FYI. > > Update ’18 Tompkins County EMC: Preserving Our Unique Natural Areas in a > Changing Climate > > When: Thursday, March 15, 5:00-7:00pm > > Where: Borg Warner Room, Tompkins County Public Library > 101 E. Green Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 > > Join the Environmental Management Council and friends for an evening > discussion on preserving our community’s Unique Natural Areas in a time of > climate change. EMC members will also give annual update on the group’s > activities; light refreshments to follow. This event is free and open to the > public. > > Scheduled Guest Speakers: > > A UNA Journey at Malloryville Bog – Bob Beck > Bob Beck was raised on a dairy farm in Dryden and studied at Cornell with a > focus on evolutionary and field biology. Bob was a curator at the Cornell Lab > of Ornithology’s Library of Natural Sounds and served as a founding board > member and the first executive director of the Finger Lakes Land Trust. Bob > has served for many years on local environmental advisory boards, including > the Town of Dryden's Conservation Board and the Tompkins County Environmental > Management Council, where he helped develop the County’s Inventory of Unique > Natural Areas (UNAs). Currently, he is chair of the Town of Dryden’s Rail > Trail Task Force. After a short talk on his UNA journey as a conservationist, > homeowner, and land steward at the O.D. von Engeln Preserve at Malloryville, > Bob will delve further into his experiences in helping produce the UNA > inventory. > > Wetlands Mapping in Tompkins County – Nick Hollingshead > Nick Hollingshead specializes in geospatial applications for environmental > research, conservation planning, and natural resources monitoring. In 2013, > Nick began working with the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network to create a new > wetland map for Tompkins County using the latest remote sensing data and > geospatial technologies. The goal was to develop a more accurate and complete > wetland map to support local municipalities in their efforts to improve > wetland protections. The map, completed in 2015, can also serve as a baseline > for understanding how Tompkins County’s wetlands, and the ecological services > they provide in terms of water quality protection and ecological values, may > change in response to climate change and other factors in the coming years. > > Invasive species, why are we concerned? – Robert Wesley > Robert Wesley is an enthusiastic naturalist, conservationist, and educator. > Staff Botanist at the Cornell Botanic Gardens, he was for many years a > lecturer in the Department of Natural Resources, where he co-taught wetland > ecology and management. In addition, Robert has consulted on biological > conservation, vegetation management, and invasive species management for many > local, regional, and national groups, including the Tompkins County Planning > and Sustainability Department, the City and Town of Ithaca, Finger Lakes Land > Trust, and the U.S. Forest Service. He also enjoys environmental photography. > Robert will outline how invasive species affect our important natural areas, > including the Tompkins County UNAs, particularly as our climate changes. > > >
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