Speakers

2011 SPEAKER SCHEDULE

10:00 A.M.

A Solar Power Primer - Mark T. Turczynski, PE., Midwest Engineering Consultants

Why Native Plants? - Cory Ritterbusch, Ecologist, Prairie Works, Inc.

11:00 A.M.

Geothermal Heating & Air Conditioning - Jeff Hurst, Connor Company

Rain Gardens: Beauty and Water Quality - John Church, University of Illinois Naturalist and Educator

Noon – Keynote

Sustainable & Socially Conscious Architecture (Including straw & clay walls) - Lou Host-Jablonski, Architect,  Design Coalition, Madison, WI

1:00 P.M.

Making Old Houses Green - Cory Ritterbusch, Ecologist, Prairie Works, Inc.

Home/Backyard Composting - John Church, University of Illinois Naturalist and Educator

2:00 P.M.

Easy Energy Efficiency - Debbie Bartman, Illinois Extension Educator

Green Cleaning for Your Home - Linda Longden, Shaklee Representative

CHILDREN/FAMILY ACTIVITIES

Taking Care of the Earth

Display and Eco-Friendly Art Project

Leslie Handler, Environmental Educator

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Birds of Play

How weeds and pests fit into our world

John Jankowski, Amateur Naturalist

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Re-using old jeans

Laura Miller & Lindsay Miller, Dabluz Boutique