{Citizen Action Google Group} FW: HRWA Digest: May 4, 2010
Antonia Bowring
Dear Citizen Action Groups:
Please see the email below from Hudson River Watershed Alliance. You might want to include events or announcements in their twice monthly e-blasts. They “blast” out to a broad constituency that cares about the Hudson River.
And a reminder to email Gina Abramo to RSVP for the 19 May event on building blocks for grant writing.
Thanks,
Antonia
From:
hrwad...@gmail.com [mailto:hrwad...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Katy Dunlap
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 7:43 PM
To: Katy Dunlap
Subject: HRWA Digest: May 4, 2010
**If you would like an announcement, event, or opportunity to be included in the HRWA Digest, please send a 1-2 paragraph summary with date, location, fee (if applicable) and a contact name (email and/or phone) for additional information, to: dig...@hudsonwatershed.org. The HRWA Digest will now only be emailed twice a month - generally at the beginning of the month and mid-month. Please plan accordingly and provide plenty of lead time. Thank you for helping to make this service more efficient!
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Current News, Events, and Opportunities related to the Hudson River Watershed
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OPPORTUNITIES
1. Special Opportunity to Support Hudson Valley Streams
The Hudson Basin River Watch (HBRW) has been selected as one of 10 nationwide finalists for Redwood Creek's 2010 Greater Outdoors Project. Their project was developed through a partnership with the Hudson River Estuary Program's "Trees for Tribs" initiative. The goals of the “Trees for Tribs” initiative are to enhance stream buffers and recreational experiences by planting native trees & shrubs, and to monitor water quality at project sites to demonstrate improvements. Through an online voting system, the general public will decide who wins the $50,000 grant. Online voting begins April 1st and runs through August 31st. Individuals are limited to one vote per day. Individuals are limited to one vote per day and must be of legal drinking age to enter the voting website. Many of you have worked with HBRW to monitor streams and the Hudson River Estuary Program to plant trees in your subbasin to protect streambanks and improve water quality. This is a simple way to show your support for HBRW and the Estuary Program's watershed initiative! Learn more about the project and cast your vote for HBRW at: http://www.blazethetrail.com/greatoutdoors/vote/ . Don’t forget to vote each day and help spread the word.
*2. Call for Abstracts: Watershed Science & Technical Conference “Clean Water Through Protection and Partnership” - September 15 & 16, 2010 Hotel Thayer, West Point, NY
This is a CALL FOR ABSTRACTS to be presented at the 2010 Watershed Science and Technical Conference, to be held September, 15 & 16 at the Hotel Thayer on the campus of the United States Military Academy at West Point. The 2009 conference attracted almost 300 participants who engaged in more than 40 presentations, panel discussions, and special-topic sessions on various aspects of watershed protection. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the New York State Department of State’s Watershed Protection and Partnership Council Technical Program Committee for technical merit, interdisciplinary utility, as well as temporal and substantive relevance. Submissions accepted for presentation at the conference may be grouped into topic tracks. A ‘Compendium of Abtracts’ accepted for presentation will be published for distribution at the conference and to interested parties. Abstract topics for the 2010 Annual Conference include, but are not limited to the following: Stormwater Best Management Practices; Wastewater Best Management Practices; Stream Restoration and Management; Environmental Assessments; Wetlands Restoration, Replication and Construction; Shared Services and Intermunicipal Cooperation; GIS Development and Implementation; Public education and Outreach Programs; Planning and Policy; TMDL’ s/ Nutrient Loading and Removal; Onsite Wastewater Treatment; Watershed Land Use Planning; Invasive Species; Microbial Contaminants; Turbidity Control; Watershed Agriculture and Forestry; Detection/Removal of Emerging Contaminants; Gas/oil drilling; Public/Private Partnerships; Building Public Support; Point and Non-point source Pollution Prevention; Point and Non-point Source Remediation; Working with Local Government; Ecotourism and Recreational Opportunities; and Water-Resource Assessment and Availability. Submission requirements: Abstracts should be submitted electronically utilizing the Abstract Submission Form available on the NYWEA website at www.nywea.org. The deadline for submission of abstracts is May 17, 2010.
3. Stormwater Management Training Series 2010
This winter/spring, "Stormwater Management Training Series 2010" is being taught by Don Lake, Jr., P.E., CPESC, CPSWQ at Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County (CCEOC). CCEOC is one of four regional stormwater training centers in New York State offering this series of classes. CCEOC is the Southeast Regional Center, encompassing the Hudson Valley Region, New York City, and Long Island. The seven training sessions will be held from February-June 2010, and cover, Erosion & Sediment Control I (5/25) and II (5/26), and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (6/15). There is a high demand for this education in our region. The educational programs are designed to educate individuals on federal stormwater regulations regarding stormwater management techniques on construction sites. The training is relevant for municipal staff (especially of MS4 communities), conservation advisory commissions (CACs) and planning board members, watershed officials, consulting and municipal design engineers, code enforcement officers, teachers, transportation engineers, landscape architects, land use planners and developers. For more information, contact Rose Baglia at rs...@cornell.edu. To register, contact Cathy Hughes at ca...@cornell.edu or call 845-344-1234. All programs are being held at CCEOC, 18 Seward Ave., Middletown, NY 10940 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Seven Professional Development Hours (PDH’s), Learning Units (LU’s), and Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) will be offered in addition to Certificates of Attendance for participants. Cost is $225 per person per day.
4. Watershed Protection Group Seeks Community Families for Tree-planting Project in Chatham: 5/5
Philmont resident, and environmental educator, Fran Martino, will facilitate a tree-planting project along the banks of the Kinderhook and Stony Kill Creeks on Wednesday, May 5th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Little Seed Gardens. The Hudson River Estuary Program's "Trees for Tribs" Initiative (tribs as in tributaries) offers free native trees and shrubs for qualifying riparian buffer planting/restoration projects in the Hudson River Estuary watershed. Riparian (streamside) buffers are a major component to maintaining healthy streams and water. These buffers, composed of trees, shrubs, and grasses help to reduce pollution entering waterways by slowing down and filtering runoff, thus extending retention time. Buffers also help to reduce flooding and erosion by stabilizing shorelines and absorbing high velocity flows. In addition, they serve an important role for wildlife as a shoreline transition zone and travel corridor, not to mention increasing overall biodiversity and improving in-stream health. Little Seed Gardens is a 97 acre family run farm in the town of Chatham in Columbia County, situated on rich bottomlands at the confluence of the Valatie Kill and Stony Kill Creeks. The farm is operated by Claudia Kenny and Willy Denner, and their two children. They are committed to agricultural practices that protect land and human resources, build biological diversity, and produce quality food for local communities. Little Seed Gardens is certified organic by Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) of New York. Ms. Martino has been coordinating the formation of the Greater Stockport Creek Watershed Alliance (formerly called Kinderhook Creek Watershed Alliance) through a grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program to Hudson Basin River Watch (HBRW). The project facilitates watershed education and outreach by providing coaching and support for local communities that establish inter-municipal plans for watershed conservation and cooperation. To participate in the Trees for Tribs tree-planting, please call Ms. Martino at (518) 828-1330, or e-mail river...@peoplepc.com. Details on where to meet will be given upon registration. Additional information about Hudson Basin River Watch is available on the web site www.hudsonbasin.org.
CAREER OPPORUNITY
Title: Watershed Planning and Stream Assessment Educator (full-time)
Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County
Deadline for Applications – May 14, or until filled
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County (CCE) has an opening for a Watershed Planning and Stream Assessment Educator to work with the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program in Shandaken, NY. The Ashokan Watershed is one of the sources of drinking water for New York City in the Catskill Mountains. The project office is located in Shandaken, NY – approximately 30 miles west of Kingston. The project office is shared with staff from Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District (UC SWCD) and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP). CCE Ulster County’s staff provide program coordination, education, outreach, and training programs for the Watershed Program. The program is funded by a contract from NYC DEP.
Under the direction of the CCE Ashokan Watershed Program Coordinator, the Educator will be responsible for the following tasks (a) taking stream assessment data from the field and incorporating it into stream management plans (b) Incorporating stream management plans and other information, into a comprehensive Watershed Management Plan for the Ashokan Watershed, (c) developing fact sheets, webpages, and other materials to disseminate information on best management practices in the watershed, (d) developing training and education programs for municipal employees, contractors, and landowners, and (e) assisting Ashokan Watershed Program staff from CCE, Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District, and New York City DEP with stream assessments.
For more information go to: www.ashokanstreams.org/employment.html .
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
1. Apply Now for the 2010 WERF Paul L. Busch Award
The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF; Alexandria, Va.) through the Endowment for Innovation in Applied Water Quality Research is offering the Paul L. Busch Award for $100,000 to pursue groundbreaking research. The award, now in its 10th year, is presented an individual or team working on topics such as wastewater, water reuse, biosolids, stormwater, and watersheds. The annual award supports researchers working to solve water quality and supply issues such as harnessing new forms of energy to ensure the adaptability of wastewater treatment systems, according to a WERF news release. Utilities, universities, environmental firms, and others conducting water quality research or engineering work are encouraged to apply. Applicants may self-nominate or be nominated by a third party. The deadline for application submissions is June 1. For more information, see: http://www.werf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Award_Instructions_and_Guidelines
2. Funding for Community-based Marine and Anadromous Fish Habitat Restoration Projects
The FishAmerica Foundation announces the availability of approximately $1 million for local efforts to accomplish meaningful on-the-ground restoration of marine, estuarine and riparian habitats, including salt marshes, seagrass beds, mangrove forests, and freshwater habitats important to anadromous fish species (fish like salmon and striped bass that migrate to and from the sea). Approximately $200,000 of the available funding will be dedicated specifically to stream barrier removal projects furthering NOAA's Open Rivers Initiative. Visit FishAmerica's web site at http://www.fishamerica.org for the complete announcement, funding guidelines and application, and helpful contact information. Projects must result in the implementation of locally-driven habitat restoration projects that emphasize stewardship and yield ecological and socioeconomic benefits. These projects must clearly demonstrate significant benefits to marine, estuarine or anadromous fisheries resources, particularly sportfish, and should involve community participation through an educational or volunteer component tied to the restoration activities. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate the participation of NOAA Restoration Center staff to strengthen the development and implementation of sound restoration projects. Projects focusing on the management or removal of aquatic invasive/nuisance species will not be considered. Applications and required documentation must be received in FishAmerica's office no later than May 17, 2010 by 5:00 p.m. (EDT). This is not a postmark deadline. Electronic and faxed applications will NOT be accepted. Send submissions to: FAF/NOAA RFP - Grant Applications, FishAmerica Foundation, 225 Reinekers Lane - Suite 420, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. Funding is expected to be announced in October 2010. Anticipated awards are contingent on notification of federal funding to the FishAmerica Foundation.
3. NYSDEC Announces Grants Available for Hudson Valley Landowners to Protect Endangered Bog Turtle Habitat - DEC Partnership with Private Property Owners Will Protect Critical Resources
Private landowners interested in enhancing and restoring critical bog turtle habitat could be eligible for a federally funded grant program totaling approximately $150,000, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. With bog turtle populations declining in New York and throughout their range, DEC's Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) for Bog Turtle Management and Protection directs funding to projects on private property that will help the survival of bog turtles and other at-risk species. The LIP is a grant program administered by the DEC and funded through a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. LIP participants must provide 25 percent in matching funds to implement their project. Bog turtles are listed as “endangered” in New York and are federally listed as “threatened.” The LIP directly addresses one of DEC’s current priorities - to safeguard New York’s unique natural assets and, more specifically, to protect biodiversity and unique ecosystems across the state. Grant recipients are eligible for awards ranging from $5,000 to $50,000, depending on the project. To maximize the program’s benefits, DEC will limit LIP eligibility to private landowners within the focus area, which includes portions of Columbia, Greene, Ulster, Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan and Orange counties. A map of the focus area can be found at http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/48737.html . Applications must involve the management and restoration of bog turtle habitat within the focus area. Activities related to this goal include management of vegetation, restoration of hydrology, and connection of habitats. Applicants or landowners must also identify a source for the 25 percent in non-federal matching funds required as part of the program. TO APPLY: To learn more about the program and obtain a pre-application form, visit the Landowner Incentive Program page on the DEC website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/48707.html .
The deadline for pre-application submission is June 1, 2010.
EVENTS
*1. Thursday, May 6, 2010: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Up River: A Hudson River Artistic Journey
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Hudson River Research Reserve (Research Reserve) and the Village of Tivoli continue their monthly series entitled “Tivoli Bays Talks” on Thursday, May 6, 2010. Diana Stevenson, a second year graduate student at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, will be joined by Marie Lorenz, an artist based in Brooklyn. Together they will present a lecture and slide show about their recent adventure on the Hudson River. On April 2, 2010, the two women embarked from the Tivoli area in a rowboat built by Ms. Lorenz, and headed north on the Hudson River for a three day rowing and camping expedition. Up River, a thesis project organized by Ms. Stevenson, chronicles their adventures and observations during the journey. The visitor center is wheelchair accessible. Talks begin promptly. Admission is free. For directions or further information, call 845-889-4745 x 105.
Location: Tivoli Bays visitor center, located in the Watts dePeyster Hall, 1 Tivoli Commons, Tivoli, New York 12583.
*2. Thursday, May 13, 2010: 8:00 am – 9:30 am
HRWA Mid-Hudson Omelette Series: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Hudson River
Featured Speaker: Dr. Stuart Findlay, Aquatic Scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
The submerged vegetation growing in the Hudson River is a very valuable habitat for fishes and small animals and also provides dissolved oxygen to the water passing by. Our knowledge of where these plant beds are and how frequently they expand and contract is derived from a set of aerial photography surveys and detailed observations by volunteers kayakers. These volunteers receive training in use of GPS to navigate to certain coordinates where they carry out a standard set of field measurements. Information from the volunteers has revealed facts we could not obtain in any other way. Dr. Findlay will discuss some examples of what we’ve learned and show how this effort contributes to the overall project. Please note: there is a $4 minimum purchase. If you plan to attend, please contact Katy Dunlap, ka...@hudsonwatershed.org .
Location: Plaza Diner (Stop & Shop Plaza), New Paltz, NY
*3. Thursday, May 13, 2010: 7:00 pm
The Catskill Creek Watershed in History and Prehistory, a talk by author and educator Vernon Benjamin
One of the most important avenues of movement in prehistory in the Hudson River Valley, the Catskill Creek watershed was the principal route used by Native Americans from central Iroquoia to access the central Hudson Valley and points east to the shores of Long Island Sound. Its proximity to West Athens Hill dates its likely use by ancient Americans to the Paleo-Indian period 10,000 years ago. During the historic period (1609 forward), the watershed provided a route for moving pioneers westward into the Mohawk Valley and beyond while providing the water power needed to run grist, saw and other mills established by settlers along the stream. Vernon Benjamin will point out some of the highlights of this history and ways in which modern man has emulated ancient man in utilizing the watershed for contemporary needs. Cost: $5 per person. For more information contact Liz LoGiudice (518) 622-9820 em...@cornell.edu .
Location: Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Agroforestry Resource Center, 6055 NYS Route 23, Acra, NY
4. May 13, 2010
Climate Change Action Planning – A Workshop for Municipal Officials
The NYS Bar Association Environmental Law Section's Committee on Global Climate Change and the Municipal Law Section's Committee on Land Use and Environment, and Committee on Green Development, invite municipal officials to a joint program on climate change action planning. Program Co-Sponsors: Association of Towns of the State of New York; Capital District Regional Planning Commission; Edwin G. Michaelian Municipal Law Resource Center, Pace University Energy and Climate Change Center, Pace Law School; Government Law Center, Albany Law School; Land Use Law Center, Pace Law School; New York State Association of Counties; New York State Conference of Mayors. For details on the program and to view/download registration information, go to: www.nysba.org/EnviMuniMay2010 . For further information, contact Kathy Plog - kp...@nysba.org
Location: Government Law Center, Albany Law School
*5. Thursday, May 13, 2010; 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Light supper will be served @ 5:30pm)
Watershed and Biodiversity Mapping at a County Scale: Defining Greenspace for Centers and Greenspaces Planning [Dutchess County Planning Federation - 2010 Short Course]
The Dutchess County Planning Department has created new geographic data layers that can be used to define priority greenspaces, assist in preservation efforts and lead to a better understanding of the ability of land to support different uses. Robert Wills, Senior GIS Project Coordinator with the Dutchess County Department of Planning & Development will describe the newest County data layers: Stream Catchment Areas, and Contiguous Biodiversity Blocks. He will describe how they were created, their characteristics, how the County Planning Department is using them, what planning implications there may be for municipalities, and ideas for public access to the layers.
Participants will develop an understanding of how the data was created, its accuracy, and what can be done with it in the context of planning activities. Credit Information: This course may qualify for 2.0 hours toward meeting the New York State mandatory training requirement for local planning and zoning board officials. Letters certifying course attendance will be available the evening of the event. There is a $5.00 fee for this session payable at the door or by voucher to: Dutchess County Planning Federation. To register: see http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/Planning/shortcourse.asp
Location: Dutchess County Farm and Home Center, 2715 Route 44, Millbrook
6. Saturday, May 15, 2010 (rain date Sat., June 5): 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Stream Assessment Training for Rockland County Residents
This May, The Rockland County Soil & Water Conservation District is sponsoring a Stream Assessment Training for Rockland County residents who are interested and able to commit to monitoring/assessing a section of a Rockland County stream throughout the year (or over the years). This training is a part of the Rockland County Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program (VSMP), established in 2006 and currently has 20 members/volunteers. The training will be taught by Mr. Kelly Nolan and his staff of Watershed Assessment Associates. The training is designed to introduce participants to the standard methods of chemical, physical, and biological stream monitoring and assessment, and to provide aquatic benthic macroinvertebrate taxonomy training. Teams will be formed during the training session, or you may register as a team (teams are usually 2-4 people). Upon completion of the training workshop, each team will select one stream site to assess for the year and beyond. A year commitment is requested, but volunteers are encouraged to assess their stream site over the years. Goals of the Rockland County Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program (VSMP) are to: Collect baseline water quality data to evaluate the health of our streams in Rockland County; Connect citizens with their local streams through education and hands on involvement; Encourage stewardship of our precious water resources; and Create a database of water quality information for public educational purposes. Returning volunteers get priority on list. Rockland County residents only. You must be at least 14 yrs. old to participate. To register: Send email to hega...@co.rockland.ny.us and please include your name, address, phone number, email (and remember must be at least 14 yrs. old) and include which stream you might be interested in monitoring and if you have a partner or team. For general information about Volunteer Stream Monitoring throughout the nation, go to: http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/volunteer/ . For questions, contact: Mary Hegarty, at 845-364-2670 or
Location: TBA
*7. Sunday, May 16, 2010: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Climate Change and Sinking Islands – From Manhattan to Seychelles: A 21st Century Tragedy
The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) Westchester Chapter, with co--sponsors Greenburgh Nature Center and Teatown Lake Reservation, will hold its annual general meeting and program on Climate Change and Sinking Islands, on Sunday May 16 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at beautiful Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville. The program features Ambassador Ronald Jean Jumeau, Ambassador to the US for the Republic of Seychelles and Larry Winter Roeder, Jr., Editor-in-Chief of ClimateCaucus.net. The program will be moderated by Mary O’Neill Berry, NGO representative to the UN for the International Association of Applied Psychology. The plight of small island nations and coastal lands, including in the New York area, is the topic of discussion. If we do not invest in these sinking land areas and adequately lower carbon emissions, those nations and coasts will vanish, their populations turned into unwelcome refugees in different cultures where different languages are spoken. Their heritage will be diminished and the richness of their culture lost to the global fabric, their graves and history below the waves. This was not their fault – they are innocent collateral damage of industrialization and the excessive use of carbon fuels. The program is open to all at no cost. Please join us! Refreshments will be served after the program. For more information, contact: Doris Benson, dwbe...@verizon.net, (914) 961-6554.
Location: Siwanoy Country Club, 56 Siwanoy Blvd., Bronxville, NY [Directions: Take Cross County Parkway East to Exit 10; turn left on New Rochelle Road; go 1 mile and turn right at traffic light; go up hill and proceed ½ mile to Siwanoy Blvd. and Club entrance on right.]
8. May 17-19, 2010
21st Annual Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference
Presented by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, this year’s conference will offer sessions and fieldtrips on the following topics: Climate Change and Water Quality; Nutrient Management in Cranberry Bogs; Low Impact Development; Social Marketing and Outreach; Watershed Modeling, and more! Early registration and a block of discounted rooms at the Radisson are both open through April 30. Please book soon to take advantage. Reservations at the Radisson should be made by calling (508) 747-4900. Please reference “NPS Conference” to take advantage of our room block. Please contact Clair Whittet, cwhi...@neiwpcc.org or 978-349-2522, if you have any questions or would like more information. An updated draft agenda and registration form are attached, and can also be accessed through the NEWIPCC website: http://www.neiwpcc.org/npsconference .
Location: Radisson Hotel in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
9. May 21-24, 2010
National River Rally 2010
River Rally is the best place to learn new techniques and strategies to protect your watershed, connect with national peers to help achieve your local goals, and deliver and discuss critical information from the field to funders and public agency staff. With more than 80 workshops and intensive sessions featuring national experts, we’ve covered just about any issue that affects your work. River Rally provides an unparalleled opportunity for concentrated and focused learning, extensive networking, and the inspiration and celebration you need to recharge. If a watershed leader misses Rally, (s)he would need to take an hour-long seminar nearly every other week for a year to get the same level of training. This year’s River Rally also focuses on two critical “bridge building” strategies: 1) creating stronger connections to federal agencies (EPA, USGS, NOAA, US Fish & Wildlife, National Park Service, USDA, US Forest Service, etc) that can now offer a host of new technical resources, funding and policy/management changes to local groups, and 2) building closer relationships with different constituencies like land groups, environmental justice organizations and others who have a similar stake in clean, abundant water. For more information, see http://www.rivernetwork.org/programs/national-river-rally
Location: Snowbird, Utah
10. Saturday, May 22, 2010
Orange County 3rd Annual Earth & Water Festival
The Orange County Water Authority (OCWA) organizes and hosts, in partnership with the County of Orange , the great annual Earth & Water Festival. Some highlights of this festival include a Green Expo, Farmers Market, Children’s Activities Tent (big favorite), local food Vendors, Live Music and Entertainment and so much more! This event is a FREE day of family-friendly fun and education. Visitors can meet and learn more about local companies who are making a difference by being “green”, buy local produce and flowers, learn about local wildlife, how to conserve and protect a watershed, dance to African drumming, the list goes on and on. Tentatively scheduled to perform in 2010 are the Arm-of-the-Sea Theater, Maxwell Kofi Donkor and Sonkofa Drum and Dance Ensemble, Snake-and-Scales, and IS (Jam Band Trio). If you would like to be a vendor or exhibitor, please complete the 2010 Vendor/Exhibitor Registration Form before May 7.
Location: Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Day Camp Area, Rt. 416, Montgomery
*11. Wednesday, May 26, 2010: 7:00 pm
The Omega Center for Sustainable Living - Modeling What is Possible: Combining Leading Edge Green Technology with Earth’s Natural Processes
Speaker: Skip Backus is the CEO of Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
The Omega Institute Omega recently completed the construction of the award-winning Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL). The OCSL is a state-of-the art water reclamation facility and environmental education center that brings together wastewater recycling, clean energy, green architecture, and other sustainability elements that can be replicated locally and globally. Sponsored by: The Rockland County League of Women Voters and The
Rockland County Water Quality Committee. Contact: Mary Hegarty (Rockland Co. Water Quality Committee) at hega...@co.rockland.ny.us , 845-364-2670 or Harriette Stern (Rockland Co. League of Women Voters) at
845-425-6114. FREE and Open to the public
Location: Pearl River Public Library, 80 Franklin Avenue, Pearl River, NY 10965
*12. Tuesday, June 1, 2010: 10:30 am
The Influence of Storms on Sediment Transport in the Hudson River Estuary
Featuring David Ralston & W. Rockwell Geyer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The Hudson River Foundation - Winter/Spring Seminars 2010 is a seminar series on scientific issues related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. Sponsored by the Hudson River Foundation in cooperation with the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program. RSVP: 212-483-7667 or in...@hudsonriver.org . Seating capacity is limited. Please call or e-mail in advance.
Location: Hudson River Foundation , 17 Battery Place, Suite 915, New York, NY 10004
13. Wednesday, June 2, 2010: 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Smart Management for Small Communities: Practical Resources for Local Governance
Hosted by: Environmental Finance Center-Syracuse University, serving Region 2 of the Environmental Protection Agency, and co-sponsored with the NYS Water Resources Institute. As a part of the Environmental Finance Center’s Public Management Finance Program (PMFP) series, this event will focus on the needs of municipal leaders and provide technical assistance, funding updates, and practical skill-building sessions. Who should attend? Elected officials, wastewater, drinking water and solid waste systems operators, and all interested parties. Every attendee will hear from state and federal agency representatives on funding updates and opportunities, and concurrent break-out sessions including asset management, alternative strategies in drinking water management, wastewater management, and solid waste management. Keynote presentation by Ed Clerico, Principal of Alliance Environmental. The event promises to be educational, functional, practical, and thought-provoking. For more details, see attached workshop announcement PDF. Fee is $75. Register online at: www.efc.syracusecoe.org . Registration deadline: May 10, 2010
Location: Bear Mountain Conference Center
Regards,
Katy
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Hudson River Watershed Alliance
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