PERC Symposium: "Leveraging Strengths"--Town-Gown Sustainability Partnerships in Pennsylvania

When
14 Sep 2012
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Spaces left
71

Registration

PERC Affiliated Institutions: unlimited number of $159 regis.. + 40 food - $199.00 (USD)
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Leveraging Strengths:
Town-Gown Sustainability Partnerships in Pennsylvania

Don't miss this fascinating symposium on Environmental Outreach planned by PERC's Green PA working team. Discover the ways that institutions are leveraging their strengths and those of their community to build momentum toward sustainability. (See below for highlights of speakers and content.) Mark your calendars for Friday, September 14th, 2012 at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA.

Make it a "twofer": Bill McKibben (of 350.org) will be speaking at F&M the day before (Sept. 13th) at 11:30am in F&M's Mayser Gymnasium. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet Bill at a reception following his talk. Come for the symposium a day early and get a chance to meet Bill in person.
http://blogs.fandm.edu/commonhour/350-the-most-important-number-in-the-world/

Panels and Panelists
Speakers will be discussing particular successes and establishing and challenges to maintaining their programs. Highlights from the day's panels:

WATER

Allegheny: Creek Connections - Jim Palmer
Dickinson: ALLARM, Marcellus Shale water monitoring - Julie Vastine & Courtney Blinkhorn
West Chester: Brandywine
Penn State: Lower Susquehanna Coalition of Stakeholders - Matt Royer

FOOD

Messiah: Community Garden - David Foster
Wilson: Fulton Farm - Christine Mayer,
Bucknell: Community Garden - Stacey Sommerfield
Dickinson: Dickinson Farm - Jennifer Halpin
F&M: Refugee gardening - Olivia Gell/Grace Jeung/Liza Munk
Gettysburg: Painted Turtle Farm - Jasmine Colahan

URBAN ISSUES

F&M: Urban Wildlife Research Program - Ari Whiteman
Dickinson: Stormwater monitoring - Julie Vastine and Taylor Wilmot
West Chester: Joint Sustainability Task Group - Paul Morgan
Penn State: cross municipal Shade Tree Commission - Deno De Ciantis

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Carolyn Comitta, mayor West Chester
Tom Simpson, Milport Conservancy
William Sutton, USGBC
Lisa Sanchez, Lancaster County Parks
Janice Estabrook, I.U. 13
Ralph Goodno, Lancaster County Conservancy

A poster session will take place during lunch. Both breakfast and lunch will be locally sourced and sustainably grown. The conference will begin with registrant check-in and networking at 8:00am. First session begins at 9am. The conference will conclude by 4pm.