Interest Areas & Outreach

Outreach and Education

• A Guide to Improve Soil and Create Rain Gardens, Bioswales, and Pollinator Habitat(PDF, 39MB)
• 2018 EMC Climate Adaptation Committee Flood Survey and Risk Study(PDF, 364KB)
• 2018 Update of Invasive Plants List(PDF, 103KB)
• 2017 UNA Inventory Update
• Environmental Alert: Important Recommendations for Indoor & Outdoor Lighting(PDF, 70KB)
• Windpower FAQ(PDF, 631KB)

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Special Events

Video Available: Flooding - Are you ready? Let's talk about it.

Watch a recording of the EMC's fall 2022 public outreach event.

Environmental Justice: A local lens on a global issue

2020 Fall Community Outreach Event
October 8; Via Zoom Webinar

Watch video of the Environmental Justice presentation

Learn more about the Environmental Justice program and presenters(PDF, 41KB).

Development with the Earth in Mind

2019 Fall Community Outreach Event
October 17; BorgWarner Room, Tompkins County Public Library

Video: full presentation

• "Development with the Earth in Mind: The Compelling Need for Sustainable Community Development and Environmental Protection"

Video: individual speakers

• Ithaca Green New Deal; Nick Goldsmith, City and Town of Ithaca
• Housing Demand and Impact of Development Patterns on GHG Emissions; David West, TC Department of Planning and Sustainability
• Planning with Transportation Integration; Lauren Gabuzzi, Downtown Ithaca Alliance
• Is Green Development Sustainable? Brent Katzmann, Warren Real Estate
• Designing for Longevity; Noah Demarest, Stream Collaborative
• City as Sponge; George Frantz, Cornell University Department of City and Regional Planning

Video: Q&A discussion

• https://youtu.be/Yx06hb2LV-I?t=4429
• Learn more about the 2019 fall community outreach program and presenters(PDF, 177KB)
• View slides from the 2019 fall community outreach presentation(PDF, 16MB)