| Water is one of our most precious resources. This class will outline techniques and strategies to manage water use on two important levels. First is conservation, discussing various options to capture and reuse rainwater, as well as manage water consumption within the home or commercial building, saving money at the same time. Second is storm water run-off, the main contributor to the decline of health of the Chesapeake Bay. Learn how we can all take action to positively impact this critical situation.
Instructor: Diane M. Cameron – ANS Conservation Program Director
Diane Cameron combines her geologic and engineering training with thirty years of environmental movement experience. Beginning with local Sierra Club leadership in the late 1970s while majoring in Geology at Indiana University, Diane went on to complete a Masters Degree in Environmental Engineering in 1987 from the University of Maryland. From 1989 until 1998, Diane served as a Staff Scientist for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), focused on strengthening the Clean Water Act.
Diane coordinates the Montgomery County Stormwater Partners Network and co-Chairs the Maryland Stormwater Consortium, comprised of 36 organizations working for full Environmental Site Design (ESD) implementation under the Stormwater Management Act of 2007. Diane represents the Audubon Naturalist Society and NRDC on stormwater issues throughout the greater Washington, D.C. region, and coordinates the Audubon Naturalist Society Conservation Advocacy and Water Quality Monitoring Programs. She has been studying and helping to build rain gardens since 2006, mainly with the Friends of Sligo Creek Stormwater Committee.
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