CELEBRATE EARTH DAY!

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Earth Day Film Fest

On April 19th - The County Climate Smart Task Force & Columbia Land Conservancy will be hosting a Film Festival at the Crandell Theater in Chatham.

Free Admission!

Starting at Noon

Columbia Land conservancy will be showcasing the recently completed Plan to Conserve Columbia County, and celebrating the anniversary of the launching of the GoCoCo website.

From 1:00 to 3:00 pm

We will be showing two films:

Farmscape Ecology by Jon Bowermaster - A 26-minute film attempting to answer the question: “How can we produce food while ensuring farmers’ livelihoods, and respecting the needs of other organisms with whom we share the land?” 

 The Nature of Nature - Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley directed by Laura deNey and produced by Flicker Filmworks in partnership with the DEC Hudson River Estuary Program, and Cornell University - This 33-minute film celebrates the remarkable plants, animals, and habitats in the Hudson River estuary watershed, guided by the biologists and conservationists who know it best.

The films will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by Columbia County Climate Smart Task Force Chair David Newman.

Panelists will be:

• Laura Heady - Conservation and Land Use Program Coordinator at the Hudson River Estuary Program

• Troy Weldy - President Columbia Land Conservancy

• Will Yandik - A fourth generation Columbia County farmer and independent researcher with a background in environmental sciences

• Conrad Vispo - Wildlife Ecologist and Co-coordinator of the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program

Location:

Columbia Land Conservancy, 49 Main Street, Chatham, NY  12037, and

Crandell Theatre,  48 Main Street, Chatham, NY  12037

Columbia County Soil & Water Conservation District has provided County municipalities hosting an Earth Day event with one native ball and burlap or 10 gallon potted tree for planting on municipal grounds. The trees are 7-10 ft tall, generally above deer browse height, and will be delivered by CCSWCD to the planting location before their scheduled event. The Taghkanic CSC/CAC will be planting an oak tree in the riparian buffer behind Town Hall at 10am on Wednesday, April 22nd.