1) City of Salem Director of Community Development, Vickie Hardin Woods, welcomes citizens to the second annual Land Use Network Conference - "Sustainable Salem - Working Together" at the Salem Pubic Library on May 30, 2007.

2) From right to left.... E.M. Easterly, Land Use Chair for West Salem Neighborhood Association, introduces the panel members: Tony Neilsen owner of A.C. Nielsen Development Services; John Loney of Loney Construction; and John Miller president of Mahonia Vineyards & Nursery and Wildwood, Inc.

Tony Nielsen shared a slide show about the Pringle Creek Community, which included their guiding principals and sustainable construction techniques.

John Loney shared his philosophy of why he chooses to do 'green construction' as well as some of the product choices he has to make in balancing the right materials with the home buyers' expectations.

3) John Miller shared a slideshow of his many efforts to make better communities here in Salem, as well as around Oregon and the world. He is president of Salem-based Mahonia Vineyards and Nursery and Wildwood Inc. He is also involved in community design projects in China and is a partner in Oregon's first commercial Biodiesel production facility in South Salem.Ê Mahonia Vineyards and Nursery grows wine grapes and native and ornamental plants. Wildwood is an urban design and development firm known for conservation and sustainability such as Woodscape Green, the first Salem area subdivision in which all homes meet Earth Advantage and Energy Star standards.

John is a Charter Member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and the American Planning Association. He currently serves as Chair of the Chemeketa Community College Viticulture Advisory Board, is a member of the Board of Councilors of the China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development, is a member of the Executive Board of the Willamette Partnership, and serves on the Oregon Progress Board.

4) Scott Erickson, owner of Evolution Paving, demonstrates how pervious concrete works by letting water filter through sidewalks, roads and driveways allowing for a more environmentally-friendly approach to hard surfaces. Pervious concrete is featured in the newest sustainable development in Salem called Pringle Creek Community in south Salem.

5) Evolution Concrete used pervious concrete in the newly developed Pringle Creek Community. Here you see it as a sidewalk outside the Community Center building.

6) Neighbors discuss local issues with City Community Service staff person, Annie Battee.

• A.C. Nielsen Development Services
• City of Salem Pubic Works—download "Bush's Pasture Park: Integrating Clark Creek Restoration and Leffelle Parking Lot Design" (PDF)
• Evolution Paving Solutions
• Green Building Services
• J. R. Loney Construction
• Mahonia Vineyards & Nursery
• Marion County Environmental Services—download "Sustainable Construction Handbook" free PDF.
• Pringle Creek Community
• Salem Electric
• SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel
• Wildwood, Inc.—download brochure PDF.