Keep tabs on Cole Creek and the B-AA!

Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council Meeting

Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 11:45AM to 1:00PM
The Omaha Home for Boys, Youth and Family Services Building, Rooms B and C
If you’d like to attend as a guest, contact Omaha by Design at 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

Green Garden Workshops

Saturday, March 27, 2010, 9:00am to noon
Douglas County Extension Office, 8015 W. Center Road
Learn how to create and maintain rain gardens and other sustainable landscapes. Presented by the City of Omaha. $20 per person (includes a take-home rain garden manual). To register, email greengardens@lovgren.com or call Nancy at 402.397.7158.

Thursday, March 25, 2010, 6:30 to 9:30pm
Douglas County Extension Office, 8015 W. Center Road
Learn how to create and maintain rain gardens and other sustainable landscapes. Presented by the City of Omaha. $20 per person (includes a take-home rain garden manual). To register, email greengardens@lovgren.com or call Nancy at 402.397.7158.

Saturday, March 20, 2010, 9:00am to noon
Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Building 7
Learn how to create and maintain rain gardens and other sustainable landscapes. Presented by the City of Omaha. $20 per person (includes a take-home rain garden manual). To register, email greengardens@lovgren.com or call Nancy at 402.397.7158.

Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council Meeting

Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 11:45AM to 1:00PM
The Omaha Home for Boys, Youth and Family Services Building, Rooms B and C
If you’d like to attend as a guest, contact Omaha by Design at 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council Meeting

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, 11:45AM to 1:00PM
The Omaha Home for Boys, Youth and Family Services Building, Rooms B and C
If you’d like to attend as a guest, contact Omaha by Design at 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council Meeting

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, 11:45AM to 1:00PM
The Omaha Home for Boys, Youth and Family Services Building, Rooms B and C
If you’d like to attend as a guest, contact Omaha by Design at 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

World O! Water

Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, Noon to 4:00PM
Papio-Missouri River Natural Resource District’s Natural Resources Center at Wehrspann Lake, 154th Street and Giles Road
Water festival for kids and adults (The Cole Creek Project will be there!). Prizes and drawings, demonstrations, canoeing, kid’s science experiments, water education, games, entertainment and free food. Sponsored by Keep Omaha Beautiful and the Papillion Creek Watershed Partnership. For more info, visit www.worldowater.com.

Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council Meeting

Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, 11:45AM to 1:00PM
The Omaha Home for Boys, Youth and Family Services Building, Rooms B and C
If you’d like to attend as a guest, contact Omaha by Design at 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

Cole Creek Neighborhood Association Organizational Meeting

Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, 6:30 to 8:00PM
Hartman Elementary School, 5530 N. 66th St.
There’s a new neighborhood association in the Benson-Ames Alliance! For more information, contact Ron Abdouch at 402.561.7582.

Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management Tour

Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, 8:30AM to 4:00PM
Douglas/Sarpy Extension Office, 8015 W. Center Road, Omaha (start)
Sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Stormwater Work Group. A variety of tour stops are planned that will provide specific information on stormwater management projects in Omaha and Council Bluffs, including the bioretention gardens in Orchard Park. For more information, contact Kelly Feehan at kfeehan2@unl.edu or 402.563.4901.

Organizational Meeting: Orchard Park/Hartman Neighborhood Association

Monday, July 13, 2009, 6:30 to 8:00PM
Hartman Elementary School, 5530 N. 66th St.
For more information, contact Ron Abdouch at 402.561.7582.

Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council Meeting

Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 11:45 AM to 1:00PM
The Omaha Home for Boys, Youth and Family Services Building, Rooms B and C
If you’d like to attend as a guest, please contact Omaha by Design at 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

Sustainable Networking Event

Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 4:30 to 8:00 PM
The Pizza Shoppe Collective, 6056 Maple St. (downtown Benson)
Join the growing green conversation. For more info, call 402.554.4010.

Neighborhood Association Meeting for Orchard Park

Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 6:30 PM
Hartman Elementary School, 5530 N. 66th St.
Are you interested in forming a neighborhood association in the Orchard Park and Hartman Elementary School area? If so, this meeting’s for you! For more information, contact Ron Abdouch at 402.561.7582.

Neighborhood Support Meeting for Cole Creek/Orchard Park

Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Roncalli Catholic High School
Are you interested in keeping Cole Creek and Orchard Park clean? If so, this meeting’s for you. For more information, contact Omaha by Design at 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council Meeting

Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM
The Omaha Home for Boys, Youth and Family Services Building, Rooms B and C
If you’d like to attend as a guest, please contact Omaha by Design at 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

Information Open House for The Cole Creek Project

Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Roncalli Catholic High School, 6401 Sorensen Parkway
Learn more about this urban stream restoration project, how it will affect your neighborhood and how your school, church or civic group can participate! You’ll be able to talk to members of the Cole Creek project team and take a tour of the project area. Free giveaways while supplies last! For more info, contact Omaha by Design at 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council Meeting

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
The Omaha Home for Boys, Youth and Family Services Building, Rooms B and C
4343 N. 52nd St.
The Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council meets the second Wednesday of every other month. If you’d like to attend this meeting as a guest, please R.S.V.P. to Omaha by Design at 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

Faith and the Environment Conference

Sunday, March 29, 2009, 1:00 to 5:00 PM
Creighton University, Harper Center Ballroom
20th and Webster St.
This program - which will explore Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Native American ways of approaching environmental issues -  is free and open to the public. Space is limited. To register, contact Fran Minear at 402.280.2303 or fminear@creighton.edu.

Green Home Building and Remodeling

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, 7:00 PM
Energy Smart Company
10915 Prairie Brook Road, Rockbrook Village
This Sierra Club program is free and open to the public. For more info, contact Mary Green at 402.556.1830 or mary.green@nebraska.sierraclub.org.

Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council Meeting

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Omaha Home for Boys, Youth and Family Services Building, Rooms B & C
4343 N. 52nd St.
The Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council meets the second Wednesday of every other month. If you’d like to attend this meeting as a guest, please R.S.V.P. to 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

Environmental Element Community Kickoff Meeting

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Scott Conference Center
6450 Pine St.
Omahans will be able to learn more about their city’s new Environmental Element initiative and how to get involved in the process at this meeting, which is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Omaha by Design at 402.554.4010.

Community Garden Meeting

Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Douglas County Extension Office
8015 West Center Road
The goal of this meeting, sponsored by the Douglas County Health Department, is to bring those interested in community gardening together to talk about improving local access to healthy foods. For more information, call Mary Balluff at 402.444.1773.

Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council

Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
The Omaha Home for Boys
Youth and Family Services Building, Rooms B and C
The Benson-Ames Alliance Steering Council meets the second Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September and November. If you’d like to attend this meeting as a guest, please R.S.V.P. to 402.554.4010 or info@omahabydesign.org.

Green Jobs in Nebraska panel discussion

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, 7:00 PM
First United Methodist Church
69th and Cass, Omaha
The panel includes Sen. Tom White, John Bourne (IBEW) and Ken Winston, Nebraska Sierra Club. Free and open to the public. For more info, contact Mary Green at 402.556.1830 or mary.green@nebraska.sierraclub.org.

Meeting for B-AA Neighborhood Leaders

Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
St. Paul Lutheran Church and School
5020 Grand Ave.
If you’re a neighborhood leader who lives in the Benson-Ames Alliance area, this meeting’s for you. For more information, call 402.554.4010.