Ground Water Resources workshop

Wednesday, April 28^th , 2010

Information on groundwater quality and quantity that should be considered during development project reviews.

Conserving Nature in Your Community: Tools and Resources for Local Decision makers

Sunday, May 2^nd , 2010

Tools and procedures that can be used to conserve natural resources through local planning reviews.

Down the Drain? Not so Fast!

Tuesday, November 30^th , 2010

What planning and zoning boards need to know about stormwater management, green infrastructure practices and the revised 2010 New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual.

Columbia County Trails Conference 2011

Saturday, April 2^nd , 2011 9:00am

Did you know that there are 19 miles of trails on CLC’s Public Conservation Areas alone?  That’s in addition to the other community trails and major trail networks that are underway in the county, including the northern extension of the Harlem Valley Rail Trail and Kinderhook-Stuyvesant-Stockport Intermunicipal Trail.  Our county has an abundance of abandoned railroad corridors, utility rights-of-way, equestrian trails, and other linkages that could add up to a world-class countywide trail network.  Trails are important not only for recreation, education, and personal health, they are also increasingly recognized as an important component in community economic development. On April 2nd, 2011 we convened the first Columbia County Trails Conference on planning for community traills, and we’re enthusiastic about continuing to collaborate to improve trails in the County.

Planning for Agriculture

Saturday, November 12^th , 2011 9:00am

$15

A workshop to help municipalities create ”agriculture-friendly” communities, based upon the American Farmland Trust (AFT) resource publication, Planning for Agriculture: A Toolkit for Towns and Counties.

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Wetlands, Woodlands, and Water: What Local Decision-Makers Need to Know

Saturday, March 17^th 9:15am - 12:30pm

A workshop for municipal boards and interested residents on the importance of wetlands and woodlands for healthy water resources, the role local communities can play in protecting these resources, and the planning tools that can be used.. Featured speakers included Marilyn Wyman, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County; Laura Heady and Karen Strong, Biodiversity Outreach Coordinators, Hudson River Estuary Program. The workshop included an exercise led by Gretchen Stevens, Director, Biodiversity Resources Center, Hudsonia Ltd.

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