Recordings and Resources
Links to Session Recordings and Presentations
Political & General
County Executive George Latimer Welcome Speech
NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos Keynote Speech
Climate Smart Communities (CSC) and Clean Energy Communities (CEC) Certifications (Link to presentation pdf)
Closing Remarks with Rob Breen: Gloom and Bloom - the Climate Change Story of Grief and Hope
Land & Water
How to Protect our Water Resources in the face of climate change.
Too Much Water, Too Little Water: Building Community Resilience to Flooding and Drought
Biodiversity: Ecosystem impacts of neonicotinoid pesticides.
Threats to Urban Forests: diseases, pests and pathogens threatening trees in the Northeast.
Invasive Species and Their Impact on our Ecosystems: How Pound Ridge, NY successfully preserves habitat.
Designing a Successful Community Tree Program: Protect and expand the urban forest, and engage the community in your efforts. (Was not recorded; click for presentation slides)
Coastal Flooding Forum: a Hudson River/Long Island Sound/Atlantic Ocean Municipal Task Force - Link to Saturday morning recording
Hazardous Algal Blooms: A case study of the Tarrytown Lakes, cause and effect, link to recording; link to paper
Waste Not
Start a Food Scraps Recycling Program in Your Community
Converting Food Waste: composting and biodigesters.
Product Stewardship and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): Making the manufacturer responsible for the lifecycle of their packaging.
Composting Recycling for Municipalities: New York State Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law & Organics Recycling Advances.
Moving in Circles: Building a circular economy in Upstate New York. Hudson Valley Regional Climate Action Strategy and their Materials Management plan.
Reuse, Recycle, Reduce and Recover: Best practices for solid waste management in NYS and USA, including anaerobic digesters.
How to Start and Host a Repair Café in your Community: Help keep "beloved but broken" things out of the waste stream
Visit Schedule Spreadsheet for links to recordings with dates & times and other info, or view the theme pages below to read workshop full descriptions (links added to descriptions for sessions that were recorded).
