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7/03/08 - June 2008 RENewsletter Word June 2008 RENewsletter PDF
7/17/08 -- **ACTION** - What could be easier in helping you with those carbon offsets? Have some trees planted in a state park and all you have to do is let these people know: New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation - http://www.parkvisitor.com/odwalla- "Help us grow! New York State Parks will receive up to 5 trees from Odwalla for each family who participates in the Plant a Tree program. No purchase, no emails, no sign-up"
7/03/08 - - BIG SUMMER **EVENT** - EARTH Voyager http://www.healthylakes.org/tour/ - Docking In Rochester - September 5-7, 2008 Rochester Port Terminal – Reception Friday, September 5, 2008 12:00 p.m. -- Lake Ontario Fair Sunday, September 7, 2008 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. --Earth Voyager Bon Voyage with Friends Sunday, September 7, 2008 4:400 p.m
7/02/08 - - **EVENT** - Winderfest II: "Accurate, Timely Information About Living With Wind Turbines and Understanding the Electricity Grid". Thursday, July 24, 7-9pm at the South Alabama Fire Dept. Recreation Hall on Judge Road in the town of Alabama. Speakers will include Joe Kushner, Town Supervisor of Eagle, NY; Carl Forster, Lead Account Executive for National Grid; and Jim Walter, Director of Madison County Tourism. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Wind Information + Responsible Energy (WI+RE).
7/07/08 -- **ACTION** - You can learn about the proposed new ban on outdoor burning and add your public comment: DEC Adds Public Hearings on Proposed Rule to Eliminate Open Burning Statewide - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Additional Hearings Scheduled for Further Opportunity to Comment In an effort to expand opportunities for public input, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has scheduled additional hearings on the proposed changes to extend the ban on open burning statewide. The proposed rule would ban most open burning statewide. Currently, it is only banned in cities, villages and in towns with population greater than 20,000. In addition, the revised rule will limit agricultural burning to naturally grown products such as vines, branches, leaves and stubble. It will also specifically allow such things as fire training, small cooking and camp fires, and ceremonial fires (e.g., proper disposal of U.S. flags by open burning). Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, Public Hearing: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.; Information Session: 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. at Jamestown Community College, Training Center, Room 117, 10785 Bennett Road (Route 60), Dunkirk, NY 14048. --Press Releases - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Rochester Issues: These environmental issues should be on your radar and this site explains why. Listed below are what I consider the most important long-term environmental concerns for the Rochester, NY area. Each page lists news links, resources, and information. There are several major environmental issues that pertain to the Rochester, New York area. Below is the directory to the web pages that provide a complete online resource to specific environmental issues for our area. Each page provides first all Rochester-area news on the topic and then online resources.

Rochester Environmental Issues

Our footprints

Weather & Climate Change Animals Geese Problem Deer Problem Environmental Health - Lyme Disease Rabies West Nile Virus

Wetlands Invasive Species Zebra Mussels Transportation

Air Quality Recycling Food

Parks Great Lakes Energy Wind Power

Urban Sprawl Pesticides Lead Poisoning

Brownfields Water Quality Finger Lakes - (separate page for each lake)

Plants Genesee River Green Business