Updates April 2009

• 4/30/09 -**ACTION** - The Ellison Parks Master Plan was referred to the Monroe County Recreation and Education Committee for approval last week. This committee will vote on the Master Plan on Wednesday, May 6th, 4:30PM at the Hazelwood Lodge in Ellison Park. [Map: http://www.monroecounty.gov/File/EllisonPark.pdf]  If they pass this Master Plan, it will then go to the full legislature where it is very likely to be approved automatically. It is important that this committee hear from as many citizens as possible before May 6. This plan needs to be sent back for serious rework - it should NOT be approved as it stands. How YOU can help: 1.) Please take a moment to write the five legislators on this committee. A link from www.parkspreservation.org  will automatically create an email with these addresses. Every e-mail counts – legislators are noticing your messages.   If you can’t think of anything to say— something like the following will work:   Mountain bikers do not belong on narrow park trails with hikers; current park users will be driven out because this combination is not safe, particularly for people with disabilities, such as hearing loss.  Further, bicycling will cause environmental degradation, as can be seen in Tryon Park where illegal biking has occurred in recent years. The Ellison Parks Master Plan is seriously flawed and must be sent back for revisions.  I will be very interested in the Legislature’s vote.   2.) Attend this meeting. If you can speak about your concerns, all the better. (Call 753-1950 to sign up for a two minute time slot.) Your presence will make a difference even if you do not speak.  Thank you for your support,  Parks Preservation Coalition  www.parkspreservation.org
• 4/30/09 - **EVENT** - The Finger Lakes Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Energy Systems (The SAFE Center) Speaker:  Tom Tomsa, Executive Director, Steuben County Cornell Cooperative Extension Thursday, May 7, 2009 7:00 p.m. South Conference Room, Steuben County Office Building 3 E Pulteney Square, Bath NY   14810 
• 4/30/09 - Monitor our environment/Monitor environmental reports: One of the main themes of RochesterEnvironment.com is that our major or mainstream media is not doing its job on informing the public of our environmental situation on a continual basis.  Not only do environmental stories, which are indicators of concerns we should have about our way of life and whether it is sustainable or not, get published rarely compared to frivolous stories, but there is a steady decline in dedicated environmental reporters.  Without local dedicated environmental reporter continually probing for pollution effects, local indicators of climate change, water quality, air quality, etc., we, the public and our political leaders, are left without important information we need to live sustainably. We cannot make informed choices about our environment if we don’t know what is going on.  Environmental news is not just another issue; it’s about the survival of our way of life. Our industrial, 6.5 billion peopled world is changing radically everyday and we need to know how. With that said, RochesterEnvironment.com does not have the expertise to judge the quality of individual environmental reporting in the media—when it does occur.  But, others are qualified, and their voices should be heard by the public. Please, think of checking this site often:   Media Reviews — Environmental Health News EHS scientists and fellows critique media coverage. --from Environmental Health News:
• 4/29/09 - Oh, by the way. Here's the answer to the question you've been wondering about. How many unique visits does RochesterEnvironment.com get per month?  The answer is on average 12, 000 Unique Visits to RochesterEnvironment.com per month.
• 4/29/09 - Find  that Green Job in Rochester, NY. First, Full Disclosure: I have a personal stake in finding a green job. I'm looking for a worthwhile part-time green job and I am willing to share anything I can find out about this until I get and green job and well after I find one. I want everyone who is out of a job to find a green job.  Help yourself, help a friend, help our environment. So, find a Green Job in Rochester, NY area: Green Business | Jobs Rochester, NY | environmental jobs Rochester | RochesterEnvironment.com  - Green Jobs - This is merely a laundry list of possible job search sites that might lead you to a green job. I have not vetted these sites, except to check them for a green job (and I haven’t found one) so I cannot say if one is better than another.  I have tried to screen out those sites that look like job searchers, but are schemes for ripping you off—which is prevalent out there in Internet land. I’m willing to expand this section (I am doing a total reshaping of RochesterEnvironment.com soon) so send me your ideas, your thoughts on how to join this great movement by President Obama to get American employed with Green Jobs.  Hey, I’m looking for a green job too, so this list is a valuable way to scan all the major job search engines, with as many specific green job services that I can find.  Got more Green Job sites I can list? Contact me  Got some good strategies in find a green job in the Rochester, NY area?  Contact me.  Got any info that would help someone in our area get a green job, Contact me and I’ll pass that information along. Got a Green Job for me, Contact me. Here’s my two cents on how to get a Green Job: There needs to be a viable, practical, and sensible way to retrain not only engineers for green jobs, but all people in all sectors.  Us common folks, who have been paying dearly for the bailouts in this Great Recession, want to work and benefit from the prosperity that can be ours too. Colleges get some green courses for folks can get credentials for green jobs. Public officials create some massive training programs that fit all skills to the new economy. Common folks, demand a good green job and a green country.  Contact me
• 4/29/09 - Is the media doing their job on informing the public about environmental matters?  Check out these articles: Media Reviews — Environmental Health News 
• 4/29/09 - What is the state of our air in Monroe County? Get the latest data on Monroe County  http://www.stateoftheair.org/2009/states/new-york --from State of the Air: 2009 Report -- American Lung Association
• 4/29/09 - The Case for Climate Change: In case you missed the talk by world-renown climatologist, Dr. STEPHEN H. SCHNEIDER, last Friday (April 24th) at Rochester City Hall (sponsored by the Green Team), you can still visit his web site and get the facts.  I thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Schneider’s talk because a scientist, a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discussed the relationship between science and the media. Why has the media done such a bad job in delivering the message about climate change to the public? Few who have talked about this subject in our area have done so with such authority as Dr. Schneider and I wish the media had done a better job in promoting this event. The case has been made by the science community that Climate Change is major threat to our way of life and the media should be informing the public properly. Check out CLIMATECHANGE.NET     
• 4/29/09 - How many communities around the Rochester area are “Trees Cities” and how long have they been Tree Cities?  For that matter, what is a “Tree City”?  It’s all here: Tree Cities Around the Nation—Tree City USA at arborday.org --from Trees - Arbor Day Foundation
• 4/28/09 - **EVENT** -  Bike Course Save money and lower your carbon footprint – park the car and bike to work—safely. Free and open to the public – but please register as the Class size limit: 30 A bicycle class on using your bicycle to commute to work and other utilitarian uses. When: Thursday, May 21st, 7PM - 9PM Where: Genesee Waterways Center, 149 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14611 (585) 328-3960 Please fill in the application (Click on “Registration link”), and send to Richard DeSarra by May 17, 2009. Registration link: http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/Transportation/Bike_Course.html  . Sponsored by: Rochester Bicycling Club & Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club.
• 4/28/09 - **EVENT**  VALUES CLARITY WORKSHOP   Presented by Julie Giessler, former teacher and mental health professional   Tuesday, May 5 2009, 7:00 – 9:00 PM Gilbert Hall, First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Rd, Rochester   FREE and open to the public.   Participants will be asked to “vote” on issues by taking a “stand” after hearing certain controversial statements.  Examples: “The U.S. auto industry should be allowed to fail.”  “We should phase out coal burning worldwide.”  “Suburbia will be doomed by expensive oil.”   We will literally stand in groups for “yes,” “no,” and “maybe” positions.  Clarifying our beliefs will follow, with the option to change “where we stand” with new information.    Julie Giessler has taught 4th grade, summer reading, special education for 7th to 12th graders, 8 semesters of college interactive work for returning adult students, and has had her own mental health private practice for 16 years.  Julie enjoys all ages and stages of life, and the challenges and satisfactions each provides.
• 4/28/09 --**ACTION** - Rescheduled -  the Recreation and Education meeting, where the committee will be considering the Ellison Park Area Master Plan on May 6th, 4:30 PM at a lodge in Ellison Park Click here for full details: Memorandum
• 4/28/09 - Get the facts and the latest updates on the Swine Flu: Seasonal Influenza - Swine Flu Resources Swine Flu Hotline 1-800-808-1987 (New York City residents call 311) --from New York State Department of Health
• 4/28/09 -**EVENT**  Green Energy Fair - Color Brighton Green Sunday, June 7, 2009, 9am to 1pm, at Brighton High School Parking Lot. This year, the fair will take place together with the Brighton Farmers Market. The fair will feature the following and more: A wide variety of businesses offering energy saving and green products and services. Tables with information and resources about energy- and resource-saving technologies and lifestyle choices.  Displays of current alternative technologies. Student projects related to alternative energy and energy conservation. Brighton Farmers Market. --Home Page - Color Brighton Green
• 4/28/09 - -**ACTION** - Curb Your Car Week - Color Brighton Green Way to Go” is a nationwide program encouraging the use of cheaper, healthier, and more earth-friendly transportation alternatives. During the week of May 10 to 16, 2009, if you normally use an automobile for daily transportation, please consider walking, biking, car pooling, or riding the bus as alternatives. --from Home Page - Color Brighton Green
• 4/27/09 - Looking for ways you can volunteer and help our environment this spring and summer?  College kids, these might look good on your resume. The Nature Conservancy in New York - Stewardship Volunteer Opportunities in Central & Western New York "So you want to volunteer? Join us for work days and restoration projects across central and western New York.  Meet other volunteers, get outside and make a difference!" --The Nature Conservancy - Protecting Nature, Preserving Life
• 4/25/09 - **EVENT**  - Sunday, May 3, 1PM, Celebrate Arbor Day and plant some trees at beautiful Odonata Sanctuary, Odonata Sanctuary at 20 Parrish Road off Rt. 64 in Honeoye Falls, Bring the whole family and help plant trees in celebration of Arbor Day. Wear old clothes and bring a dish to pass if you want to stay for the pot luck dinner. Trees seedlings (8 to 12 inches in size) and planting tools will be provided., Info: Bill Bross at 585-615-6255, Free Event http://www.living-sustainably.org/calendar/
• 4/25/09 - **EVENT**  - Sunday, May 3, 1PM, Cordwood Construction Seminar, at Rochester Contemporary Art Center at 137 East Ave., Presentation by Peter Turkow, Rochester Green Living in collaboration with P.L.A.N.T. and the Center for Sustainable Living. This seminar will be a shortened version of a 2-day workshop, Peter will be hosting in August. For more information contact Peter Turkow at Rochestergreenliving@gmail.com or call 585-200-0526, Donation $1.00 http://www.living-sustainably.org/calendar/ 
• 4/25/09 - **EVENT**  - Saturday May 2nd, 10AM to 4PM, Montezuma Audubon Center's 3rd Annual Wildlife Festival, 2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY This year's theme is "Farming for Wildlife -- celebrating habitat enhancement and local farms.
• 4/25/09 - Towards Zero Waste: Where we suspect that at least 11% of our area’s landfills are biomass, this innovative service could be a way to reuse and create jobs—instead of wasteful practices:   New York Biomass Trader "Where organic waste can become a valuable resource! NY Biomass Trader is a free web-based service that facilitates the exchange of information on biomass materials and biomass-derived products between buyers & sellers (or givers & takers). It's a virtual marketplace that connects New York producers, consumers and traders of organic waste materials."
• 4/25/09 - Taking back our streets. Last evening, while on my way to City Hall to attend the lcecture by Dr. Stephen Schneider: “Climate Change: Adapting to What We Can't Prevent, and Preventing What We Can't Adapt to”, my walk was diverted by many bicyclists circling the Liberty Pole. I stopped by and asked someone “What was going on?”  It was weekly reminder by Critical Mass that bikes are a transportation mode in this community and others as well.  I had ridden in Critical Mass bike ride years ago and I was happy to see it flourishing and keeping in the public eye the importance that automobile drivers share the road with their non-gas-guzzling friends.  Some I know, even though they are good bicyclers, feel uncomfortable biking in our city streets—which they have a complete legal right to do.  So, I suggest a bicycling course (Biking Rochester Traffic Class A biking class on how to prepare to commute by bicycle and using your bicycle for utilitarian purposes This bike course is Free and Open to the Public, though we ask that you send us an application to reserve a spot.  ) that we (the Sierra Club of Rochester) and the Rochester Bicycling Club are presenting on.  To find out more about Critical Mass here in Rochester, check out this site:  Critical Mass - Rochester Wiki "Critical Mass is a group bicycle ride which takes place at regular intervals (usually on a monthly basis) whose purpose is to "celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' right to the road." Although it is a nationwide movement, there is no centralized organizational structure, and there are no official leaders. The CM group in Rochester has been in existence since 1998."
• 4/25/09 - Maybe Smart Growth this time around instead of Urban Sprawl: With the advent of placing a high-speed rail system from Buffalo to Albany (and then to New York City) mean much needs to be designed about our communities transportation infrastructure.  Accomplishing this goal of high-speed rail at this stage may be a lot of talk, and even if so it’s talk at a high level—a level where federal stimulus funds will be available.  If this has the remotest possibility of happening, we need to begin thinking about how this will influence our area’s highways, streets, bus systems, locations of new businesses and private homes.  We’ll be growing (as we always are) and maybe if we do our homework, we can do it smartly through Smart Growth: Smart Growth | US EPA "EPA helps communities grow in ways that expand economic opportunity, protect public health and the environment, and create and enhance the places that people love. Through research, tools, partnerships, case studies, grants, and technical assistance, EPA is helping America's communities turn their visions of the future into reality."
• 4/24/09 -**ACTION** - TUES, APRIL 28, 2009 4:00pm - location TBA - Monroe County Legislature's Recreation and Education Committee meets to decide whether to adopt the draft ELLISON PARK MASTER PLAN, including opening Tryon Park and Irondequoit Bay Park West to MOUNTAIN BIKING ON EXISTING FOOT TRAILS. Read about the issues: http://www.parkspreservation.org/ Let your opinions be heard by the committee: Mary Valerio R monroe3@monroecounty.gov , Glenn Gamble D gamble_g1@yahoo.com , Jeff Adair R monroe12@monroecounty.gov , Carmen Gumina D carmen.gumina@gmail.com , Ciaran Hanna R c.hanna@hpneun.com
• 4/24/09 - If our birds are in trouble, so are we.  Help monitor the state of our birds from the people who do it best: All About Birds Website: New and Improved! We've just relaunched the All About Birds website with rich new multimedia features. Watch videos of  White-winged Crossbills extracting pine seeds with their remarkable bills--or take a journey with our crew to the Arctic in search of Snowy Owls and Ivory Gulls. Enjoy our multimedia galleries of hummingbirds or hawks. Check out the new "Building Skills" section with photo carousels highlighting the keys to bird identification. Peruse some of our 51 species accounts with newly updated information and photos--or read our latest articles about birds, bird watching, and photography. For a guide to what's new, visit our Round Robin blog. Or go straight to All About Birds and explore now! We are grateful for the generosity of the many friends and members of the Lab who make possible our work possible, including the creation of free resources such as All About Birds to improve the appreciation and understanding of birds.
• 4/24/09- What: Earth First! Roadshow Where: Small World Bakery, 972 S Plymouth Ave, Rochester, NY When: Thursday, April 30th @ 7pm The Earth First! Roadshow is crossing the country this spring with the goal of renewing a grassroots ecological direct action movement in the U.S. We are looking to network and collaborate with groups, with the intent of bridging gaps of age and experience that exist in the environmental movement and inspiring people to join the frontlines of the fight for the Earth in some new and exciting ways. Although Earth First! has been involved in a wide array of issues, we have always rooted ourselves in the defense of the wild. And the battleground for wild ecosystems has changed in some very substantial ways over the past few years. The global acceptance of human-induced climate change has blazed a trail for promoting deep and lasting social changes with unprecedented urgency. There’s a critical moment in front of us, the window between being too lazy and too late, where people are becoming inspired to stand up for the planet and recognize our connection to it. While Earth First! has been promoting immediate urgent action since its inception 28 years ago, this past September even Al Gore started promoting civil disobedience for the environment. But those of us paying attention to the bigger picture see that the pending ecological collapse demands a broader reaction than just blocking a few new coal plants. The greed and arr ogance that resulted in fossil fuel driving climate change has also manifested in so many other destructive ways that can’t be ignored. The call that Gore made, for “young people blocking bulldozers” must be applied to much more than just coal plants and more than just young people. We need to defend every intact ecosystem and begin the process of restoring whats been destroyed; its going to take all of us giving it all we got. And that’s why the Earth First! Roadshow is coming through.. We will be presenting a theatrical history of EF!, offering trainings for safe and strategic direct actions/civil disobedience. and making eco-action irresistible!
• 4/24/09 - Our Environment and Our Jobs: What we don't know and what we want to know. What we know is that our environment and our economy (most critical our local economy) are in trouble. We know that the previous presidential administration was dismissive of our environmental problems and didn’t quite believe in anthropogenic climate change.  We know that the present Obama administration ‘get’s it’ on our environment and intends to both right our environment and our economy.  We know that US stimulus plan monies are coming to our area because the Obama administration is talking about federal funds for a Albany to Buffalo (through Rochester) high speed rail being on of the ten corridors in this nation our country is willing to spend to increase jobs and help our environment.  What we don’t know is how you and I are going to benefit from all this change.  Are we, the common folk here in the Rochester area, going to see a rise in jobs and are those jobs going to help mitigate climate change?  Maybe this idea is the key: Green Jobs/Green Homes NY: An unprecedented statewide initiative to retrofit one million homes in five years | Green Jobs/Green Homes NY (GJ/GH NY) is a blueprint for mass-scale greening over five years. The program will make New York homes energy efficient, lower fossil fuel emissions, and combat climate change. It will save households an average of 30-40% of energy consumption, produce around 60,000 quality green jobs and obviate the need to site new power plants."
• 4/23/09 - **EVENT**  -  Green Jobs/Green Homes NY Town Hall Meeting Thursday, April 23rd 6pm-7:30pm Unite Here 750 East Ave. Speakers: Eric Martin (Working Families Party) Margie Peet (Sierra Club) Robert Trouskie (Apollo Alliance) Jeff Jones (Apollo Alliance) David Palmer (Center for Working Families) Emmaia Goldman (Center for Working Families) Jon Greenbaum (Metro Justice) Green Jobs/Green Homes NY (GJ/GH NY) is a blueprint for an unprecedented statewide initiative to retrofit one million homes in five years. The program will make New York homes energy efficient, lower fossil fuel emissions, and combat climate change. It will save households an average of 30-40% of energy consumption, produce 46,000 quality green jobs and obviate the need to site new power plants. This public/private initiative will be the largest residential retrofit program ever initiated: a model for the nation at a critical moment in national energy planning. This town hall meeting will feature a panel of experts to talk about the economic and environmental benefits of the Green Jobs/Green Homes NY program – and give audience members an opportunity to learn more.
• 4/23/09 - **EVENT**  - FLOW (For the Love of Water)  Monday, June 15th at 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM at the Henrietta Public Library
• 4/23/09- Check out EPA & Rochester: Rochester CARE Collaborative | Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) | US EPA Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) is an EPA technical assistance and grant program that offers an innovative way for a community to organize and take action to reduce toxic pollution in the local environment.
• 4/23/09 - Check out their new website: Finger Lakes Zero Waste Coalition Between the Ontario County Landfill in Stanley, New York and the Seneca Meadows Landfill in Seneca Falls, 9,000 tons of garbage are trucked into the northern Finger Lakes every day. It comes from New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York City, over 40 New York Counties and Canada. Our beautiful region has become the garbage capital of New York State. 
• 4/22/09 - **EVENT**  - Updated Press Release Migratory Bird Festival -- expanded opening-night art exhibit, with book preview, and live raptor program April 21, 2009, for immediate release until May 8-10, 2009 Contact:    David Semple 585-223-8369    or    dsemple@birdcor.org   Event Title:    7th Annual Bird Festival — Celebrating Birds in Culture Event Dates:    Friday, May 8 (6 to 9 p.m.); Saturday, May 9 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.); and Sunday, May 10, 2009 (Noon to 4 p.m. with “early-bird” Mother’s Day nature walk at 10 a.m.)   Location:    Braddock Bay Park, 199 E. Manitou Rd (at Lake Ontario State Parkway), Town of Greece Presented by:    BirdCOR & Genesee Valley Audubon Society Phone:    585-223-8369 Web site:    www.birdcor.org   Newly added to the program: Fungi artist Marie Heerkens will be among the gifted artists exhibiting on the opening night of the festival -- opening 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 8.  Heerkens (of Fairport) is nationally known for her illustrations of plants and animals, and her unique mushroom art.  As previously announced: The other artists participating on opening night include Raymond Easton and Robert McNamara.  Easton (of Penfield) will exhibit his exquisite bird paintings and will sign a limited number of 2009-25th Anniversary Audubon Wildlife Conservation Stamp sets which he was commissioned to paint.  Illustrator McNamara (of Cleveland, NY) will join festival organizer and contributing author David Semple (of Fairport) to preview the forthcoming book Birding the Great Lakes Seaway Trail.  Rounding out the evening program will be a live raptor presentation by Anne Schnell (of Hilton).
• 4/22/09 - The city of Rochester has revamped its website and restructured their green initiative page to be very helpful in gauging the level of environmental conservation in our city government. The new page pretty much covers the gamut of what a city government should be doing and what information they should be providing the public—in a lean and easy-to-find way.  Check it out: City of Rochester | Green Initiatives "Rochester’s Green Team, developed to update and expand environmental compliance policy and coordinate cross-departmental efforts, continues the City's tradition of outstanding environmental stewardship." - City of Rochester
• 4/22/09 - No doubt, one of the things that the Internet does best is pass along information.  Sometimes important information—like tracking “real-time immunization medical records”. New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS) The goal of the new immunization information system is to establish a complete, accurate, secure, real-time immunization medical record that is easily accessible and promotes public health by fully immunizing all individuals appropriate to age and risk.
• 4/21/09- Find out about fixing our transportation infrastructure: Transportation For America Transportation for America has formed a broad coalition of housing, environmental, public health, urban planning, transportation, equitable development, and other organizations. We’re all seeking to align our national, state, and local transportation policies with an array of issues like economic opportunity, climate change, energy security, health, housing and community development.
• 4/21/09 -**EVENT** - Montezuma Audubon Center Wildlife Festival Montezuma Audubon Center's 3rd Annual Wildlife Festival Saturday May 2nd, 10AM to 4PM | 2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY  This year's theme is "Farming for Wildlife -- celebrating habitat enhancement and local farms
• 4/20/09 -**EVENT** -  Critical Issues in Climate Change Research When: Thursday, April 23 • 7:00 PM Where: RIT Building #76, Room 1125, Carlson Auditorium Details: Rochester Committee for Scientific Information presents its Annual Meeting featuring Dr. Benjamin Laabs who will discuss how new challenges in climate-change research will help to improve the understanding of the Earth climate system. Free and open to the public
• 4/20/09- Rochester Committee for Scientific Information "The Rochester Committee for Scientific Information was formed from this nucleus of scientists and concerned citizens who had developed an effective method of working together. They then decided to explore the problems of water pollution in the Rochester and Monroe County area. These environmental interests have continued to broaden over recent decades."
• 4/20/09 -**EVENT** - April 21: William McDonough at Cornell On Tuesday, April 21, the 2009 Iscol Lecturer: William McDonough, internationally renowned green architect and author of Cradle to Cradle , will be featured in two public events on the Cornell campus. 10:30am-Noon: "Green Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities”  (Symposium - 423 ILR Conference Center) Mr. McDonough will participate in a roundtable discussion focusing on the implementation and scale challenges of designing and commercializing cleaner technologies.  4:30 – 5:30 pm: “Cradle to Cradle Design” (Public Lecture - David L. Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall)  Mr. McDonough will speak about the hopeful, positive, and inspiring possibilities of an environmentally and economically intelligent future by design. Presented by Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future. Please visit to www.ccsf.cornell.edu/iscol for specific details.
• 4/18/09 -**EVENT** -  What: Making a difference for animals -- a talk with activist Jon Camp When: April 20th (Mon) 7:30 p.m. Where: UR River Campus, Dewey 1101 Admission: free! More info: http://urveg.org Jon Camp is Director of Outreach for Vegan Outreach, one of America's most effective grassroots animal-protection organizations. For the last five years, he has been traveling the US leafleting colleges and building up VO's network of activists. During this time he has personally handed out over 450,000 booklets to students at over 300 colleges and universities. Jon will talk about Vegan Outreach's leafleting efforts, the need to reach out to youth, and the importance of focusing our efforts on the suffering of farmed animals. If you're interested in ramping up your advocacy or using your time more effectively, this is a talk you won't want to miss! The talk is free to the public, and parking on the UR River Campus is free after 7 p.m. (There is also metered city parking available on Wilson Blvd.) Sponsored by the UR Vegetarian Education Group (UR-VEG) and the Students Association for Vegan and Vegetarian Youth (SAVVY). More information--including maps and driving directions--can be found at: http://urveg.org
• 4/16/09 - How we deal with "weeds" matters: Awareness grows of lawn products' environmental effects -- Newsday.com Convinced that fertilizer and weed killers turn lawns into junkies that need chemical fixes to thrive, the Glen Head gardener and self-described environmentalist is in the midst of a bold experiment. (April 14, 09) Long Island and New York City news from Newsday.com - A Long Island Newspaper -- Newsday.com
• 4/16/09- More ways to monitor our environment via your Internet connection: Dive Into The Five Great Lakes With Google Earth - washingtonpost.com If you've been using the recently released Google Earth 5.0 to check out what the oceans look like from beneath the water surface (tip: use the flight simulator to fly underwater), you'll be happy to know that the company has extended that capability to the ?Third Coast? of the U.S., meaning the five Great Lakes of North America (Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario) that form the largest group of freshwater lakes on the planet (roughly 22% of it according to  Wikipedia). (April 14, 09) washingtonpost.com - nation, world, technology and Washington area news and headlines
• 4/16/09 - This issue is crucial. If this proposal is not fought, some people--the poor, the out-of-work, and many more could be limited in their ability to monitor the state of our environment. Call Congressman Eric Massa and give him your support o this issue: Congressman Eric Massa : Press Releases & Statements : Congressman Eric Massa to introduce legislation designed to prevent Job Killing Broadband Internet Caps CORNING, NY - Today Congressman Eric Massa (D-NY) announced officially that he is drafting legislation designed to prevent job killing broadband internet downloading caps. The Massa Broadband Internet Fairness Act would prohibit unfair tiered price structures from internet providers. The bill will also address the importance of helping broadband providers create jobs and increase their bandwidth while increasing competition in areas currently served by only one provider. (April 10, 09) Congressman Eric Massa : Home
• 4/16/09- **EVENT**  Weed Walk - June 6, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Horizon Hill Conservation Area -151 Garnsey Road; 73 acres. A natural area which includes a scenic section of the Crescent trail and a small parking area. ."Learn to recognize several Invasive Plant Species affecting Monroe County, and visit the scenic Horizon Hill section of Perinton's Crescent Trail. Experts will answer your questions." More info here: Weed Walk
• 4/15/09 -**EVENT**  Earth Day Celebration Dandelion Square, Wilson Quadrangle Saturday, April 18, 2009 10:00 am to 4:00 pm  Students will lead a clean up of Genesee Valley Park with Canal Clean Sweep from 10 to 12 p.m. (meet at clock tower, 9:50 a.m.), groups will share information about local environmental efforts; visitors can stop by community food vendors from noon to 4 p.m. and watch performances by student groups from noon to 2 p.m.  Free and open to the public. In case of rain, tables will move inside Wilson Commons. For more information, contact the Common Connection at (585) 275-5911. --from University of Rochester
• 4/15/09 - **EVENT**  Lots going on for Earth Week in Ithaca - Earth Week Ithaca 2009
• 4/14/09- In our present frenzy to create alternate fuels, we sometime blind ourselves that making sure that we provide ourselves with all the energy we need to the fact that we may be compromising our environment.  Though this can sound like pretty dull stuff and we are beginning to get sick of hearing about it, it matters—especially when these complications come to our children.  One of these complication is the race for biofuels.  This article points to an aspect of biofuels that we often time overlook, that the ‘debris’ from fall plants, trees, and grasses are not waste.  Nature doesn’t work this way, there is no waste.  Stuff going back to the soil when it dies is not only natural, it is critical to a healthy environment.  Ramping up biofuels, by grabbing up everything we can think of as biowaste is not a good thing for our future.  Check this article out:  Fallen trees aren't debris | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press But those massive numbers of trees in the water also were a large part of the reason that the streams teemed with a small relative of the whitefish and trout called the Michigan grayling, a species that became extinct as a result of logging and the introduction of exotic brook, brown and rainbow trout. (April 12, 09) http://www.freep.com/home
• 4/14/09 - This is an important local environmental matter, as honeybees have such a profound affect on our local agriculture.  It’s dropped away from local news coverage, but this issue is our environmental issue, not just the plight of the bees and the beekeepers. Hard Times For Honeybees  Beekeepers are continuing to lose their honeybees. About a third of many beekeepers’ colonies have been dying mysteriously each year for the past several years. Rebecca Williams reports researchers think they’re getting closer to an answer: --from The Environment Report: Home
• 4/14/09 - How healthy are New Yorkers? What part of that healthy measure are due to environmental health factor like West Nile Virus? How prepared is New York for a pandemic? How healthy are our children? Do we have enough health professionals? Get some statics here: New York Public Health Data - Trust for America's Health
• 4/13/09) - Disappearing Bunnies?  What's more environmentally sturdy that the rabbit?  Maybe not: New England cottontail: Rabbit at risk  Disappearing rabbit trick Why would a rabbit, the epitome of prolific breeding, be considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act? The New England cottontail is in just this predicament. Its population numbers are declining. As recently as 1960, New England cottontails were found east of the Hudson River in New York, across all of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, north to southern Vermont and New Hampshire, and into southern Maine. Today, this rabbit's range has shrunk by more than 75 percent. Its numbers are so greatly diminished that it can no longer be found in Vermont and has been reduced to only five smaller populations throughout its historic range. --from Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• 4/13/09 - **EVENT**  Coming Up - Need to Know - WXXI Online "In connection with the upcoming Planet Forward program on PBS, Need to Know is holding a panel discussion focusing on how Rochester is helping move the "planet forward." The panel will focus on four key alternative energy sectors identified by Greater Rochester Enterprise: biofuels, fuel cells, solar energy, and wind energy. Need to Know airs Friday night at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV 21 (cable 11). It will also air on WXXI-AM 1370 / WXXI-FM HD 91.5-2 on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. --from Welcome - Need to Know - WXXI Online
• 4/13/09 - This weeks RENewsletter has been published: RENewsletter | April 12, 2009
• 4/13/09- Earth Week: How should we solve our environmental problems? Planet Forward ""Planet Forward" is an innovative, viewer-driven program that debuts on the web first and then moves to television, in a primetime PBS special on April 15th (check local listings for exact show times) just a week ahead of Earth Day, and then moves back to the web. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning CNN veteran Frank Sesno, Planet Forward is driven by the power of ideas, as citizens make their case for what they think about the nation's energy future. "
• How do Invasive Species take control of our local environment? Check out: Invasive Species | Great Lakes | US EPA
• 4/11/09-  DEC Accepting Applications for Environmental Excellence Awards - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Environmental Excellence Awards program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. The program recognizes businesses, governments, not-for-profit organizations, educational institutions and individuals in New York State that are achieving environmental excellence through innovative and environmentally sustainable practices or partnerships. (April 9.09) Press Releases - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
• 4/11/09- Who is getting those federal recovery bucks in New York State?  Are we using that money to protect and preserve our environment?  Check here to find out: New York's Share - From Economic Recovery
• 4/10/09 - **EVENT** May 6, 2009 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Announcing an open forum on �gThe New Gas Drilling: What Local Governments Can Do�h Women�fs Community Building, 100 W. Seneca Street, Ithaca Presenters: �¡Dr. William Pammer, Commissioner, Planning and Environmental Management for Sullivan County (Monticello), NY �¡Dr. Stephen Penningroth, Executive Director, Community Science Institute, Ithaca, NY Over 2000 Tompkins County land owners, and thousands more in the surrounding Southern Tier, have signed leases to permit Marcellus Shale gas drilling on their property. Many expect to see drilling begin later this year, perhaps as early as summer. While some welcome the drilling and others dread it, a common concern for all is the protection of our clean water and air, our land, and our quality of life*. **NY State law (Environmental Conservation Article 23) took the ability to regulate most aspects of gas drilling activity away from towns, and gave it to the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) instead. This leaves many local legislators and community members wondering just what they can do to protect our critical resources given these constraints. The Sullivan County, NY Drilling Task Force has been working for many months on answering just this question.*** Dr. Pammer will describe the work of the Gas Drilling Task Force in Sullivan County. The group investigated possible impacts and the authority of local municipal governments. Their recently released Task Force Report outlines 21 recommendations that will be presented to their County Legislature. You can see a newspaper story about the report at http://www.sc-democrat.com/news/002February/20/news.htm and the *full* report on the Sullivan County Division of Planning website: http://www.scgnet.us/index.asp?orgid=610&storyTypeID=&sid=&.
• 4/10/09 - **EVENT**  Want to Save $$ on Solar Panels? NOW is the best time to find out more about Solar Energy for your home or business!   SOlar Energy Systems Workshop         & Intro to Permaculture   Saturday April 25 - 10am - 5 pm Hosted by the PeaceWeavers at Thunder Mountain Retreat Sanctuary, Crouse Road, Bath Cost: $50, Lunch & Dessert included To Register, please call: 607-776-4060   * Nathan Rizzo from Solar Liberty, Buffalo, NY, will demonstrate how a Solar Energy System works, and, instruct how to apply for a major NYSERDA discount!  Examine a system installed by Solar Liberty at the PeaceWeavers’ Retreat Center. * David McMillan will present an introduction to Permaculture, a sustainable design system to increase food production in your backyard garden or thousand acre farm. Learn how you can work with these designs that benefit the environment and increase productivity.
• 4/10/09 - **EVENT** HAMLIN BEACH EARTH DAY CELEBRATION TO FEATURE GREEN CAR AND CRAFT SHOW -Partnership with Town of Hamlin and SUNY Brockport grows event-   The 2009 Hamlin Earth Day celebration is slated to be the greenest ever! Taking place on April 25, 2009 beginning at 9 a.m. and running until 1:00 p.m. at Area 1 of Hamlin Beach State Park, the event has grown this year and will be the largest Earth Day celebration in the area. A partnership between New York State Parks, the Town of Hamlin, SUNY Brockport and several other organizations, Earth Day 2009 will feature a one of a kind green car show where energy efficient and hybrid vehicles form local dealers will be on display. In addition, a green craft show will be a part of the day as well as a beach clean up, distribution and planting of free tree saplings, tours of the recently unearthed CCC and POW camp at Hamlin Beach State Park. In addition, the Salvation Army will be on hand to accept donations of clothing, furniture and small household appliances, and displays ranging from alternative energy sources to ethanol production to green building will be available Refreshments will be available and participants are urged to bring their own travel mugs for beverages that will be on hand as a gesture of sustainability. The event is free and open to the public. For more information please call, 585-964-2462.
• 4/09/09 - Open government is a good thing.  It’s important to be able to monitor and locate data provided by the state as to decision being made out our environment—among other things.  Get primary information from you government on our environment.  Use “environment” or “Rochester” in your search string.  SunlightNY.com :: Access, Reform, Accountability "Last year, we embarked on Project Sunlight in an effort by my office to promote your right to know and to monitor governmental decision-making. Sunlight was the first of its kind in New York — it allows you to easily access statewide government information that until now has been scattered and difficult to retrieve." -from Office of the Attorney General The Capitol Albany, NY 12224-0341 
• 4/09/09 - Donate Recycle Reuse has been updated
• 4/09/09- **EVENT**  SAVE THE DATE! - SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - FREE* COMPUTER & ELECTRONICS - RECYCLING EVENT - FOR RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES - May 2  from 9am-1pm. Town of Pittsford Electronics Recycling Event for Pittsford residents and small businesses. Bring items to Pittsford Highway Department, 60 Golf Avenue. Items you can bring include computers, laptops, modems, servers, peripherals, GPS units, cell phones, fax machines, copies, CD players, IT, AV and telecommunications equipment. NO refrigerators, microwaves or other household appliances. A fee of $10 for each tv and fee of $5 for each monitor. Preventing Landfill E-waste. For a complete list and events on other dates, contact www.Maventech.com
• 4/09/09 - **EVENT** Central - Books Sandwiched-In, Hot Flat and Crowded April 14, 2009  at  12:00 PM  to 01:00 PM 'Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need A Green Revolution-And How It Can Renew America', By Thomas L. Friedman Friedman notes in his latest bestseller that we are not really having the green revolution that the press keeps touting, or, if we are, "it is the only revolution in history where no one got hurt." No, to the contrary, argues Friedman, we're actually having a "green party." We have not even begun to be serious yet about the speed and scale of change that is required. Friedman argues that environmentalism isn't just a survival imperative; it's the best way to make America richer, more productive, and, not least, more secure. Spanning the globe, he presents case study after case study that shows that Green-oriented practices and technologies are the key to revitalizing our country and stabilizing an increasingly energy-starved world. Reviewer: M. Ann Howard, JD Professor in Public Policy and Science, Technology and Society Rochester Institute of Technology Books Sandwiched-In Brochure (pdf) Central Library, Kate Gleason Auditorium, 115 South Avenue, 428-8350
• 4/09/09 - Intern Request: Interns needed for Victor Green Team - Please forward to students and teachers   Do you know of any students who might be interested in doing an internship with the Town of Victor?  We've just joined ICLEI, Local Governments for Sustainability, http://www.icleiusa.org/ and need help as we begin data collection on our energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.    Webinars are included for direction on how to accomplish the collection http://www.icleiusa.org/action-center/skills-training/iclei-greenhouse-gas-emissions-analysis-protocol-training-series/?searchterm=emissions%20data%20collection . Victor Sustainability Advisory Committee members will provide support and contacts within Town departments.   This would be a great opportunity for students in environmental science, government, math, etc.  We'd like to work through the summer on this project.   Thanks very much if you know of anyone or can forward this to any interested teachers or school staff.   Regards, Carol Chittenden Victor Sustainability Advisory Committee, 'The Green Team' 585-409-7650
• 4/09/09 - Got an idea that will clean and protect our environment and create jobs here in New York State?  Maybe that idea can get funded: Submit Proposals The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides a number of avenues for governments, organizations and other entities to receive funding for programs meant to create jobs and boost the economy. If you are interested in receiving funding for a program and would like to submit a proposal please fill out the form below. --from Economic Recovery
• 4/8/09 - Good article on getting into biking: Getting into Biking : Expert Advice from REI - from REI: Deals on Outdoor Gear, Equipment and Clothing for Skiing, Snowboarding, Camping, Cycling, Fitness and More
• 4/07/09 - Has your community joined in this international effort to monitor the health of our environment? Local Action Moves the World — ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA ICLEI is an international membership association of local governments dedicated to climate protection and sustainable development. The organization was established in 1990 when more than 200 local governments from 43 countries convened at the World Congress of Local Governments for a Sustainable Future, at the United Nations in New York. Established as the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, the official name is now ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability. 
• 4/06/09 - The RENewsletter | April 5, 2009 has been published - To sign up go here. free Rochester NY environmental newsletter | Rochester environment news | Rochester news | RochesterEnvironment.com
• 4/06/09 - **EVENT**  PRESS RELEASE FOR THE CITY OF ROCHESTER   Event:  Dr. Stephen Schneider: “Climate Change: Adapting to What We Can't Prevent, and Preventing What We Can't Adapt to”   Date: Friday, April 24, 7:00 pm   Place:  City Hall: [address]   Admission: Free.   Stephen H. Schneider, Ph.D., is the Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Professor of Biology, and a Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. He was elected to membership in the US National Academy of Sciences in 2002. Dr. Schneider is the Founder/Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, Climatic Change, a member of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from its inception, and a contributor to all Four IPCC Assessment Reports. He along with 4 generations of IPCC authors shared a collective Nobel Peace Prize for their joint efforts in 2007.   Dr. Schneider will describe why the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated in 2007 that global warming was "unequivocal" and that human activities were "very likely" to have created most of the warming since 1970. He will discuss the institutional and political commitments to business-as-usual dependence on carbon based fuels which will not be easily overcome in the short term, even though vigorous research, development and deployment of more efficient systems and low carbon emitting sources will certainly be feasible over the next few decades. He will lay out the need for municipal adaptation strategies to deal with "in-the-pipeline" climate change and also the need for mitigation activities which will dramatically lower our collective carbon footprint to deal with impacts that are difficult to adapt to.   (See attached bio for more details)   Sponsor(s): The City of Rochester   Contact:  Jerdine Johnson Manager of Energy Conservation & Coordinator of Green Initiatives City of Rochester 30 Church Street, Room 203A Rochester, NY 14614 T: 585-428-6288 or 585-509-5283 Email: Johnsonj@CityofRochester.gov   Additional biographical information:   Dr. Schneider is internationally recognized for his research on global climate issues.  He focuses on climate change science, on integrated assessment of the ecological and economic impacts of human-induced climate change, and on identifying viable climate policies and technological solutions.  He has served as consultant to every administration beginning with Nixon, has testified before Congress and other policy makers, and consults with corporate executives and other stakeholders in industry and in nonprofit sectors. He is author or co-author of several books, over 500 publications including scientific papers, several dozen testimonies, edited books and book chapters and reviews, and countless pieces for popular media. Dr. Schneider counsels policy makers, corporate executives, and non-profit stakeholders about using risk management strategies in climate-policy decision-making. He is actively engaged in improving public understanding of science and the environment through extensive media communication and public outreach, including appearances on major television news and science programs.
• 4/06/09 - **EVENT**  Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Catastrophe by Dr. David W. Orr Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8 p.m., Main Dining Room, Commons Building Corning Community College, Spencer Hill campus Corning, NY Presented by  Walter R. Smith Visiting Scholar Series A Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics, Dr. David Orr also serves as special assistant to the President of Oberlin College. His career as a scholar, teacher, writer, speaker, and entrepreneur spans fields as diverse as environment and politics, environmental education, campus greening, green building, ecological design, and climate change. Dr. Orr is the author of six books and co-editor of three others. Ecological Literacy (SUNY, 1992), described as a “true classic” by Garrett Hardin, is widely read and used in hundreds of colleges and universities. A second book, Earth in Mind (1994/2004), is praised by people as diverse as biologist E. O. Wilson and writer, poet, and farmer, Wendell Berry. In 1987, Dr. Orr organized studies of energy, water, and materials use on several college campuses that helped to launch the green campus movement. In 1989, he organized the first ever conference on the effects of impending climate change on the banking industry. Co-sponsored by then Governor Bill Clinton, the conference featured prominent bankers throughout the mid-South and leading climate scientists including Stephen Schneider and George Woodwell. Dr. Orr’s efforts continued in 1996 when he organized the effort to design the first substantially green building on a U.S. college campus. The Adam Joseph Lewis Center was later named by the U.S. Department of Energy as “One of Thirty Milestone Buildings in the 20th Century,” and by The New York Times as the most interesting of a new generation of college and university buildings. The Lewis Center purifies all of its wastewater and is the first college building in the U.S. powered entirely by sunlight. Most importantly, it became a laboratory in sustainability that is training some of the nation’s brightest and most dedicated students for careers in solving environmental problems. The story of that building is told in two books, The Nature of Design (Oxford, 2002) that Fritjof Capra called “brilliant,” and a second, Design on the Edge (MIT, 2006), that architect Sim van der Ryn describes as “powerful and inspiring”. Political writings by Dr. Orr have appeared in, The Last Refuge: Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror (Island Press, 2004), and articles such as “The Imminent Demise of the Republican Party” (www.commondreams.org 1/2005). In an influential article in the Chronicle of Higher Education 2000, Dr. Orr proposed the goal of carbon neutrality for colleges and universities and subsequently organized and funded an effort to define a carbon neutral plan for his own campus at Oberlin. Seven years later hundreds of colleges and universities, including Oberlin, have made that pledge. Recent projects include a two-year, $2 million project to define a 100 days climate action plan for the Obama administration (www.climateactionproject.com), and a project with prominent legal scholars across the U.S. to define the legal rights of posterity in cases where the actions of the present generation might deprive posterity of “life, liberty, and property.” Dr. Orr is also active in efforts to stop mountaintop removal in Appalachia and develop a new economy based on ecological restoration and wind energy. He is the author of forthcoming Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse (Oxford University Press, 2009). Dr. Orr is the recipient of four honorary degrees and other awards including The Millennium Leadership Award from Global Green, the Bioneers Award, the National Wildlife Federation Leadership Award, and a Lyndhurst Prize acknowledging “persons of exceptional moral character, vision, and energy.” In addition to being a James Marsh Professor at the University of Vermont, Dr. Orr has been a scholar in residence at Ball State University, the University of Washington, and other universities. He has lectured at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and Europe. He serves as a Trustee for several organizations including the Rocky Mountain Institute (www.rmi.org) and the Aldo Leopold Foundation (www.aldoleopold.org). The Walter R. Smith Visiting Scholar Series is in its sixth year of bringing notable speakers to Corning. The mission of the Series is to stimulate thought and encourage discussion around a broad range of topics including the arts, politics, science, history, and contemporary culture. Past presenters include Amory Houghton, Jr., Former New York State Congressman; Dr. Tina Packer, artistic director of Shakespeare & Company; Dr. Virginia Trimble, professor of Astronomy, History of Science, and Scientometrics at University of California, Irvine; Jeff Shaara, author; Alison Lurie, Pulitzer Prize winning author; Dr. Nelson Lankford, historian and author; Dr. Steven Squyres, Mars Rover scientist; and Dr. William Danko, co-author of The Millionaire Next Door. Lecture is free and open to the public. For questions, please contact Debbie Stayer Kelly at (607) 962- 9144 or via e-mail at kelly_d@corning-cc.edu.
• 4/06 /09 - You have heard of your carbon-footprint, everybody's using the phrase.  What does it mean? Carbon footprint - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• 4/04/09 - From our friends over at NYPIRG who lead the charge for the Bigger Better Bottle Bill "This caps a grueling, 9-year campaign, and marks the first major overhaul of the Bottle Bill since it was enacted in 1982.  While the final compromise does not include everything we asked for, by any measure this is a momentous victory for the environment and the people of New York State. The new law will: - expand the Bottle Bill to include water bottles, effective June 1st, 2009 - require beverage companies to give 80% of the unclaimed deposits to the State's general fund - increase the handling fee for retailers and redemption centers by 1.5 cents - allow smaller stores, under very limited circumstances, to take back fewer bottles and cans than currently required - create a number of incentives for creation and expansion of redemption centers Water bottles make up 70% of the bottles and cans we were trying to get under the broader expansion.  In 2006, more than 3.2 billion bottles of water were sold in New York - nearly a quarter of ALL beverage sales!  Without a deposit, most of these bottles end up in the trash or polluting our rivers, beaches, farm fields, parks, roadsides and communities. Based on this law we will see cleaner communities almost right away.  Recycling rates for water bottles will quadruple.  We also expect thousands of new "green jobs" to be created at redemption centers and stores across the state because of the expansion and the increased handling fee.  The improvements in the bill will also make it easier for people to return their empty containers and therefore increase recycling rates."
• 4/03/09 - **EVENT**  PRESS RELEASE BRADDOCK BAY RAPTOR RESEARCH BIRD OF PREY DAYS PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE TO BE PUBLISHED A.S.A.P. BUT NO LATER THAN THE WEEK OF APRIL 19, 2009.   See the schedule of events for a complete list of activities and times. Who: Braddock Bay Raptor Research What: Bird of Prey Days -- Activities for everyone! When: 7:00 p.m. Friday evening, April 24; 7:30 a.m -4:00 p.m Saturday and Sunday, April 25 & 26, 2009 Where: Friday, Millennium Lodge at Greece Canal Park, 241 Elmgrove Road, Greece Saturday and Sunday,   Braddock Bay Park Lodge , 199 East Manitou Road, Greece. For more information: Call 585-BOP-LIVE (585-267-5483) or visit our website at www.bbrr.org
• 4/02/09 -**EVENT** Earth Week Join students, parents and community members for a unique, hands-on, interactive learning experience. Celebrate the Earth at the 2009 Earth Week Seminar & Expo Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension and Finger Lakes Energy $mart Communities Details Friday, April 24, 2009 from 8:45 AM - 4:00 PM Cornell Cooperative Extension 249 Highland Avenue, Rochester NY 14620 This event is FREE with advance registration requested at www.ceinfo.org Seminars Break-out seminar presentations on: · electronic/appliance recycling · home energy eciency · yard waste composting · lead-safe practices Expo Booth displays featuring: · sh and wildlife · environmental sustainability · land preservation/erosion control · home and community recycling · composting · lead hazards · “green” energy · urban agriculture · city & suburban “green” neighborhoods --from CEI: Center for Environmental Information
• 4/02/09 -**EVENT**  The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil Video and discussion evening. Tuesday, April 7, 2009. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba’s oil imports were cut in half—and food by 80%.  People were desperate. Since 1990, Cuba has carried out the world’s most comprehensive and successful organic food and farming revolution, including the ongoing cultivation of over 60,000 organic urban gardens that supply 50-80% of its urban food needs This was a hard transition, made possible by the “power of community.” As we come to a time of expensive and/or scarce oil in the U.S. , are there lessons we can learn? Where and when Video and discussion evening, facilitated by Ken Illingsworth Free and open to the public  Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 7:00 to 9:00 pm Gilbert Hall, First Unitarian Church , 220 S. Winton Rd , Rochester --from Home Page - Color Brighton Green
• 4/01/09 - In these Extraordinary times as we are witness and the cause of the 6th Great Extinction, it no small effort of these people to track the existence of every form of life on Earth.  Get images and information on the species that still share the planet with. Encyclopedia of Life 'The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is an ambitious, even audacious project to organize and make available via the Internet virtually all information about life present on Earth. At its heart lies a series of Web sites—one for each of the approximately 1.8 million known species—that provide the entry points to this vast array of knowledge. The entry-point for each site is a species page suitable for the general public, but with several linked pages aimed at more specialized users. The sites sparkle with text and images that are enticing to everyone, as well as providing deep links to specific data.'

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