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A Gathering for All Who Treasure Our Rivers, Tributaries, & Estuaries
WATERWAYS RESKILLING
November 23, 10:00AM - 5:00PM
SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center
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MORNING PROGRAM
Reconnecting with the River
10:00 -10:30: Registration, Exhibit Tables, "Big Screens,"
Barter Bar, and Interactive River Mural Open
10:30 -12:30: Panel Discussion - Q & A
12:30 -1:30 Lunch - SUNY New Paltz Eateries
1:30 Afternoon Program -
(See below) Reskilling Instruction, Workshops, Green College Forum, Barter Bar,
Concert Finale
Information:
(646) 241-8386, transitionmidatlantic.org
STUDENT Admission FREE with ID ~ $10 General
Admission & refreshments ~ $54 Exhibit Space w/ Table
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Water is life. RIVERKEEPER ~ sail freight ~ ROBUST RIVER TOWNS ~ Estuaries
Watershed advocacy ~ FLOODWATER MANAGEMENT ~ Short shipping
BACK TO THE CARBON NEUTRAL FUTURE
HAND TOOLS ~ Nutritious fish ~ BAYKEEPER ~ HYDROPOWER
Slow-tech is good. AQUAPONICS ~ Operating space for workboats to kayaks
port rehabilitation ~ BOAT BUILDING ~ Climate Change Management
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Esopus Spillway
Photo by Jim Peppler
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AFTERNOON PROGRAM
Clearwater,
Watershed Awareness: Planning and
Protection in the Hudson River Basin,
2:00-5:00 Films, Exhibit Tables, Barter Bar Open
2:00-5:00 Boat Building & Hand Tools Reskilling
Responding to Climate Change in New York
State,
Director, the Radix Center, Albany
Green Colleges Forum led by SUNY, Bard, and Hunter
Growers-2-Growers Working Group & Growers to Sail
Boat-friendly Port-Dock-Pier Advocacy &Revitalization
4:00 - 5:00
Closing Remarks
$54 Exhibit Space, Information: (646) 241-8386
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Carbon Neutral Waterways Reading List #1
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Photo by Jim Peppler
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- Preserving the Past to Serve the Future: Use of Pre-Carbon Technology on Regional Waterways, Andrew Willner, NY/NJ Baykeeper Founder.
- Transitioning to a Carbon Neutral Future, A Waterways Reskilling Anchors the Vision for a New Story, Pamela Boyce Simms, Trainer, Transition US, Mid-Atlantic Transition Hub (MATH).
- Water Power, excerpted from, Community, Energy and Power, William Sharp, Transition Centre, State College, PA
- Interconnected and Re-connectable Regional Waterways: Navigable Rivers, Bays, and Sounds of New York and New Jersey, Andrew Willner, NY/NJ Baykeeper Founder.
- Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A Do-it-Ourselves Guide, Scott Kellog, Executive Director the Radix Center.
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Rivers grew our towns & valley. CARGO SAIL ~ waterfront access
TRIBUTARIES ~ Estuarial management ~ WATER HIGHWAYS ~ Grower internships programs ~ FUTURE FISHERIES ~ Boat-friendly port & dock design & management ~ Growers -"Think & DO Tanks" ~ Waterfront environmentalism
HISTORICAL VESSELS ~ labor-intensive is good ~ We are water.
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To include your material in upcoming Waterways Reading Lists: transitionmidatlantic.pbs@gmail.com
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