Westchester Bike Summit, White Plains, NY. April 7, 3-8

Westchester Bike Summit
Event Date: 04/07/2009
3:00pm - 8:00pm

Please join the East Cost Greenway Alliance on Tuesday, April 7 for the Westchester Bike Summit, an event that will draw together planners, public officials, employers, and cyclists to discuss how to make biking and bike commuting more a part of Westchester’s transportation mix. It’s one piece of the effort to reduce Westchester’s carbon footprint to combat global warming, ease traffic congestion and encourage healthy lifestyles.

The free event at Westchester County Center in White Plains runs from 3 to 8 p.m. and will include a break for refreshments.

For more details or to register go to http://westbikesummit.eventbrite.com or call 914-217-5600 for more information.

MIT Sustainability Summit, April 24th, Cambridge, MA

The MIT Sustainability Summit, Discovering New Dimensions for Growth, brings together students, engineers, business leaders, academics, environmental activists, and public servants to discuss how we can most effectively support each other as we face the opportunities and challenges of transitioning to a sustainable world.

For more information visit: http://sustainabilitysummit.mit.edu/

The MIT Sustainability Summit - The Transition to a Sustainable World will be held at

Walker Memorial
Building 50
142 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

Earth Hour, March 28th, 8:30 PM, Worldwide

EARTH HOUR...March 28th...At exactly 8:30 p.m. local time, flip your light switch off and join people around the world who will take part in this global vote for Earth.

2,712 cities, towns and municipalities in 83 countries have already committed to VOTE EARTH for Earth Hour 2009, as part of the worlds first global election between Earth and global warming. Some notable participants are: CB Richard Ellis (manages 1 Billion square feet of office space worldwide), The Great Pyrimids of Giza, Acropolis, Empire State Building and Petronas Towers. GoogleEarth will film from space!

Conservation Cafe at Pace, Friday, Mar. 27th, 8-10AM

Conservation Cafe

CONSERVATION CAFÉ TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON WASTEWATER

Find out what happens to wastewater once it goes down the drain and the impact it can have on the environment during the next Conservation Café titled “After the Flush: Westchester’s Wastewater and the Environment,” on Friday, March 27, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., at the Kessel Student Center at Pace University in Pleasantville.

Naturalists, environmentalists, students and the public are invited to learn about what happens “after the flush.” Wastewater management has come along way since the days when raw sewage was expelled directly into the county’s streams,...read more...

Winter Potluck! Aboard sloop Clearwater, Friday, Mar. 20th

Winter Potluck! 6pm to 9pm at Lynch’s Marina Friday, March 20

Meet our winter crew and captains.Hop aboard sloop Clearwater in her winter home at Lynch’s Marina in Saugerties for a Clearwater tradition.

• socialize with other Clearwater members and members of the local community.
• enjoy food, drink and live music.

As Clearwater enters her 40th sailing year, we need your help more than ever to spread the good word about the Hudson River cleanup and Hudson Valley watershed. Get involved and enjoy good food and company.

RSVPs appreciated but not necessary: Catherine@clearwater.org or 845-454-7673 x107.

Lynch’s Marina is located at 2 Ferry St. in Saugerties, NY.
There is no cover but a $10 donation is suggested.

The 2nd Annual “Walk for Drew” Nature Hike, Wed, March 18

The Second Annual “Walk for Drew” Nature Hike at Franklin-Fels Sanctuary With BAS Naturalist Tait Johansson
Wednesday March 18, 10:00 a.m.–Noon
Join Bedford Audubon naturalist Tait Johansson for a walk through
Bedford Audubon’s lesser known sanctuary in North Salem. The preserve has a few steep inclines and generally provides for easy walking. Bring binoculars. This walk is in memory of Andrew Reynolds, known to us as “Drew,” who died suddenly on February 7, 2008. The inaugural walk was held on March 18, 2008. Drew was a long-time friend, member and supporter of Bedford Audubon. Since one of Drew’s main contributions to BAS was surveying and marking the trail system in Franklin-Fels Sanctuary, we feel it appropriate to honor him with an annual walk there. Degree of Difficulty: Easy to Medium.
Register with Joan E. Becker by e-mail or by telephone at (914) 232-4806.