ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR
RochesterEnvironment.com
The most complete Environmental Calendar for the Rochester, NY area
Updated Friday, February 03, 2012
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The purpose of this Environmental Event Calendar is to make the public aware of all environmental events in the Rochester, NY area that either educate or provide a forum on many of the environmental issues in our area. Most are free, some require registration, and all are to promote the understanding and movement towards a sustainable environment here.To add your event, e-mail it to Frank J. Regan.
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Events listed below are in order & this format: When
Where | What
February 2012
- Learn about how water will factor in
our future: Monday, February 6th, 2012, 6:30 to 8:30PM |
Henrietta Library, 455 Calkins Road, Rochester, NY 14625.
- Climate Change is an issue of HOW we life. Water Wars are an issue if we life. Will Water be “the oil of the 21 century?” Why do people spend up to 4,000 times more for bottled water… when the purity is less than regulated tap water? Who will stop large multi-national corporations from taking over the world’s water supply? Blue Gold : World Water Wars The Great Lakes Committee of the Rochester Sierra Club will be hosting Blue Gold: World Water Wars. Whether you are new to the topic or a long time advocate for water issues, Please join us for this film and discussion about the issue of water privatization. These showing are free and open to the public. For questions: greatlakes@newyork.sierraclub.org
- Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Time: 7:00
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Where: Workers United Union Hall, 750 East
Avenue, Rochester 14607
- A Solar Jobs Act for New York Transitioning to a New Solar Economy Come and hear the experts and join in on the discussion When: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Where: Workers United Union Hall, 750 East Avenue, Rochester 14607 In his State-of-the State message, Governor Cuomo announced his New York Sun initiative to increase the deployment of solar energy in New York State. He reiterated this commitment in his Executive Budget with sales tax breaks targeted to commercial solar installations and for solar equipment leases. Meanwhile, the NY State Legislature has been working on its own versions of a solar jobs act. Come and hear more about these initiatives and offer your own views about how to increase solar energy deployment and component manufacturing in New York. For more information contact Bill Bastuk at 585-503-6826 or wbastuk@rochester.rr.com For directions to the Forum, click here. There is no charge for this event "
- February 8th, 2012 6:30pm |
Monroe Branch Library 809 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14607
- Winter Garden Symposium Wide Water Gardens, The City of Rochester and the Monroe Library are teaming up to help you get ready for the 2012 gardening season. Come to swap seeds, pick up free plant materials, rent a community garden plot and get all kinds of great gardening tips. No experience required! Reservations appreciated, so adequate materials can be provided.
- Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:00 p.m.
Dewey Hall 1-305
Warner School Education
- Wednesday Lunch Hour - Drilling into Controversy The Educational Complexity of Natural Gas Development Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:00 p.m. Dewey Hall 1-305 Presented by Joseph Henderson PhD candidate, teaching and curriculum What is hydrofracture gas drilling and how might it impact the Rochester area? We first explore the scientific background of this technology and then place it within larger social and environmental contexts. We will also examine the educational dimensions of this controversial energy production method and how we might begin to think holistically about such environmental issues in the future.
April 2012
- Friday, April 27, 2012 At "The
Links" in East Syracuse, New York
- Eighth Annual Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century | DescriptionofSymposium A Division of Synapse Sustainability Trust Inc. Looking Ahead to a Future in Renewable Energy A Local & Global Perspective Friday, April 27, 2012 At "The Links" in East Syracuse, New York Symposium on April 27, 2012. Registration opens today. This Symposium is noted as one of the most important energy conferences in the Northeast. This will be a very well attended Symposium and I encourage you to register ASAP. Last year we closed registration early at 360 attendees. This year we are going global, and including successful models of energy sustainability from other countries. Ruggero Schleicher-Tappeser, will be flying in from Berlin exclusively for this Symposium to speak Germany's success in using renewable energy, particularly solar voltaic. Willett Kempton, Ph.D, Visiting Professor at Denmarks Tekniske Universitet, will be speaking on Denmark's model, particularly in wind energy. Other esteemed speakers include Garry Brown, Chairman PSC, Laura Morton, Senior Advisor for Renewable Energy, U.S.D.O.E, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Paul Tonko, Congressman, Nathanael Green, Director of Renewable Energy Policy, NRDC, Michael Gerrard, Director Climate Center, Columbia Law School, and Kit Kennedy, Counsel to Air & Energy Program, NRDC, who will be the moderator. Our keynote will be Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Included in the program is greetings from Frank Murray, President & CEO NYSERDA, and Joe Martens and, Commisioner DEC. We are giving a special award to Joanie Mahoney, County Executive of Onondaga County for her exceptional work. This will be a landmark Symposium!!
On-going programs with multiple dates
Oftentimes events are a series that have many dates. Rather than try and list each separate date, I'm making a link to the series. Please check them:
Other Online Environmental Calendars
We have a lot of environmentalists in our area and most have events going on, check below for their calendars.
Some
good programs coming up for the winter at
Audubon
Centers Montezuma:
Wild Winter Programs at the Montezuma Audubon Center Space is
limited. Registration required for these programs. To register or
for more information about the Montezuma Audubon Center or its
programs please call 315-365-3588 or e-mail
montezuma@audubon.org.
*Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex receive a 50% discount
for programs marked with an asterisk.*
- Events Calendar - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation This calendar provides a listing of all DEC-sponsored events that are open to the public. You can click on any event in the calendar to view additional details about the event. Use the drop-down box at the top of the calendar if you only wish to view events located in a particular region of the state.
- City of Rochester | Events The City’s online calendar helps you plan to participate in public meetings or civic gatherings, find service schedules or learn about recreation and cultural events. The events calendar can be filtered by date, topic or by the customer-focused categories of our Web site’s portal structure. Please note: The Calendar may include events hosted by organizations that are not affiliated with the City government. Placement on the calendar does not constitute a City endorsement of the event; the City is not responsible for the accuracy of the event’s description; nor can the City guarantee that non-City events will take place as posted.
- Green Events Calendar --from CEI: Center for Environmental Information
- Meadowlark Newsletters | Genesee Valley Audubon Society (GVAS) Many events can be seen by viewing the Audubon's newsletters. Genesee Valley Audubon Society (GVAS) | A New York Chapter of the National Audubon Society.
- FMCE Announcements - from Federation of Monroe County Environmentalists: Home Page
- Outings | Genesee Valley Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club "The Adirondack Mountain Club is a non-profit organization that, through its various chapters and lodges, operates exclusively for conservation, recreation and educational purposes and whose assets and earnings profit no member, officer or employee." Find out schedules and first aid and things to know when taking nature trips.
- Calendar - Citizens Campaign for the Environment | Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE) CCE works to build widespread citizen understanding and advocacy for policies and actions designed to manage and protect interdependent land and water resources, wildlife and public health. CCE carries out this mission through public education, research, lobbying, organizing and public outreach.
- CCE Calendar | Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County Our Mission is to provide research-based information and education programs to address local priority needs in the areas of 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture, Horticulture, and Nutrition, Food Safety & Health.
- Events | Braddock Bay Raptor Research
- Calendar of Events | Environmental Advocates New York "Environmental Advocates of New York's mission is to protect our air, land, water and wildlife and the health of all New Yorkers. Based in Albany, we monitor state government, evaluate proposed laws, and champion policies and practices that will ensure the responsible stewardship of our shared environment. We work to support and strengthen the efforts of New York's environmental community and to make our state a national leader. "
- Calendar - GrowWNY | GrowWNY "GrowWNY is a hyperlocal source of information about living green--powered by more than 150 organizations collaborating for our regional environment and YOU. This site is for anyone who enjoys the outdoors, cares about the environment and wants to know the best places to go and things to do to eat, live, work and play greener. GrowWNY is a project of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, and is made possible through grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the New York State Department of State Division of Coastal Resources. "
- Cayuga Lake Watershed Network: News and Events, Events | from Cayuga Lake Watershed Network
- GrowWNY Calendar for the Buffalo, NY area - from GrowWNY