Environment Events

Representatives from local governments and environmental organizations come together quarterly to develop a cooperative approach to water quality public education and to meet federal NPDES Phase I/II regulatory requirements.

In-person attendance is encouraged, and a catered lunch will be served.

Join MARC staff and the manual development team to learn and practice with the design criteria and reference appendices in the updated KC Metro Chapter of APWA, Section 5600 manual. This half-day workshop is a designer‑focused session that will dive deeper into how to apply the updated criteria within site design, modeling, and documentation workflows. Attendees will learn how the updated manual integrates drainage quantity and quality, strengthens green infrastructure performance, and aligns with modern watershed management principles. 

Training Topics will include: 

The Kansas City region is taking innovative approaches to address food waste in our local food service industry.

The district is partnering with Lisa Burgess, Learning Kitchen KC, to implement Food Waste Bites, an effort to eliminate food waste in restaurants using a three-pronged strategy of prevention, rescue and diversion.

Join MARC staff and the manual development team to learn and practice plan review of projects compliant with the updated KC Metro Chapter of APWA, Section 5600 manual. This half-day workshop is meant to support municipal staff responsible for project review, permitting, and enforcement of the updated APWA 5600 criteria.

The 18th annual Green Commute Challenge concludes at the end of October. Join us for the finale party on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m., hosted by City Barrel Brewery + Kitchen in the Crossroads. Enjoy trivia prizes, complimentary food and beverages and a brief presentation on our collective impact to help improve regional air quality. 

This event is free to attend. Please register by the end of the day Thursday, Oct. 29.

MARC will recognize projects in our region that demonstrate resilience and align with the Kansas City Regional Climate Action Plan. Project representatives will share short presentations communicating the impacts of these projects and answer questions.

In addition, we are excited to feature a keynote speech from climate resilience expert and Executive Director of PRE Collective, Shalini Vajjhala and host a panel on the future of resilience in the metro with local resilience leaders following the feature presentations.

An agenda may also be obtained by calling 816-474-4240 no more than seven days prior to a meeting date.

An agenda may also be obtained by calling 816-474-4240 no more than seven days prior to a meeting date.

An agenda may also be obtained by calling 816-474-4240 no more than seven days prior to a meeting date.