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Town of Rosendale Commission for Conservation of the Environment Presents
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Rosendale Community Center & Pavilion (Route 32, Rosendale)
Community Center 9:00am - 5:00pm:
Come Learn How to Fight Global Warming, Reduce Your Energy Costs, and Green Your Homes, Businesses, and Community at the Energy Expo — a Day-Long “How-To” Seminar with Environmental Experts, Community Leaders, Green Building and Energy Professionals.
Speakers: • Melissa Everett, Executive Director of Sustainable Hudson Valley & Certified Presenter for Al Gore’s The Climate Project • Paul Mankiewicz, Director of the Gaia Institute • Bob Maestro, President/CEO of HydroLogic Solutions.
More than 20 exhibitors will be on hand to discuss the steps you can take to improve your home or business in ways that make ecological and financial sense.
Pavilion & Grounds 11:00am - 4:00pm:
Celebrate Earth Day with Art, Music, and Educational Activities and Games!
• Big Sky Ensemble Music Concert • A Visit with Wildlife Educator, Rusty Johnson, and his Baby Alligator & other Live Reptiles & Raptors • Alternative Energy Treasure Hunt • Crafts from Re-used Materials • Red Fox Friends Nature Activity • Seed-Planting • Face-Painting • Learn about “The Importance of Bees” with Beekeeper Chris Harp & his Live Bee Hive • And More...
Move Between the Energy Expo & Earthfest Activities...
Protect our Planet and Have Fun Doing it!
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• SOLAR THERMAL
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Energy Expo (Community Center)
9:00 am: Exhibitor Show opens (Ongoing)
9:30 am: Welcome by Local Elected Officials
10:00-10:45 am: “Cool Communities: Fighting Global Warming with Local Innovation” Melissa Everett, Executive Director of Sustainable Hudson Valley and Certified Presenter for Al Gore’s The Climate Project
11:15 am-12:00 pm: “ Bringing Landscapes to Life: Using Waste Materials to Protect the Environment around Homes, Businesses, and Roads” Paul Mankiewicz, Director of the Gaia Institute
12:30-1:30 pm: Lunch Break (food and music under the Earthfest pavilion just outside)
1:45-2:30 pm: “Using Nature for Practical and Inexpensive Stormwater Management” Bob Maestro, President and CEO of HydroLogic Solutions
3:00-3:45 pm: “Environmental Issues Facing Ulster County” Brian Shapiro, Ulster County Legislator and Chair, Environmental Committee
4:00 pm: Networking and Exhibitor Show
5:00 pm: Adjourn
*In addition to the times noted above, a half-hour break has been allotted after each speaker for visits with exhibitors.
Earthfest (Pavilion & Grounds)
11:00 am: Earth Day Activities (Ongoing until 4:00 pm): Make Art and Crafts from Re-used Materials, Explore Nature with Red Fox Friends, Learn about the Importance of Bees with Chris Harp, and his Live Bee Hive,Plant a Take-home Garden, and Enjoy Locally Made Food
11:30 am: Explore the Stream and its Critters with Tanessa Hartwig, Assistant Director of Conservation Ecology at Hudsonia
12:00 pm: The Big Sky Ensemble: A Festive World-Music Band with Tuba, Horns,& African Percussion
2:00 pm: Baby Alligator, Eagle Owl & other Live Raptors and Reptiles with Wildlife Educator Rusty Johnson
3:00 pm: Nature Story Time: Award-winning Children’s Book Creators Nancy van Laan & Giselle Potter Read from their Books
3:30 pm: Alternative Energy Treasure Hunt for Kids
Town of Rosendale Commission for Conservation of the Environment Presents
Town of Rosendale
Commission for Conservation of the Environment
P.O. Box 429
Rosendale, NY 12472
Here are some photos of that event courtesy of Nick Mercurio:
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