Sustainable Disaster Recovery

Conservation Lecture Series

Here in central Oklahoma we regularly deal with tornados, ice storms, earthquakes and floods.

After natural disasters how can we rebuild to be more resilient in the future?

Join us this Tuesday evening to learn about Sustainable Disaster Recovery as part of the Conservation Lecture Series.

Discover the value of integrating sustainable practices into rebuilding and planning in communities by attending this free presentation offered by the City of Oklahoma City from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15.

The presentation takes place at OSU-OKC’s Student Union Center, 900 N. Portland (click here for map).

Daniel Wallach is executive director and founder of Greensburg GreenTown, a non-profit organization that conceptualized and helped lead the sustainable rebuilding of Greensburg, Kansas, following the tornado that wiped out the town in 2007.

Wallach will walk attendees through the challenges and opportunities inherent in disaster recovery and the value of integrating sustainable practices  into communities looking at a fresh start.

RSVP for this workshop at http://sustainability.register110.com.

The workshop is part of the Conservation Lecture Series sponsored by Oklahoma City’s Office of Sustainability in association with Sustainable OKC with funding from an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the US Department of Energy.

The presentation is a service of Oklahoma City’s Office of Sustainability. The Office of Sustainability coordinates energy efficiency upgrades and provides technical recommendations, sustainability planning and outreach services to City departments and the public.

 

 It’s Donation:30…

Do you know where your money’s going?

A donation made to an all-volunteer organization, such as Sustainable OKC means 100% of your money will go directly toward funding projects that benefit sustainability issues and awareness in the Oklahoma City area.

Take comfort in knowing your donation transaction is handled securely. Just click the Donate button on the lower right to visit our secure PayPal site and donate in any amount to help fund local sustainability projects and networking events that build smart, innovative solutions at the grassroots level.

Thanks for your support! We (literally) couldn’t do it without you!

 

Come On and Work at Common Work Saturdays!

Join us for ”CommonWork” at CommonWealth Urban Farms every Saturday
from 8am until around 11am. Anyone is welcome to attend these work sessions.
So whether you stop by for 30 minutes or stay the full 3 hours, you’re bound to learn something and guaranteed to have a good time!

Meet at one or both of these locations:

• Garden Lot on Olie Street, between N.W. 32nd and Hill, one block east of Western (map)
• Compost Lot on the 1000 block of N.W. Hill – that’s one block east of Western, and one block north of 32nd Street (map)

CommonWealth Urban Farms is a new effort dedicated to producing local food in Oklahoma City. They are currently growing compost and preparing to grow food on several vacant lots in near Northwest OKC. In time, they hope to provide training and resources for a network of market gardens and urban farms throughout Oklahoma City. CommonWealth Urban Farms is Sustainable OKC’s newest program.

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Moving Planet Recap

More than 170+ families, students, community partners, athletes, and public health and sustainability advocates had a blast at Moving Planet OK action-art-festival. The festival celebrated Oklahoma’s progress to date in health and sustainability and advocated the goal of becoming a top-10 state in health and sustainability. An art auction and festive handmade glass ornaments raised money for Close to Earth, a local non-profit working with at-risk youth to teach them organic gardening. Moving Planet OK was collaboratively organized by a wide variety of partners, and the University of Central Oklahoma, Transition OKC, Sustainable OKC & Sierra Club served as presenting sponsors. Hat tip to our Transition OKC program volunteers for working so hard to help make this event happen. See more photos of this inspiring event on Moving Planet OK’s Facebook page.

 

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Special thanks to the following sponsors

for generous support of the EVOLVE art exhibition

and Local Food Challenge, April 2011.