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)

A Community Conversation on Management of County-owned Forests

December 18; 4:00-5:30pm, BorgWarner Room East, Tompkins County Public Library

The EMC hosted a public informational meeting to present its draft report on the County-owned Forest Management Plan and receive comments.

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)

 

EMC Gas Drilling Working Group provides comments to DEC on draft regulations for High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing(PDF, 2MB) (01/11/2013)

EMC sends letter to Governor Cuomo opposing the idea of possibly allowing high volume horizontal fracking (HVHF) for natural gas in five Southern Tier counties(PDF, 462KB) (07/12/2012)

EMC provides comments to DEC on the draft supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on gas drilling(PDF, 2MB)