[CPEO-BIF] "Restoring Greenspace" May 3-4, Seattle

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

WHC Restoring Greenspace 2006 Promotes On-the-Ground Projects in EPA 
Region 10

Wildlife Habitat Council
Restoring Greenspace: Ecological Reuse of Contaminated Properties in EPA 
Region 10
May 3-4, 2006
Red Lion Fifth Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101
greenspace@wildlifehc.org
http://www.wildlifehc.org/events/restoringgreenspace.cfm

This conference will offer an array of opportunities to foster dialogues 
and recognize efforts by companies, government agencies and conservation 
organizations in working toward the Wildlife Habitat Council's goal of 
maintaining responsible and sustainable wildlife habitat management 
programs on properties undergoing remediation and restoration. 
Registration is now open! Space is limited and it is important that you 
register now to ensure you have a spot and to avoid increased costs.

WELCOME

The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) works with its member companies and 
conservation groups on voluntarily enhancing properties for wildlife 
habitat benefits and promotes the implementation of ecological reuse of 
contaminated properties. Both the environment and economy will benefit 
greatly if ecological enhancements could be included in cleanup and 
restoration programs on a more systematic and efficient basis.

WHC has made significant progress in achieving these goals through a 
series of conferences and through the development of its Land 
Restoration Program. Through the collaboration with federal and state 
agencies and industry, we work to demonstrate the methods and means by 
which state and local governments, industry and community groups can use 
ecological enhancements to increase the rate at which contaminated 
lands, both private and public (state, tribal, local), can be restored 
for a variety of reuses, including wildlife habitat.

Moving to the regional level, WHC is promoting on-the-ground measures 
and developing demonstration sites to increase the use of ecological 
enhancements in restoration efforts. This is the fourth Restoring 
Greenspace Conference WHC has hosted, and the conference aims to present 
a first-hand look at innovative programs, new initiatives and case 
studies that highlight the incorporation of ecological reuse practices 
in site restoration in EPA Region 10.

WHY PURSUE A VOLUNTARY WILDLIFE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM?

Wildlife enhancement programs, designed by WHC biologists, are tailored 
to each particular site and facility. Whether the land available for 
wildlife management is one thousand acres or just one, WHC can suggest 
potential programs and assist with wildlife management. Once considered 
an unusable industrial brownfield, the former BP Wood River Refinery 
property in Wood River, Illinois, is getting a new life as a 
recreational and commercial area with the added bonus of a wildlife 
sanctuary. In 2000, the U.S. EPA designated the 800-acre site as one of 
only five Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) brownfield 
remediation pilot projects in the nation. BP and partners, including the 
Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), Triad Industries, City of Wood River and 
Illinois EPA implemented innovative corrective action to establish the 
site as a standard for successful remediation. The former Wood River 
Refinery achieved WHC certification for habitat in 2001 and has received 
awards for leadership in land-reuse and natural restoration.

SPONSORS

WHC thanks the following sponsors:
AIG Environmental, BP, Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., CH2M HILL, 
Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc. - 
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Kinder Morgan, Monsanto Company, U.S. 
EPA Region 10, United States Gypsum Company and Washington State 
Department of Ecology
(As of February 7, 2006)

Thank you to our partners in the development of this conference:
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials - 
Natural Resource Damages Focus Group, Idaho GEMStars, Interstate 
Technology & Regulatory Council, King County Solid Waste Division, 
Northwest Environmental Business Council, Northwest Pulp & Paper 
Association, Puget Sound Action Team, Trust for Public Land and 
Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
(As of February 7, 2006)

Facilitated by Consensus Solutions, Inc.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Individual Landowners
Corporate Landowners - Project Managers, Corporate Remediation Managers
Service Providers, Technology Vendors, and Consultants
Local, State and Federal Regulators
Brownfield Developers
Community Groups
Environmental Groups

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

* Identify ecological approaches to clean up and the costs and benefits 
of ecological reuse through case studies;
* Identify performance metrics for success in ecological restoration;
* Assess regulatory challenges to using ecological enhancements on 
contaminated properties;
* Evaluate approaches for obtaining constructive & meaningful 
stakeholder involvement; and
* Determine next steps for EPA Region 10 stakeholders to address issues 
surrounding the ecological reuse of contaminated properties.

LIMITED EXHIBIT SPACE AVAILABLE

There are a limited number of exhibit spaces available for corporations, 
consulting firms, government agencies and NGOs to present information 
that demonstrates the use, values and experiences in applying ecological 
enhancements in site remediation. The exhibition will be used throughout 
the conference, during breaks and pre- and post- conference sessions as 
part of the sharing of information that will further encourage the use 
of these approaches. Visit 
http://www.wildlifehc.org/events/restoringgreenspace.cfm to learn more. 
If you are a NGO, please contact us for special consideration.

The Wildlife Habitat Council is a nonprofit, non-lobbying organization 
dedicated to increasing the quality and amount of wildlife habitat on 
corporate, private and public lands. WHC devotes its resources to 
building partnerships with corporations and conservation groups to 
create solutions that balance the demands of economic growth with the 
requirements of a healthy, bio-diverse and sustainable environment. 
http://www.wildlifehc.org



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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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