About this Event
Inside you will find the schedule for the day as well as our generous sponsors.
Calling all stormwater professionals, landscape architects, elected officials, resiliency specialists, and anyone passionate about the environment and green infrastructure!
Join the Rhode Island Green Infrastructure Coalition, the Stormwater Innovation Center, and the Providence Parks Department for the Eighth Annual Stormwater Innovation Expo — a day dedicated to the innovative products, practices, and partnerships shaping the design, construction, maintenance, and monitoring of green stormwater infrastructure across Rhode Island.
General admission tickets include a light breakfast and lunch.
2026 Theme: Nature at Work – Water, Soil, Plants & Trees Protecting our Communities
When we put nature to work, we all benefit — but it takes collaboration to make it happen. This year's Expo brings together the professionals, municipalities, and businesses shaping Rhode Island's stormwater future. We'll explore how nature-based solutions can protect against flooding, improve water quality, and strengthen the landscapes we live in, while sparking the partnerships that turn these ideas into real projects on the ground.
Sponsorships and exhibitor space are sold out! Thank you to our sponsors!
Federal, Rhode Island state, and municipal employees - You must use your government email address in order to take advantage of this offer.
Free student tickets - You must use your school issued email address in order to take advantage of this offer.
2026 Presemtations:
Keynote Address - Scaling up: Explorations in Productive Planting
- Kate Kennan, FASLA, Offshoots Inc.
Panel Discussion: Leveraging Rhode Island Stormwater Funding Partnerships – Tidewater Landing Stormwater Park
- Lance Hill, PE, Pare Corporation
- Emily Morse, City of Pawtucket
- Anthony Hebert, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
- Kevin Aguiar, PE, Beta Group
- Matt Alford, PE, Pare Corporation
- Alisa Richardson, Rhode Island Dept. of Transportation
GSI: Woonasquatucket Greenway Providence Improvements
- Jonathan Ford, PE, NCI, Horsley Witten Group
- Jarrod Holgate, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
Green Infrastructure & Development of the Farm Fresh Rhode Island Food Hub
- Matt Bizer, Verdantas
- Roy Messier, Verdantas
Reimagining Pine Street: Green Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Corridor Revitalization
- Sean Arruda, PE, CFM, Fuss & O'Neill
- Katie Cretella, Fuss & O'Neill
Climate Justice in Resiliency: Updating the Providence Climate Justice Plan
- Kevin Proft, City of Providence Sustainability Department
- Sophie Worsh-Farnum, City of Providence Sustainability Dept.
From Climate Risk to Collective Action: Climate Ready Together in Providence and Beyond
- Cliff Wood, Civic Innovations, LLC
- Kira Wills, Providence Resilience Partnership
Building the Case for Resilience: Sustainable, Equitable Stormwater Funding in Providence
- Pricilla De La Cruz and Sheila Dormody,
- City of Providence Sustainability Department
Mashapaug Watershed Stormwater General Permit Update
- Brian Lafaille, RIDEM
USDA Forest Legacy Program: Scituate Reservoir Watershed Case Study
- Brendan Buckless, RIDEM
- Dominic Portelli, Providence Water
Strengthening Providence's Urban & Community Forest Networks and Implementing the PVD Tree Plan
- Cassie Tharinger, Providence Neighborhood Planting Program
Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Maintenance: Lessons from Municipal Inspections
- Evelyn Ramos, Tighe & Bond
Rhode Island Stormwater Training for Planning Boards
- Lisa DeProspo Philo, University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension, NEMO
From Classroom to Construction: The Real-World Evolution of a Student-led Stormwater BMP Project
- Joseph Genga, Tighe & Bond
Carp Management and Water Quality Improvement Pilot Project at Roger Williams Park
- Molly Welsh, Stormwater Innovation Center, Audubon Society of Rhode Island
- Heather Kinney, The Nature Conservancy
Nature at Work at the Water's Edge: Restoring Stormwater Function and Public Access at Cunliff Lake
- Megan Gardner, RLA, Providence Parks Department
- Wendy Nilsson, Providence Parks Department
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The Rhode Island Green Infrastructure Coalition, a coalition of over 50 non-profits, businesses, and government agencies focused on managing stormwater with natural methods, has been very active in Rhode Island, focusing on projects to manage stormwater, research, and policy changes to make it easier to implement green infrastructure.
Learn more about the Rhode Island Green Infrastructure Coalition: www.greeninfrastructureri.org
Past Expo Photos:
Event venue & nearby stays
Roger Williams Park Casino, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.