Mecou (Welcome) This coming Saturday, Sept. 22 from 11AM to 6PM come celebrate life and Tompkins County's Native American heritage at the 2nd annual Tutelo Homecoming Festival.??
The event will take place at Tutelo Park, located on Bostwick Road just?west of Rte. 13A/Five Mile Drive.? ?It is sponsored by the Multicultural Resource Center, the Town Of Ithaca and Cornell University, Wells College and Ithaca?College In addition to the foods, crafts and educational exhibits there will be performances by, among others,?the Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers, Native American?flautist Dan Hill and traditional storyteller Perry Ground. In addition to the festivities be sure to enjoy the beauty of Ithaca's newest park with a walk past spring fed wetlands and?over the wooded knoll.? Enjoy?the unique ecology that includes walnut, butternut, hickory and oak trees that?two centuries ago may have supplied the inhabitants of?the nearby Native American community of?Coreorgonel?with an important source of food. On Sunday,?September 23 at noon the annual Coreorgonel Commemoration and?ceremonial relighting of a council fire will again mark the symbolic return of the Tutelo and Saponi peoples to the Inlet Valley.? The Commemoration is open to all members of the public. George Frantz * Directions to Tutelo Park: Take Floral Avenue/NYS Rte. 13A?south from West State Street approximately 2 miles.? Turn right onto Bostwick Road.? Tutelo park is on the left across from ICSD bus garage.? Public parking?will be?farther west on Bostwick Road?in the?First Assembly of God parking lot. Take Elimira Road/Rte 13 south approximately 3/4 mile past Buttermilk Falls State Park and turn left onto Five Mile Drive/Rte 13A.? Proceed approximately 1 mile north to Bostwick Road and turn left. Tutelo park is on the left across from ICSD bus garage.? Public parking will be?farther west on Bostwick Road?in the?First Assembly of God parking lot. George R. Frantz George R. Frantz & Associates 604 Cliff Street Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 256-9310 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:16 am Subject: SustainableTompkins Digest, Vol 22, Issue 5 Send SustainableTompkins mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of SustainableTompkins digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Climate/Sustainability Events Compiled ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 2. Sustainability Cafe Fall 2007 series kicks off on Monday, September 17 at 4pm (Marian Brown) 3. Sustainability Happy Hour*Korova*Friday at 5 (Kat McCarthy) 4. editorial in today's Ithaca Journal ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 5. Re: editorial in today's Ithaca Journal (simplylovelife) 6. Re: DEC: woody biomass as an alternative energy (Thomas Shelley) 7. Re: DEC: woody biomass as an alternative energy (Anthony Nekut) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:57:24 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SustainableTompkins] Climate/Sustainability Events Compiled To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" No doubt I've missed some--omission not?deliberate. Jeanne For the next two weeks 1.? Sept 14 and continuing Environmental Sciences Colloquium Fall 2007: Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation Friday afternoons through Nov. 16?? 12:20 ? 1:10 PM ? 135 Emerson The Colloquium is open to the entire Cornell? community and the public. First Two: ?September 14?? --this Friday ?Comparing carbon cap-and-trade programs to carbon taxes ?Antonio Bento, Cornell University, Applied Economics and Management ?September 21 ?How states are tacking climate change ?Franz Litz, Center for Climate Strategies 2.? Sept. 14-20?? 11TH HOUR, THE (91 PG) 7:15/ 9:35 + Sat. Sun. Mats. 2:15/ 4:35 Cinemapolis??????????? Center Ithaca, The Commons, Ithaca, NY 277-6115 3. Saturday . Sept. 15? Health & Sustainability Conference? 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM?? Location:? Hill Center, Ithaca College Cost:??? $30.00? ??????????? Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Patz, a leading researcher who has briefed Congress on the health risks associated with climate change For more information on the? conference, and to register to attend, go to the Tompkins County Chamber of? Commerce website, _www.tompkinschamber.org, or call? 607-273-7080.? 4. Wednesday, September 19? Film screening: "Green is the New Red, White, and Blue"? Location: Ithaca College, Center for Natural Sciences Room 112? Potluck dessert at 6:30 pm? Film starts at 6:45 PM (90 minute film)? Local, organic popcorn with local butter (on the side) will be offered? ? 5. Wednesday September 26???Bill McKibben?"Building the?Climate Movement"? Wed. September 26?? ?David Call Auditorium? Kennedy Hall??? Cornell University??? at 7PM?? Free and open to the public.? ? ? ? ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:05:48 -0400 From: Marian Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [SustainableTompkins] Sustainability Cafe Fall 2007 series kicks off on Monday, September 17 at 4pm To: sustainability friends <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sustainable Tompkins County listserv <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Here's the "scoop" about the first of a "bakers dozen" Sustainability Cafes to be held at Itthaca College this fall. This Cafe features Peter Smallidge, director of the Arnot Forest, talking about "Putting Forest Science into Forest Practice." http://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20070911222831327 All events are free and open to the public. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:08:49 +0000 From: "Kat McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [SustainableTompkins] Sustainability Happy Hour*Korova*Friday at 5 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Sustainability Happy Hour. . . Can you handle it? Friday at 5:00 Korova Hope to see you there, Kat _________________________________________________________________ Discover sweet stuff waiting for you at the Messenger Cafe.? Claim your treat today! http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_SeptHMtagline2 ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:18:26 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SustainableTompkins] editorial in today's Ithaca Journal To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sustainable living: Conference helps county make a mark This area has long since adopted and accepted many sustainable living principles. And since groups here were some of the first, we now find other communities hoping to do things a little differently turn to organizers here for advice. The first Health and Sustainability Conference in the Finger Lakes will be on Saturday at Ithaca College's Hill Center. The event will draw people from all over the region and beyond to learn about how health care and sustainability practices can be linked to create healthier communities. The conference will also look at how infrastructure decisions made by development and government officials affect the lifestyles of citizens. >From designing neighborhoods to making medical centers greener to creating food systems that promote healthier eating, communities can do a number of things to promote healthier living and help the environment, according to conference organizers. Those who attend the conference can look no further than Tompkins County for many examples of how sustainable living can be incorporated into public life ? from local businesses to colleges to residential developments to community-wide programs. Hosting conferences like the one at Ithaca College on Saturday will continue to enhance our reputation, especially since we are able to showcase our area to nationally known experts. We are now garnering a reputation as an ?eco-friendly? community. Not only is it good for the environment and the area, but it is also a solid marketing point to attract businesses, new residents and tourists to help the economy. Going forward, groups like Sustainable Tompkins and others will continue to promote and grow a sustainable lifestyle, and the area will be able to reap the dividends. ---------------------------------------------------- Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. 607-533-7312 (home office) 607-279-6618 (cell) 1 Maple Avenue Lansing, NY 14882 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sustainable Tompkins Program Coordinator w_ww.sustainabletompkins.org_ (http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/) Southern Tier Energy$mart Communities Regional Coordinator Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:42:37 -0400 From: simplylovelife <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] editorial in today's Ithaca Journal To: "Sustainable Tompkins County listserv" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 you must be an army of 1,000, Gay! Keep up the tremendous work & praise to you and your team. Thank you from my heart, Jacob On 9/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sustainable living: Conference helps county make a mark > > This area has long since adopted and accepted many sustainable living > principles. And since groups here were some of the first, we now > find other > communities hoping to do things a little differently turn to organizers > here for > advice. > The first Health and Sustainability Conference in the Finger Lakes > will be > on Saturday at Ithaca College's Hill Center. The event will draw > people from > all over the region and beyond to learn about how health care and > sustainability practices can be linked to create healthier > communities. The conference > will also look at how infrastructure decisions made by development and > government officials affect the lifestyles of citizens. > From designing neighborhoods to making medical centers greener > to creating > food systems that promote healthier eating, communities can do a number > of > things to promote healthier living and help the environment, according to > conference organizers. Those who attend the conference can look no > further than > Tompkins County for many examples of how sustainable living can be > incorporated > into public life ? from local businesses to colleges to residential > developments to community-wide programs. Hosting conferences like the one > at Ithaca > College on Saturday will continue to enhance our reputation, especially > since > we are able to showcase our area to nationally known experts. > We are now garnering a reputation as an "eco-friendly" community. > Not only > is it good for the environment and the area, but it is also a > solid marketing > point to attract businesses, new residents and tourists to help the > economy. > Going forward, groups like Sustainable Tompkins and others will continue > to > promote and grow a sustainable lifestyle, and the area will be able to > reap > the dividends. > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. > > 607-533-7312 (home office) > 607-279-6618 (cell) > > 1 Maple Avenue > Lansing, NY 14882 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sustainable Tompkins > Program Coordinator > w_ww.sustainabletompkins.org_ (http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/) > > Southern Tier Energy$mart Communities > Regional Coordinator > Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County > 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:01:59 -0400 From: Thomas Shelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] DEC: woody biomass as an alternative energy To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Sustainable Tompkins County listserv <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed At 01:59 PM 9/11/2007 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Tom, > >A question I have about this is whether the harvested biomass is that >which is "rotting on the forest floor" or that which has already been >transported to mills & other facilities. I know enough about forest >dynamics to know that what's "rotting" is really an input for other >processes that keep the forest healthy. Dear Jennifer and Friends--Yes, the input for other processes piece is important. I doubt that the originators of this idea are looking at overall nutrient and energy flows and balances. What I gathered from this article is that not all of this "harvested biomass" is wasting on the former forest floor, but that a lot of it has been chipped up already, just not used so far. >I'm generally wary of becoming reliant on plant resources to replace >fossil fuels. These might be renewable in some sense, but the energy we >harvest from them was going somewhere, keeping some other system going. >Without looking for a thorough analysis, I would lean toward >preferentially using solar, wind, tidal energy first, because the amount >we would take (relative to the amount available) is much smaller. Another problem is that instead of the carbon being "sequestered" in the ecosystem, it is being burned and adding to the C02 burden of the atmosphere. This is not, obviously, a long term solution to the region's energy needs, such as small hydro, wind or solar would be, as you suggested, but perhaps an interim partial solution for some folks? Of course the use of fossil fuels to get the waste wood prepared and shipped to the point of consumption may void any utility/ROI for doing so. P.S. In other news, I'm running for the vacant first ward Common Council >seat (Shane Seger has resigned). More info at www.jenniferdotson.org. Yes, so I have heard. I'm not in your ward, but good luck with your campaign. I'm certain you will be a valuable asset to Council. Tom Tom Shelley 118 E. Court St. Ithaca, NY 14850 607 342-0864 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.myspace.com/99319958 ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:44:34 -0400 From: "Anthony Nekut" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] DEC: woody biomass as an alternative energy To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Sustainable Tompkins County listserv" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi all - This is a topic of great interest to me. I've been working, more vigorously of late, to put together a local demonstration project showcasing biomass for spaceheating - a practice which is highly developed (and well researched) across much of Europe. The forests involved are "working" forests and should be regarded as long rotation agricultural crops. If properly managed, the ecological health of working forests can be improved over what would exist if they were idle. Cultivated, higher yield, shorter rotation biomass crops, such a grass and willow, are also an option. The localized nature of production/consumption has obvious benefits. I'm working now, with help from some Cornell students, to put together a grant funding proposal to NYSERDA. There is more info at ithacawoodheat.org and biomass492.googlepages.com. I welcome your involvement in this project. Tony Nekut -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jennifer Dotson Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 2:00 PM To: Sustainable Tompkins County listserv Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] DEC: woody biomass as an alternative energy Hi Tom, A question I have about this is whether the harvested biomass is that which is "rotting on the forest floor" or that which has already been transported to mills & other facilities. I know enough about forest dynamics to know that what's "rotting" is really an input for other processes that keep the forest healthy. I'm generally wary of becoming reliant on plant resources to replace fossil fuels. These might be renewable in some sense, but the energy we harvest from them was going somewhere, keeping some other system going. Without looking for a thorough analysis, I would lean toward preferentially using solar, wind, tidal energy first, because the amount we would take (relative to the amount available) is much smaller. Speaking as one who's watched so much of the Pacific forest ecosystem go in her lifetime, Jennifer P.S. In other news, I'm running for the vacant first ward Common Council seat (Shane Seger has resigned). More info at www.jenniferdotson.org. > Dear Friends--The following has been forwarded from the mailing list > maintained at Cornell by BZ Marranca. I thought it might be of interest > to > some of us as it deals with an alternative energy source that could be a > local product as well. Tom > >>Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:26:34 -0400 >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>From: Peter Smallidge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (by way of BZ Marranca >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) >>Subject: DEC: woody biomass as an alternative energy >> >>FYI, >>Peter >> >>=================== >>DEC Explores Woody Biomass as Alt Energy Source >>Feasibility study centers on Adirondack logging leftovers >> >>ALBANY, NY (08/31/2007; 1109)(readMedia)-- Every year, one million tons >> of >>green energy rots on the Adirondack forest floor. Now, the State >>Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is studying ways to >> convert >>that material to a woody biomass fuel. >> >>DEC has secured a grant from the U.S. Forest Service to explore the >>feasibility of converting leftover wood from logging operations on >> private >>lands into a fuel source. The $64,000 award will fund a one-year project >>to evaluate whether there would be enough potential users in and around >>the Adirondack Park to make woody biomass a go. >> >>"This is an idea we really want to explore,'' DEC Commissioner Pete >>Grannis said. "As we look for innovative ways to enhance the economic and >>environmental health of North Country communities, harnessing locally >>grown energy sources such as low-grade wood might be part of the answer. >>Also, the program could help private forest land owners in the >> Adirondacks >>find new markets for low-grade wood, contributing to a sustainable >> economy >>for the Adirondacks and reducing the region's reliance on fossil fuels." >> >>Typically, this material consists of the tops of hardwood and softwood >>trees, including maple, birch, beech, white pine, spruce and fir, that >>logging operations discard. The study would focus only on private lands. >> >>Currently, about two million tons of wood chips harvested from private >>Adirondack lands go into the low-grade wood market, as pulp or biofuel. >>Some of that goes to two cogeneration facilities in the North Country. >> DEC >>estimates at least another one million tons gets left behind. >> >>The potential customers would be community colleges, prisons, other state >>facilities and additional medium-scale energy users because they have the >>capacity to store the wood chips. Also their heating and cooling systems >>incorporate the appropriate emissions controls to protect air quality. >>Currently, these facilities predominately rely on oil for fuel. >> >>The study would evaluate interest, storage capabilities, heating systems >>and engineering concerns. It also would look at whether prospective >>customers could switch to wood and meet air emissions standards. Plans >>also include hosting at least two regional workshops. >> >>New York State has set a goal to have 25 percent of its electricity come >>from renewable energy sources by 2012. Woody biomass is one potential >>source. Further, State Forester Robert K. Davies said the project, if >>successful, could create a synergy between "benefits to the forest and >>biomass energy." Davies noted that DEC has been providing technical and >>other assistance to parties involved in the emerging woody biomass >> industry. >> >>"The Northern Forest region of New York contains vast forestry resources >>that can be responsibly tapped to help meet our energy requirements in an >>environmentally sound way,'' Davies said. >> >>The grants were awarded through the U.S. Forest Service's Wood to Energy >>``Jump Start'' program. >> >>"These grants are another step for the conservation of the hundreds of >>thousands of family forests in the Empire State. The future of private >>forests depends on markets that keep timberland valuable for use other >>than development,'' said Anne F. Archie, U.S. Forest Service Northeast >>Field Representative for State and Private Forestry. >> >>The Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks, which recently >>helped form a new Adirondack Energy $mart Park Coalition, endorsed the >>woody biomass feasibility study. >> >>"One of our goals is to make the Adirondacks a model of energy >>conservation and efficiency with an emphasis on renewable resources. The >>coalition considers the production of energy from woody biomass to be a >>critically important component of our vision for the region,'' said David >>Gibson, executive director of the Association for the Protection of the >>Adirondacks. >> >>This article was found on: >><http://www.readmedia.com/news/show/DEC-Explores-Woody-Biomass-as-Alt- Energy-Source/8119>http://www.readmedia.com/news/show/DEC-Explores-Woody -Biomass-as-Alt-Energy-Source/8119 >> >> >>Peter J. Smallidge >>NYS Extension Forester and Director, Arnot Teaching and Research Forest >>Cornell University >>116 Fernow Hall >>Ithaca, NY 14853 >> >>607-592-3640 voice (cell) >>607-255-2815 fax >> >>www.ForestConnect.info >>www.CornellMaple.info >>www.ArnotForest.info > > Tom Shelley > 118 E. Court St. > Ithaca, NY 14850 > 607 342-0864 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.myspace.com/99319958 > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ SustainableTompkins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins End of SustainableTompkins Digest, Vol 22, Issue 5 ************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- Unlimited storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
