GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND
HOW TO “SAVE THE RAIN”
4/29/11
Carissa Matthews, Environmental Finance Center
Overview
Introduction to GI and Onondaga County’s GI
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What is Green Infrastructure?
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Sample Projects
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EFC’s Role – Outreach and
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