeff Rosenquist at jeffr@rosenquistroofing.com -- but we won't turn you away if you show up at the last minute. Tickets are $25, payable by check or cash at the door. This promises to be one of our most informative seminars yet, so we hope to see you there!

The Living Green Expo is this weekend!

The Minnesota Green Roofs Council is staffing a booth at the Living Green Expo this weekend! We'll be in an outdoor tent (V01) so come find us if you'd like to learn more about lush, living roofs (or if you just want to see the World's Fastest Green Roof). We'll be there all weekend, 10-6 on Saturday and 10-5 on Sunday. The expo is always a great event, with all sorts of interesting things to look at -- not just green roofs -- so come on out!

Seminar and tour on May 20th

The Minnesota Green Roofs Council and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) will be hosting a seminar on the morning of May 20th, 2010 in Prior Lake, Minnesota.

The presentations will focus on topics including: design and maintenance, and research observations by SMSC staff on irrigation, water balance, plant species survival, and habitat success. A tour of the Ice Arena roof will follow the presentations. The cost for this event is $25 and includes the presentations, question/answer period, refreshments, door prize, and tour of the Ice Arena green roof. This promises to be one of our most informative events yet, and a great opportunity to learn more about two significant green roof projects here in Minnesota.

“A Unique Look at Design, Maintenance, and Scientific Analysis Observations on the Wastewater Treatment Facility and Ice Arena Green Roofs”
Thursday, May 20th, 2010, 7:00 am – Noon
Link Event Center
2200 Trail of Dreams, Prior Lake, MN 55372
http://www.playworksfun.com/link_about.html

8:15 am – 8:45 am: Check-in, registration, coffee and rolls
8:45 am – 9:00 am: Welcome, recognitions, announcements, introductions
9:00 am – 9:45 am: Presentation on design, construction, and maintenance by Jeff Rosenquist, Rosenquist Roofing, Roger Grothe, Aloha Landscaping, and Victoria Ranua, SMSC Environmental Assessment Specialist
9:45 am – 10:00 am: Questions/Answers period
10:00 am – 10:15 am: Break/Networking
10:15 am – 11:00 am: Presentation on scientific research and observations on roof by Victoria Ranua, SMSC Environmental Assessment Specialist and Ole Olmanson, SMSC Water Resource Scientist
11:00 am – 11:15 am: Question/answer period
11:15 am – 12:00 pm: Tours (split into groups of 25), attendee survey form and door prize

Space is limited and so we ask that you email your RSVP and/or questions to Dana Schumacher at dschu73@msn.com or Jeff Rosenquist at jeffr@rosenquistroofing.com prior to Friday, May14th. Pay by check (payable to MGRC) or cash at the door. The Minnesota Green Roofs Council is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and we are always looking for new sponsorship opportunities. Please contact one of us via email or at the seminar if you would like sponsorship brochures.

Save the date!

We'll be hosting a seminar and tour of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s green roofs on the morning of May 20th, 2010. The presentations and will focus on maintenance of the roofs and scientific data gathered regarding surface temperatures, irrigation, plant survival, and habitat success. A tour of the ice arena green roof will follow the presentations.

We're looking forward to a very educational day, so we hope you can join us. We'll post more details as they become available, but in the interim, you can contact our Vice President Dana Schumacher, ASLA at dschu73@msn.com with any questions.

A temporary online home for the MGRC

Welcome to the MGRC blog! We're launching this as a temporary way of getting the word out about upcoming events while we overhaul our main website at www.mngreenroofs.org.

If you are a member of the green roof community and would be interested in helping us redevelop our website, please contact us at mngreenroofs@gmail.com. We have a variety of sponsorship opportunities that will enable us to create more effective online tools for promoting local green roofs.