Land Use Lunch Lecture Series

Land Use Lunches are held the second Friday of each month, September through May. Topics include urban in-fill, housing cooperatives, watershed management, land conservation, and more.

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Land Use Resources

Low Impact Design / Green Infrastructure – engineering new and rebuilding landscapes using a network of natural and semi-natural areas designed to manage stormwater, improve air quality, and enhance biodiversity. LID/GI is an approach to land use and water management that mitigates flooding using the natural water cycle.

• Greater Lansing Regional Committee for Stormwater Management external link

Adaptive Reuse – transforming obsolete buildings for contemporary uses – external link

Your Yard Infrastructure – adding native plant species to residential landscaping while also shrinking lawns and reducing chemical use.