Webinar: How to Scale Green Infrastructure Through Schools, Parks and Places of Worship

This webinar was presented by the Green Infrastructure Leadership Exchange on August 26, 2026.

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In this webinar, Greenprint’s April Mendez, Jim Sparber, Sydney VanKuren, Alex Heidtke and Peter Graves make the case for scaling green infrastructure through three property types that serve as high-impact community anchors: schools, parks and places of workship. These mission-driven properties are often well suited for green infrastructure, with open space, large impervious areas, centralized decision-makers and the potential to maximize co-benefits for community members.

The team walks through the regulatory drivers, compares the opportunities and barriers of each property type, and shares the messages that actually move owners to participate: refreshed play space at schools, passive recreation at parks and stewardship at places of worship. A panel then takes on the question that follows every green infrastructure project — who maintains it, and how do you pay for that over the long term?

Watch the full recording here.