In This Issue:
- Upcoming Events
- Healthy Buildings Conference
- City of Oswego Stormwater Management Project
- EFC Welcomes New Staff!
- Liquid Assets Resources
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EFC Staff
Sara Pesek
Director
Khristopher Dodson
Communications and Program Manager
Evan Newell
Program Manager
Melissa Young
Program Manager
Eva Rippeteau
Associate Program Manager
Mary Ellen Gilbert
Budget Manager
Kathy Forrest
Administrative Assistant
Please visit our website: efc.syracusecoe.org
or contact us at
efc@syracusecoe.org
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Upcoming Events
Revitalizing NY
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Proctors Theatre,432 State Street
Schenectady, New York
For program information or to register please visit EmpireStateFuture.org
Smart, Green and Clean: 21st Century water management in
the Great Lakes
October 22-23, 2009
Buffalo Hyatt
A Clean
Water Network regional caucus
Co-sponsored
by Citizens Campaign for the Environment
with
support from the NY Environmental facilities corporation
For more information or to register: http://www.cleanwaternetwork.org/files/SGCCaucus_NY.pdf
Historic Preservation and Green Design Workshop
November 19, 2009, Newburgh NY
More information coming soon
Environmental Finance Center
Technical Assistance Partnership Forum
November 19, 2009. Syracuse University Goldstein Center
Details Coming Soon!
For more information please visit efc.syracusecoe.org
Green Design and Energy for Practioners
This
program will offer continuing education credits (CEUs) for planning and
zoning board members to help them meet 4 hours/year state requirement.
November 30, 6-9 pm, Rockland County
More information coming soon
Green economy, green jobs workshop
December 3, 2009, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies,Millbrook, NY
More information coming soon
NYWEA
Wastewater Panels-Training for Elected Officials on Wastewater Management-NYSDEC
September-December at a variety of locations in NY State
For more information please visit: www.nywea.org
NYSDEC
2009 Water Quality Improvement Projects Program
For more information please visit: www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/56080.html
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Healthy Buildings Conference and Exhibition
Syracuse NY September 13-17
With more than 1,700 attendees from 45 countries, the 2009 Healthy Buildings Conference and Exhibition and the SyracuseCoE Opportunity Exchange was a success. As sponsors of the OppEx portion of the event the EFC had a booth in the exhibition hall. We also hosted a Sustainable Infrastructure workshop with guest speakers Sam Gordon on PlanIt talking about greenbelts and Ted Brown of munly brown studio presenting on Onondaga Creek Revitalization. Khris Dodson, EFC Communications and Pro gram Manager presented on the value of Stormwater Management. We would like to thank the SyracuseCoE for hosting this event, our guest speakers for their participation and to the many people who stopped by our exhibit to talk about what we do and how we can work together. _________________________________________ |
City Of Oswego Stormwater Management Demonstration Project
This summer, together with the Great Lakes
Research Consortium, we constructed two demonstration rain gardens in Lake
Ontario coastal communities; one in Phillips Park in the Village of Fairhaven, and one at the City Hall in Oswego. On Thursday, September 24, the EFC and the city of Oswego hosted a ribbon cutting to announce the completion of the project which includes a rain garden and rain barrels that capture roughly 1/4 of the rain from the roof of City Hall.
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EFC Welcomes New Staff!
As the EFC expands existing programs and establishes new programs, and expands its outreach and
communications throughout EPA Region 2 we welcome Khris Dodson and Evan Newell to help us in our programming and communications goals..
Khris has joined as Communications and Program Manager with responsibility for outreach
and education on water and land-use BMPs, among other programming subjects. He
will also be leading the EFC's strategic communications activities. Khris has an MPS in Environmental Communication from SUNY ESF
and a MA in Magazine, Newspaper and Online Journalism from Syracuse University. He
has direct experience in a number of the communities in which the EFC
works, and has established relationships with a number of key
organizations and universities in the area, which will help the EFC be
more effective.
Evan has interned with the EFC since last fall as he was completing his
MPA at Syracuse University. Among the myriad skills he brings to the job are
specific experiences working/researching in the following areas: waste
to energy, electronic waste, climate change policy, green jobs programs, and green
purchasing policy, the last from having worked with Onondaga County's
Purchasing Department on the development of green and sustainable
purchasing policies. As Program Manager, he will be working to support
the rest of the program team while diving into several new areas
including innovative financing tools, community sustainability
planning, and carbon footprint inventories. Evan has also worked in
other nonprofits in the past and brings a collaborative attitude and
willingness to chart new territories as a part of our team.
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Liquid Assets: The Story of Water Infrastructure
BROADCAST RIGHTS are available (free) to non-commercial, educational cable stations through April 30, 2010. Liquid Assets The Story of Water Infrastructure is an award winning documentary created by Penn State Public Broadcasting. The $1 million dollar project is provocative and informing as it explores the deteriorating condition of U.S. water infrastructure.
The 90 minute PBS film includes segments on wastewater, federal regulations, asset management and the funding gap, amongst others. It is a perfect complement to public meetings as it makes the compelling argument for a reinvestment in water infrastructure.
Visit www.WaterIsLife.net for more information or email loken@wef.org for a list of cablecast provisions. To download a public outreach kit, access grades 6-12 educational resources for teachers, or purchase a copy for $24.95, visit http://liquidassets.psu.edu/.
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Environmental Finance Center
Serving our Community Through Outreach and Education
Please pass on our news and events to colleagues and
friends. And feel free to drop us a note and let us know how
we can better serve our community of technical assistance
providers, community leaders, and community members.
Sincerely,
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