When: November 21st 2019, 5-8pm
Location: Tompkins Center for History and Culture; 110 Tioga Street on the Commons in Ithaca
What: This lively event will provide municipal officials, board members, conservationists and others interested in protecting streams and wetlands with tools that improve water quality, and reduce flooding and property loss in a changing climate. Light dinner will be provided.
Agenda
| 5:00-5:30 | Riparian Buffers 101: Why are buffers important and how are they vulnerable? Lydia Brinkley, Upper Susquehanna Coalition |
| 5:30-6:00 | Ordinances/Site Review: Tips and tools to protect buffers at the municipal level. Scott Doyle, Tompkins County Planning and Sustainability |
| 6:00-6:15 | Dinner |
| 6:15-6:35 | Watershed Planning: Ways to identify and prioritize stream buffers in need of improvement. Kristen Hychka, NYS Water Resources Institute |
| 6:35-7:00 | Project Implementation: How to implement a stream/buffer restoration projects and funding options available. Lydia Brinkley |
| 7:00-7:30 | Case Studies: Lessons learned from stream restoration projects in Tompkins County. Angel Hinickle, Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District; Scott Doyle, and Lydia Brinkley |
| 7:30-8:00 | Q&A |
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