Events

Brownfield projects are long, with lots of small wins along the way, but it can be easy to miss those wins, especially for folks watching your project from the outside. Celebrating those milestones is important to keep and build momentum for your project team and external stakeholders. In this final installment of our community engagement series, Mid-Atlantic TAB will share some easy outreach strategies and highlight successful milestone celebrations on brownfield projects in our region. 

Brownfield projects can take a long time and run into multiple barriers – not just questions of environmental contamination. For project champions and community leaders, it can feel like they are working alone, without much support, or like no one else has ever encountered the same issues before. Bring Your Own Brownfield (BYOB) is designed to connect project champions with experts in the field as well as peer project leaders to discuss their projects, identify potential resources or next steps, and build community across geographies. In this virtual session, Mid-Atlantic TAB will facilitate up to four brownfield champions to share background and questions on their projects with a panel of seasoned redevelopment professionals from a variety of fields. Panelists will provide input and recommendations for paths forward to resolve barriers impeding progress, including environmental concerns, attracting investors, pursuing funding, reuse of infrastructure, and community involvement. Audience members will contribute their questions and recommendations to project presenters and have the opportunity to ask questions of the panel to take home to their brownfield project. 

Brownfields are complex and often misunderstood, but engaging your community is key. Hear from experienced brownfield and community engagement champions about how to find creative ways to engage your stakeholders!

The WV Brownfields & Main Street Conference is West Virginia’s premier redevelopment event with sessions and workshops on brownfields redevelopment and downtown revitalization in rural communities.  This year marks 20 years since the WV Brownfields Assistance Centers were founded.

Meet the Mid-Atlantic TAB team and learn about free services provided to EPA Region 3. We will also cover what you can do now to prepare for grant season before the new guidelines are posted in September. Learn what aspects of the grant process TAB can do for you!

Learn how to revitalize neglected buildings and turn them into community assets! It's time to bring new life to old spaces.

Learn how to revitalize neglected buildings and turn them into community assets! It's time to bring new life to old spaces.

The National Brownfields Training Conference brings together stakeholders from government, industry, and the community to share knowledge and best practices on the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated properties, known as brownfields. The conference features a range of sessions, workshops, and networking events that cover topics such as financing, liability, and community engagement, with the goal of promoting the cleanup and revitalization of contaminated sites across the United States.  The Brownfields 2025 conference will be held in Chicago, IL.

Successful community projects require local input and strong support from multiple stakeholders, especially community members. To solicit the best community input, project leaders must be intentional and creative in how they gather feedback. Replacing a dull, public hearing with an interactive experience is going to attract more attendees and lead to better community engagement.

Join Mid-Atlantic TAB for Preserve and Conserve: Part 2, with historic preservation experts Cody Straley of the WVSHPO and Courtney Zimmerman of Aurora Research Consultants. This webinar will delve into the National Register of Historic Places and its vital role in shaping local preservation efforts. The presentation will include an overview of National Register basics, then participants will learn why planners and historic landmark commissions should periodically resurvey, update, expand, or refine National Register Historic Districts. By keeping designations accurate and reflective of evolving landscapes, communities can strengthen preservation incentives, attract investment, and enhance economic development in commercial areas and downtowns.

In this webinar, Mid-Atlantic TAB brings in historic preservation experts Meredith Dreistadt (WV State Historic Preservation Office) and Mike Gioulis (Historic Preservation Consultant in WV and the surrounding region. Many of our historic resources are within downtown historic districts, or are considered historic on their own and may fall into the category of brownfields. These types of resources are often located in industrial facilities but can also be present in much smaller, commonplace buildings as well. Rehabilitation projects often encounter environmental issues, requiring the integration of brownfield programs with historic preservation approaches. This is an introduction to brownfields in a historic preservation context, including related financial incentives, developing a capital stack, overview of Section 106 regulations, and a variety of examples to inspire your redevelopment projects.

Don't miss out on this exciting webinar with the National TAB providers, where they'll dive into everything you need to know to prepare for the EPA Brownfield Grants! The FY26 grants will include assessment, cleanup, and multipurpose opportunities – and trust us, it's never too early to get ready. Join this event hosted by National TAB and set yourself up for success!

How do you transform vacant, abandoned, or derelict properties into vibrant community assets? Connect with like-minded individuals and learn proven strategies for redeveloping these underutilized brownfield sites into boutique hotels, pocket parks, or community centers. 

Join us for a talk with DC officials and landscape architects on concepts for reimagined public space in Farragut, McPherson, and Lafayette Squares.

The symposium will be held in conjunction with the WV Coal Association (WVCoal) Symposium and the WV Coal Show, providing an expanded platform for collaboration, networking, and learning. For more information and to register, visit the event page on the West Virginia Mine Drainage Task Force website.

The next era of solar-powered land stewardship begins this April at the Richmond Marriott!

Get ready to spice up your community like a master chef in the kitchen! We'll share a delicious recipe to enhance the hidden flavors of underutilized spaces in your neighborhood. Industry experts serve up their well-seasoned strategies for creating a comprehensive brownfields inventory—a key ingredient in revitalization! You'll learn how to identify and catalog brownfield sites, assess their redevelopment potential, and fold these findings into a fully baked community development plan. 

Join the Mid-Atlantic TAB team where redevelopment and EPA funding overlap! Discover how our resources and technical expertise can empower your community’s revitalization efforts. Find common ground in accessing free services that can help you secure EPA funding for your brownfield redevelopment project. We will also explore inspiring case studies from across the region. Meet us in the middle to create a vibrant future for our communities.

Registration coming soon!