Evening with Keith Bowers
On Wednesday, April 2, 2008, community members joined Columbia General Manager Greg Hamm and the General Growth Properties team for an Evening with Keith Bowers, the third in a series of four community forums featuring GGPs world-class design and planning team working on the master plan for Columbia Town Center.
He highlighted the "green" aspects of the planning process. For Columbia, he is focusing on storm water management system and the restoration and sustainability of the ecology.
When asked what the key components of sustainability are, he explained that it is a community decision but in terms of natural resources, Columbia was "…pioneering in its time in terms of setting up stream valleys and green corridors and pathways…a tremendous job in setting the framework."
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About Keith Bowers, RLA, PWS
Keith Bowers is the founder and president of Biohabitats, an ecological restoration design, planning and assessment firm whose mission is to Restore the Earth and Inspire Ecological Stewardship. Keith has a broad and comprehensive background in restoration ecology, ecological planning, and landscape architecture, which he has applied to hundreds of projects throughout North America. These projects have involved tidal and non-tidal wetlands, deciduous woodlands, streams and rivers, meadows and prairies, and coastal habitats.
Keith is also the president and founder of Ecological Restoration and Management, Inc., a restoration construction and land management firm that complements the talents of Biohabitats by providing professional installation and management services for restoration projects.
Keith actively volunteers for organizations supporting ecological restoration. He is currently Chair of the Society for Ecological Restoration International, has been appointed by the Governor of Maryland to the State of Maryland Wetlands Restoration Steering Committee, and is currently on the board of several local and regional environmental organizations. Keith is a registered Landscape Architect and a Professional Wetland Scientist. He holds a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from the West Virginia University.
With more than 24 years of experience and innovation in the ecological restoration field, Keith has been instrumental in integrating conservation planning, ecological restoration and regenerative design initiatives throughout the country.
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