FS-003 - The San Diego River: Birth and Rebirth of an Ecosystem

Friday, November 15

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Location: Lobby Outside Exhibit Hall F

4.50 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Field Session Leader(s)

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Richard Barrett, ASLA

Principal
MIG
Rob Hutsel

President and CEO
San Diego River Park Foundation

Field Session Presenter(s)

Martin Flores, ASLA

Director of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
Carrier Johnson

Explore a number of recent and upcoming projects that are radically transforming the ecology, aesthetics, and recreational value of the 52-mile San Diego River and its 434-square-mile watershed.

$125 per person before July 12; $140 after July 12; includes transportation, water, and boxed lunch. Moderate walking.

Learning Objectives:

Participate in on-site reviews of tributary transformation from concrete channels to soft-bottom ecofriendly streams.
Understand opportunities (and challenges) for increased passive and active recreational uses.
Review causes of urban flooding and methodologies for corrective design and action.
Explore opportunities for incorporation of sustainable design into adjacent parks and buildings.