SU-EFC staff members helped organize and promote the NYSAR³ 29th Annual Recycling Conference, which was held on November 7 and 8 with a pre-conference workshop on November 6. The issues and ideas discussed at the conference were so impactful that the Times Union decided to cover the event.
Check out the article here:
https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Recycling-s-costs-expected-to-grow-as-demand-for-13371997.php?fbclid=IwAR0iBPoqC0VIYkso4VeMJDVXIPUyDOeFid4XhhkN6OrUiHq1-AvgNC9rB7g
In this webinar, we will discuss what financial and social factors local leaders should consider in addition to environmental pressures. We will also discuss what community resiliency is and how to plan for it, and some of the components of resiliency planning that your community may already be doing. Finally, the webinar will discuss some funding options to conduct resiliency planning, or to undertake projects that make your community, services, and facilities more resilient.
When: November 8, 2018, 10:30am – 12:00pm
Speaker: SU-EFC’s Khris Dodson
Register here:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/216f3c7
Join us for the 2018 Asset Management and Utility Finance Conference with keynote speaker George Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins, the former CEO of DC Water, has a long history of success in the water industry. He has taught environmental law and policy for the Princeton Environmental Institute since 1999, and he’s a popular speaker and story-teller on water, infrastructure, and environmental issues.
When: November 15, 2018
Where: Hilton Albany, 40 Lodge St, Albany, NY
Presentations to include:
Register here:
https://nysawwa.org/view-event/asset-management
Conference Agenda:
https://nysawwa.org/docs/pdfs/1538406414.pdf
Today’s recycling professionals are facing unprecedented challenges, including vanishing markets, rapidly escalating costs and intractable contamination problems. Yet, these challenges can lead to innovative approaches in the sustainable materials management economy of the future. NYSAR3‘s annual conference will delve into how recycling professionals are dealing with the current challenges and exploring new ways forward.
When: November 7-8, 2018 (with a pre-conference workshop on November 6)
Where: Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake St, Cooperstown, NY
Register here:
https://www.nysar3.org/page/register-now-43.html
Conference agenda:
https://www.nysar3.org/vs-uploads/conference_2018/1539793727_Final%20Conference%20Agenda%202018.pdf
Use of compost, a recycled product, for controlling erosion and sedimentation can reduce costs, increase the effectiveness of revegetation and promote environmental protection. Compost blankets, berms and socks can reduce soil loss and improve soil moisture retention. If you’re interested in learning how you can implement recycled organics into your erosion control measures, please join us for NYSARRR‘s pre-conference workshop. The day will feature a virtual tour illustrating the effectiveness of these tools as well as a demonstration of soil infiltration and run-off with Cornell’s Soil Health Truck. The workshop will be led by moderators Jean Bonhotal and Mary Schwarz of the Cornell Waste Management Institute.
When: November 6th, 2018
Where: Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake St, Cooperstown, NY (Iroquois Room)
Schedule:
Register for the workshop (and the full conference) here:
https://www.nysar3.org/page/register-now-43.html
Full conference agenda:
https://www.nysar3.org/vs-uploads/conference_2018/1539793727_Final%20Conference%20Agenda%202018.pdf
When: Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: New York State Homes & Community Renewal, Albany, NY 12207
What: The Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center and Capital District Regional Planning Commission help prepare for the upcoming funding process for municipal infrastructure.
Who: Municipal Supervisors and Mayors, Council/Board Members, Town Clerks and Managers, DPW Staff, Town Planners, Engineers, and other interested community leaders were invited to attend.
To view presentations given at a similar event in March, please visit this link.
Presentations:
Khris Dodson – Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center
Chris Grant – New York State Department of State, Division of Local Government Services
Frank Mace – New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, NY-Sun
Leila Mitchell – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water
Audra Nowosielski – New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
Charlie Philion – New York State Homes and Community Renewal, Office of Community Renewal
David Phillips – New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Water Supply Protection
Robyn Reynolds – Capital District Regional Planning Commission, Clean Energy Communities Program
Brenda Smith – US Department of Agriculture, Rural Development
Sponsored by NYS Homes & Community Renewal, Office of Community Renewal.
Please contact Meredith Perreault at maperrea@syr.edu with program questions.
When| Monday, March 12, 2018
Where| Room 310, Baker Laboratory, SUNY ESF, Syracuse, NY 13210
What| The Tug Hill Commission in partnership with the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center, will be hosting a free QGIS training in Syracuse. Keith Jenkins from Cornell University will be doing a basic training on QGIS, followed by a training from Mickey Dietrich on how to access the commission’s GIS and online database.
Who| The training will be tailored toward local governments.
No previous GIS experience is necessary!
Please contact Mickey Dietrich for more information and to register, since there will be limited seating, at (315) 785-2389 or mickey@tughill.org.
When: Thursday, March 15, 2018, 9:30am-1:00pm.
Where: Center of Excellence for Environmental & Energy Systems, Room 203, 727 E. Washington Street, Syracuse, NY 13210; parking available adjacent to the building.
What: The Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center and invited guests met to prepare for the funding process for municipal infrastructure.
Who: Municipal supervisors and mayors, council/board members, town clerks and managers, DPW staff, town planners, engineers, and other interested community leaders were all invited to attend!
Agenda:
9:30-10am Registration and coffee
10:00am Introductions
10:15am Overview of Consolidated Funding Application process
10:30am Funding roundtable
12:00pm Lunch; invited speakers, Finger Lakes Water Hub and Clean Energy Communities
1:00pm Adjourn
Moderator Khris Dodson, Associate Director of the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center, provided a foundation for discussion about specific funding programs and introduced the New York State’s Regional Economic Development Council (click for presentation) process for the consolidated funding application, which opens in late April/early May.
The funding roundtable session featured updates on funding and financing programs for municipal infrastructure from several agencies, dialogue on the importance and opportunities for co-funding, and panel discussion with opportunity for audience participation. Several state and federal agencies were represented, including: NYSHCR, RCAP, NYS EFC, NYS DEC, NYS DOH, USDA RD, and NYS DOS.
Our invited speaker, Aimee Clinkhammer, discussed the implications of harmful algal blooms for lakes and communities across upstate New York (click for presentation).
Roundtable participants (names link to presentations):
Contact: Please contact Kathy Forrest, (315)443-1131 or kpforres@syr.edu with registration questions. Please contact Meredith Perreault, (315)443-3741, or maperrea@syr.edu with program questions.
Free and open to the public, light refreshments will be served
Tuesday, November 14, 20177:00 – 8:30PM, Center for the Arts, 72 S. Main St., HomesWednesday, November 15, 20177:00 – 8:30PM, Tully United Community Church, 5872 Meetinghouse Rd., TullyDownload the poster for the event here.Download a postcard for the event here.
This project is funded by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Chesapeake Bay Technical Capacity Grants Program for Stormwater Management
For more information, contact:Meredith Perreault, Syracuse UniversityEnvironmental Finance Center, efc.syr.edu(315)443-1131; maperrea@syr.edu
Cannot attend either meeting? Water quality plans can be viewed at www.cofokla.org from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19
