Environmental Conference
The Hudson Hills and Highlands Environmental Leaders Learning Alliance, the NYSAssociation of Environmental Management Councils and the NYS Association of Conservation Commissions will hold a day-long conference on Saturday, November 20 at the Thayer Hotel at West Point to discuss a regional approach to conservation.
The Conference plenary speakers are Frances Dunwell, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, who will discuss “The Hudson River Estuary as a Regional Approach to Conservation;” Paul Gallay of RiverKeeper, who will talk about “Non-profit Advocacy Groups in Regional Partnerships”; and Edwin McGowan of the Palisades Interstate Park, who will speak on “A Natural History of the Hudson Highlands.”
The day-long conference includes lunch and dinner and the fee is $120. There is a special $75 discount for registering by November 12. Call : 914 243-9761to register or download the registration form below.
LIST OF 30 SPEAKERS PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
2010 Conference on the Environment: Speakers & Moderators
Regional Approaches to Conservation
November 19-21, Thayer Hotel, West Point, NY
Friday, Nov 19
Dinner Speaker: Ed McGowan, Director of Science, Palisades Interstate Park Commission
Saturday, Nov 20
Plenary Opening Session: Fran Dunwell, Hudson River Estuary Coordinator, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Creating the Region: Laura Heady, Biodiversity Outreach Coordinator, NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University
Fred Koontz, Executive Director, Teatown Lake Reservation
Simon Gruber, Fellow, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities
Al Wegener, Executive Director, Shawangunk Mountains Regional Partnership
Jim Bonesteel, President, Rensselaer Plateau Alliance
John Nolon, Pace University School of Law
Land Trust as Partners: Ethan Winter, New York Conservation Manager, Land Trust Alliance
Susan Carpenter, Land Preservation Director, Westchester Land Trust Andrew T. Chmar, Executive Director, Hudson Highlands Land Trust
Assembling Regional Datasets Demonstration: Mike Rubbo, Environmental Stewardship Director, Teatown Lake Reservation
John Ladd, Benthic Mapping Coordinator, NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program
Managing Wildlife and Invasives across Regions: Fred Koontz, Executive Director, Teatown Lake Reservation
Mark Weckel, Director of Research, Mianus River Gorge Robert T. O' Brien, Invasive Species Control Field Director, Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Managing Partnerships: Susan McDonnell, Member, Environmental Leaders Learning Alliance
Shino Takawana, District Manager, New York City Soil & Water Conservation District Ed Hoxsie, Executive Director of Dutchess County Soil and Water Conservation District
(Managing Partnerships: Continued)
Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Action Director, Clearwater Michael Barnhart, President, Somers Land Trust
Crafting Regional Policies: Linda Cooper, CEO at Linda Cooper Associates, LLC
Robert Pirani, VP for Environmental Programs, Regional Plan Association David Church, Orange County Planning Commissioner, Orange County, NY Mark Castiglione, Acting Director, The Hudson River Greenway Jeff Anzevino, Regional Planner, Scenic Hudson
Partnering On Energy: Herb Oringel, Chair, Northern Westchester Energy Advisory Panel
Leo Wiegman, Mayor, Croton, NY
Mary Foster, Mayor, Peekskill
Mark Thielking, Director of Energy Services, Bedford, NY
Tom Bregman, Program Director of Energy Savings, Bedford, NY
Dinner Speaker: Paul Gallay, Executive Director, Riverkeeper
Sunday, Nov 21
Field Trip to Storm King Mountain: Michael Barnhart, President, Somers Land Trust
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