ENVIRONMENTAL CALENDAR
RochesterEnvironment.com
The most complete Environmental Calendar for the Rochester, NY area
Updated Thursday, March 11, 2010
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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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Chronological and Descriptive Calendar:
Events listed below are in order & this format: When
Where | What
March
- Saturday, March 13, BEGINNER BIRDER TRIP --
CHARLOTTE, BRADDOCK BAY, LAKESHORE FIELDS S
- Sharpen your skills on migratory waterfowl. Meet at the northeast corner of the Charlotte Beach parking lot beside the Genesee River outlet at 8:30 a.m. Extra spotting scopes would be very helpful. For more information, 227-5837 and 482-7778 or visit www.rochesterbirding.com .
- Saturday, March 20,
- LAKE SHORE MARSHES EAST WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA A tour of the marshes to look for migrating waterfowl and other migratory birds. Meet in Webster Plaza -- at junction of Route 404 and Hard Road -- near Starbucks at 7:30 a.m. Extra spotting scopes and FRS radios would be very helpful. For more information, 872-7334 and (315) 331-0316 or visit www.rochesterbirding.com.
- Sunday, March 21, HAMLIN BEACH STATE PARK
- Looking for diving ducks, Red-necked Grebes (note: grebes are best seen early in the day) and other spring migrants. Meet in parking lot No. 1 at 7:30 a.m. Extra spotting scopes would be very helpful. For more information, 288-2611 or visit www.rochesterbirding.com .
- Tuesday, March 23rd, at 4:30 PM – 6 PM | at the
AAUW house, 494 East Ave, Rochester, NY
- Zero Waste Committee: How can the Rochester, NY area recycle more and waste less? Come on over and find out what we’re doing, thinking, and who we’re networking with on this issue. Join up and get our notices at Rochester Zero Waste Committee. We are working on several projects, including how to let the public know where and how to recycle. –from the Rochester Regional Group Sierra Club | Sierra Club
- Friday, March 26, 2010 | RMSC at 657 East Avenue
- Great Lakes Water Conservation Workshop Friday, March 26, 2010 at the RMSC at 657 East Avenue This one-day workshop is to help craft brewers and cheesemakers save water and save money. With many water utilities in the Great Lakes region increasing fees by 25% or more in the next year, this workshop will pay for itself through practical systems for water savings.
- Sunday, March 28, DURAND EASTMAN PARK and LAKESHORE
- We’ll search for migrants. Meet at the Lake Shore Boulevard parking area between Log Cabin Road and Zoo Road (Parking Lot D) at 8:00 a.m. For more information, 227-5837 and 482-7778 or visit www.rochesterbirding.com .
April 2010
- April 10th, 2010 10AM - 2:00PM | Email or
call today to register your family, group of friends, club,
organization, scout troop, or class! Contact Ryan Loysen at
rloysen@monroecounty.gov or 585-753-7281.
- We're passing on this request from Monroe County Parks : Pick Up the Parks A new initiative from the Monroe County Department of Parks April 10th, 2010 Join us and several local recreation and environmental groups in kicking off this new local stewardship event. In this first year, we will be targeting 4 parks: Ellison, Genesee Valley, Greece Canal, and Ontario Beach Parks for clean up and other park improvements. Why just four? As you know there are 21 parks within the Monroe County Parks system. As it’s a first year event, we wanted to identify popular parks that could also accommodate our widespread community. We welcome your ideas for future projects and will certainly add more parks to the event as community support grows. Email or call today to register your family, group of friends, club, organization, scout troop, or class! Contact Ryan Loysen at rloysen@monroecounty.gov or 585-753-7281. Be sure to tell us your group size, preferred park, e-mail address, and phone number, or just come on out to one of the project sites on April 10th and register on-site. Orientation begins at 10 a.m. at each project site with refreshments and additional information. Group projects and field work will begin at 10:30 a.m. The Monroe County Parks belong to all of us, so let’s join together to keep them clean and green. Check back for additional event details, meet-up locations and park information at www.monroecounty.gov/parks
- Monday, April 12, 2010 from 8:30 AM till 4:00 PM |
Golisano Institute for Sustainability at RIT
- Green Infrastructure Workshop - Stormwater Management Challenges in Upstate New York Monday, April 12, 2010 from 8:30 AM till 4:00 PM Golisano Institute for Sustainability at RIT Green Infrastructure is highlights the importance of the natural environment in decisions about land use planning. In particular there is an emphasis on the "life support" functions provided by a network of natural ecosystems, with an emphasis on interconnectivity to support long term sustainability. -more at CEI: Center for Environmental Information
- Wednesday, April 14, 2010 (the week before Earth
Day) from 6:00-8:00 PM | Where: Victor Primary School, front and
cafeteria entrances 953 High Street, Victor 14564
- The Victor PTSA Environment Committee is pleased to announce its Third Annual Earth Day Celebration, to be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 (the week before Earth Day) from 6:00-8:00 PM at Victor Primary School. This is a new location for us this year. This community event is open to the public free of charge and is a great way to promote area businesses and organizations to Victor/Farmington families and those visiting from surrounding areas. In the past, the event has been advertised in the media and has been a great success, drawing hundreds of people. We will be inviting over 100 vendors to participate, including Seneca Park Zoo, who will bring live animals. We also plan to expand our celebration with the participation of more students and classes, who are invited to bring environment-related projects for display. Again, we will hold a raffle and have craft activities for the kids and snacks for purchase. We promise it will be an exciting night of learning about the earth and the things we can all do to live in more sustainable ways. Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM. Location: Victor Primary School, front and cafeteria entrances 953 High Street, Victor 14564 We hope you can attend!
- APRIL 16, 2010 | The Links at Erie Village, E. Syracuse, N.Y
- "THE ENERGY HIGHWAY " Efficient, Secure, Reliable & Environmentally Sensitive Transmission & Distribution of Electricity This may be the most important Energy Symposium of the Year! Don't miss it! Join leaders in government, business, environment and academia for the Sixth Annual Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century.Speakers will include: *Thomas King, President & CEO National Grid, *Richard Kessel, President & CEO, NYPA *Frank Murray, President & CEO, NYSERDA *Garry Brown, Chairman, PSC *Samir Succar, Senior Energy Analyst, NRDC *Carol Murphy, Executive Director, Alliance for Clean Energy New York * Congressman Paul Tonko * Kit Kennedy, Deputy Attorney General for Environment This is the Sixth Year we are bringing you a Symposium on Energy and each one is even more spectacular than the previous. Town Supervisors, Mayors, City and Town Planners, College Presidents, faculty and students from two dozen colleges, representatives from 50 municipalities, business owners, architects, engineers, governmental staff and just interested citizens have made up the 350 attendees. We have kept the registration fee at $40, including breakfast and lunch. The new venue provides adequate parking but we still may have to cap attendance so reserve your space now. Check out the entire program and Register online today at "THE ENERGY HIGHWAY " There are also excellent optional tours: *ESF - Wood Chips to Ethanol Process *Fenner Wind Farm *Morrisville Biodigester *Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant ***NEW TOUR*** *National Grid Distribution & Training Center Don't miss this event and register now. Looking forward to hearing from you. Rhea Dr. Rhea Jezer Chair, Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century Senior Lecturer, Cazenovia College Adjunct Associate Professor, SUNY ESF 315-727-0123 rjezer@gmail.com
- Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 5PM - 8:30 PM| at the
First Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Rd South, Rochester NY.
- The Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra Club is pleased to announce its 12th Annual Forum, which will be an interactive event, Transitioning to Sustainable Communities. This is Rochester’s premier environmental event promoting individual and organizational networking. Our speaker, Tina Clarke, has been a consultant with the Sustainability Institute (www.sustainer.org) and Bill McKibben’s 350.org (www.350.org) and is a certified Transition Towns Trainer (www.transitiontowns.org). She will describe the latest thinking on the “Triple Challenge” of Peak Oil, Climate Change and Economic Instability. She will share inspiring stories, models and methods that communities are using to “transition” to a more resilient future. Following Tina’s presentation, we will form Facilitated Discussion Groups to encourage discussion by all participants, stimulate new ideas, raise questions and explore answers. We hope to spark interest and creative thinking and offer people an opportunity to identify and join an organization working on these issues. The Forum will be on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the First Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Rd South, Rochester NY. As always the Forum is free and open to the public.
- Thu 4/22/2010 5:30p-8p -Imagine It - 565 Blossom
Road, Suite D
- Green Drinks (3rd Thursday) at Imagine It - 565 Blossom Road, Suite D. Everything is free, your only admission is material to be recycled to benefit CEI (Center for Environmental Information). For info, contact Kimie Romeo kimie@imaginerecycling.com or 585-545-9022.
- Saturday, April 24 9am - 12 pm | Penfield, NY
- Penfield Environmental Day Saturday, April 24 9am - 12 pm Penfield Community Center Community volunteers will be assigned areas throughout town to pick up litter & winter refuse. Groups or individuals can sign up by calling (585) 340-8651
- Saturday, April 24th from 10 – 2 | at Hamlin Beach
State Park Area #4
- Earth Day at Hamlin Beach State Park Mark your calendars, the 3rd annual Earth Day event at Hamlin Beach State Park will be held Saturday, April 24th from 10 – 2 at Hamlin Beach State Park Area #4. This collaborative effort between the Hamlin Conservation Board, Hamlin Beach State Park and the Environmental Sciences Department at SUNY Brockport will feature many activities including environmental information booths and presentations, walking tours, an organized beach clean- up and our popular tree seedling give-away. With free refreshments and free admission into the park, this is a fun and educational family event you won’t want to miss.
May 2010
- Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 10am to 5pm, rain or
shine | Imagine RIT takes place throughout RIT’s campus in
Henrietta, NY.
- RIT - Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival is a campus-wide event that showcases the innovative and creative spirit of RIT students, faculty and staff. Visitors experience the breadth and depth of RIT through interactive presentations, hands-on demonstrations, exhibitions, and research projects set up throughout campus. Inflatables, games and multiple performance stages with live music and entertainment are also a hit with visitors of all ages. Held annually each spring, Imagine RIT is the annual kickoff to Rochester’s rich festival season. Date & Time: Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 10am to 5pm, rain or shine. Cost: Free and open to the public! Location: Imagine RIT takes place throughout RIT’s campus in Henrietta, NY.
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:
- DEC'S Environmental Education Camps Now Accepting Applications - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation A Week at a DEC Summer Camp Creates a Lifetime of Memories Applications for youth interested in attending the 2010 summer environmental educational camps are now being accepted, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. DEC urges families looking for an out-of-the-ordinary summer experience to consider enrolling youth ages 12 to 17 in these exciting and challenging programs. (March 2, 2010) Press Releases - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation [more on Environmental Education in our area]
- Food Waste: Learn how to “reduce the generation and disposal of commercial and institutional food waste” in a free online webinar: Training Exchange "Offered by U.S. EPA - Region 2 in partnership with the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation Registration for all webinar offerings closes at 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day BEFORE the webinar. Food Waste Reduction and Management Webinar Series In an effort to reduce the generation and disposal of commercial and institutional food waste, New York and New Jersey independently coordinated a series of regional forums in 2008 and 2009 to bring generators and managers of food waste together to learn how to better reduce and manage their food wastes and to share their experiences. Building upon these efforts, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have partnered with the Solid Waste Resource Renewal Group at the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station to offer this webinar series designed to provide tips and tools for institutional and commercial food waste generators. This five part series will include topics such as an introduction to food waste and the climate change connection, how to conduct a waste audit, separation and collection of food waste, food donation, composting and anaerobic digestion, and EPA’s tools for waste reduction and food waste management. We look forward to your participation in this webinar series. " 2) March 10 - Separation and Collection of Food Waste • Institutional Food Waste: Collection, Containers and Costs - Mike Manna (Organic Recycling Solutions, LLC.) • Collection in an Urban Setting: NYC - Chris Balfe • New Opportunities for Diverting Food Scraps and Soiled Paper - Peter Anderson (Center for a Competitive Waste Industry) 3) March 17 - Waste Reduction • On-line Exchanges - Norm Ruttan (iwastenot systems) • Food Donation - Migdalia Otero (Island Harvest) • Experiences of a Pig Farmer - John Caffrey • Procurement of Compostable Products - Priscilla Hayes 4) March 31 - Composting and End-of-life Management of Food Waste • On-farm composting - Bob Rynk (SUNY Cobelskill) • In-Vessel Compost System Review - Bob Spencer (Environmental Planning Consultant) • Digesters - Tom Lawson (Northeast Biogas) 5) April 7 - Making Composting Happen - Putting Together the Pieces • How to build a successful organics diversion program - Nora Goldstein (BioCycle) • Making the Leap to Composting Food Waste - Steven Sherman (Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc.) • EPA Tools for Food Waste Management - Jennifer Brady
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2010 Green Building Seminar Series | All seminars are
held 7:00-9:00 pm at the First Unitarian Church of Ithaca Annex
(208 E. Buffalo St., near Aurora). Fee: $5/seminar or
$25/series, scholarships available. The series is presented by
Tompkins County Cooperative Extension in partnership with the
Ithaca Green Building Alliance, with support from the First
Unitarian Church of Ithaca. Dates and topics subject to change.
For the latest information, contact Guillermo Metz at
gm52@cornell.edu or
272-2292, x.185, or visit
www.ccetompkins.org.
- 3/2: “Evaluating Green Products and Materials” – decision-making strategies, including resources for creating and working with a matrix of what’s important to you
- 3/9: “Designing for Change” – including aging in place, functional design that can adapt to changing needs, planning for additions, and how to make the most of what you have without adding on
- 3/16: “Reducing Construction Waste” – introduction into options for construction waste, including strategies and local resources for reducing, reusing and recycling construction materials, on-site waste management, and the basics of deconstruction
- 3/23: “Designing for Maximum Energy Efficiency” – including Passive Houses, Net Zero Energy, and Climate Responsive Energy Design
- 3/30: “Designing from the Outside In” – Ian Shapiro, President of Taitem Engineering, discusses a new approach he developed for looking at how we think about our built environment
- 4/6: “Green Building Theory and Reality” – how well are our green buildings performing? What has worked, what hasn’t, and what we’ve learned from the past decade of green building.
- Curb Your Car Week Way to Go” is a nationwide program encouraging the use of cheaper, healthier, and more earth-friendly transportation alternatives. During the week of May 16 to 22, 2010, if you normally use an automobile for daily transportation, please consider walking, biking, car pooling, or riding the bus as alternatives. (February 9, 2010) Home Page - Color Brighton Green [more on Green Living in our area]
- Every Tuesday (Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, etc.) and First Wednesdays - Unwanted Pharmaceutical Collection at various Monroe County Locations. Save our water quality and aquatic life. Don't flush or toss your unwanted pharmaceuticals! See Calendar at NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY. Block out patient's name but DO NOT block out the medication name or dosage info. Environmental Services | Monroe County, NY
- Monroe County HHW Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Appointment Scheduler -from MyMonroe. Opening Up Government. | Monroe County, NY
- Note from a friend: "Here is a note about some online seminars that might be of interest to the Rochester community. Although not specific to the area, the first one about monitoring water quality near gas drilling projects seems pretty relevant. ... if you read the fine print it tells you how to register. Registration is free, and despite the "Friends of Penn State" reference you don't need to have any association with Penn State to sign up. "Learn about Water Quality: CAS - Water Resources - Water Webinar Series Water Webinar Series The Penn State Cooperative Extension Water Webinar series provides educational programs on a variety of important water resources issues in Pennsylvania. A listing of scheduled webinars including date, seminar topic and a brief description of each topic is given below. You will need to pre-register to view these webinars (see Registration below). Each webinar is offered at 12:00 PM and 7:00 PM on the scheduled day. Everyone is welcome to participate in live seminars; however, you first must register.
- Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale Underway - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) Saratoga Tree Nursery has begun taking orders for its annual sale of tree and shrub seedlings. Ordering will continue until mid-May through DEC's Saratoga Nursery. "The State Nursery has provided trees for erosion control and other uses since the early 1900s," DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis said. "With the challenges presented by global warming, planting trees is just as important today as it was 100 years ago." (January 26, 2010) Press Releases - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation [more on Plants in our area]
- Winter Wildlife Watching Events Being Held around the State - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation DEC and Partners Offer Dozens of Activities to See Nature First-hand Even in the chill of winter, New York's "Watchable Wildlife" initiative has slated a series of fun activities throughout the state to help connect people to nature, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. DEC is working with The Nature Conservancy, Audubon New York, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, and Empire State Development (I Love NY) to promote dozens of activities to view, interact and appreciate nature in all seasons. (February 4, 2010) Press Releases - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Other Online Environmental Calendars
- 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.