Conservation Advisory Councils

Monday, January 31^st , 2011 5:30pm

Ages: Adult

How to form and work with a conservation advisory council (CAC) to protect important natural areas in your town.

Dogs At Public Conservation Areas-Community Discussion

Tuesday, August 23^rd - Wednesday, August 24^th , 2011 5:30pm

Free

We are holding a public forum to discuss policies around dogs at our public conservation areas. All are invited – people who love to walk their dogs at our public conservation areas and those who use the areas without their pet.

The Dirty Dozen: An Introduction to Bad Weeds

Saturday, April 28^th 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Adults

Free

Part One of a Two-part Invasive Species Workshop

Jessica Toro, co-owner of Native Habitat Restoration, will give a presentation on how to identify and start addressing the problems of non-native invasive plant species in your yard, garden, and forest. Find out why we should care about them and how they can damage your property and natural areas. (Field trip to Greenport Conservation Area to identify invasive species in the field if conditions permit)

View Part Two.

For more information, contact Heidi Bock at 518.392.5252, ext. 207 or heidi@clctrust.org.

Solving the Problem of Invasive Plants

Saturday, May 12^th 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Adults

Free

Part Two of a Two-part Invasive Species Workshops

This workshop is designed for people who know about their invasive species problem and are ready to tackle it. Jessica Toro will join us for an in-depth look at different options for landowners to control invasive plants on their lands and provide information on potential funding resources.

View Part One.

For more information, contact Heidi Bock at 518.392.5252, ext. 207 or heidi@clctrust.org.

Columbia County Conservation Advisory Council Roundtable

Tuesday, September 25^th 7:00pm

Free

The 3rd Roundtable featured guests from the Town of Hyde Park, Emily Svenson, a Town Board member and former CAC member, and Michael Dupree, Planning Board Chair, who spoke about the evolution of their CAC and its relationship with the planning board, particularly how it helps them when working with applicants. The CAC has been very active with community education and helped the town to establish Critical Environmental Areas (CEA’s C. Critical Environmental Areas (CEAs) – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation ) that assist the SEQR review process.

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Columbia County Conservation Advisory Council Roundtable

Wednesday, February 27^th , 2013 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Nine Columbia County towns were represented at the Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) Roundtable. The highlight of the evening was a presentation by Claudia Knab-Vispo from the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program (FEP) on work they’ve done on floodplain forests in the County. You can view the presentation and complete reports and newspaper articles about the Floodplains. (Note, those of you who took the GIS Map-Reading Training have a data layer with FEP’s floodplain forest mapping.) We also heard about FEP’s Living Land Project, a collaboration with Hudsonia as well as CLC.

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Columbia County Trails Roundtable

Tuesday, April 9^th , 2013 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Free

Resources:

• Attendee Contact List
  
• Event Notes
• Presentation by Martin Daley of Parks & Trails New York (PTNY)
• Economic impact of trails and cycling
• Multiple Use Trails: Benefits, barriers, best practices
• Additional PTNY publications

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