[FLPERMACULTURE] Fwd: Information for the 2008 Trails of the Southern Tier Conference, July 31, 2008, 9:30am-2:00pm

[Karryn Olson-Ramanujan]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Delana Spaulding" <ddspaulding at gmail.com>
> Date: July 3, 2008 2:48:23 PM EDT
> To: TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu
> Subject: Re: Information for the 2008 Trails of the Southern Tier  
> Conference, July 31, 2008, 9:30am-2:00pm
> Reply-To: "Delana Spaulding" <ddspaulding at gmail.com>
>
> Regarding the message below; the date is incorrect. The event will
> take place on July 30th NOT the 31st.
>
> On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Delana Spaulding <ddspaulding at gmail.com 
> > wrote:
>> Trails for the Southern Tier
>>
>> A conference on how to create and sustain trails for healthy  
>> communities.
>>
>> Presented by the Tioga County Active Living Partnership
>> July 30, 2008, 9:30am-2:00pm
>> Susquehanna River Archaeological Center
>> 345 Broad St.,Waverly, NY 14892
>> Conference Fee: $20.00 (includes continental breakfast and lunch)
>>
>> Agenda
>> 9:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
>> 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction: Deb Twigg, Martin Borko
>> 10:15 a.m. Keynote Speakers- Mark Bowers and Scott Reigle: Growing
>> Great Greenways
>> 11:00 a.m. Break
>> 11:15 a.m. Breakout Session 1
>> 12:15 p.m. Lunch
>> 1:00 p.m. Breakout Session 2
>>
>> *Barbara Thomas: Getting Your Proposal Funded and Then What?
>> *Mike Jura: Working with the DEC: Adopt a Natural Resource Program
>> *Josh Brown: Planning Tools for Walkable Communities
>>
>> 2:00 p.m. Conference Ends
>>
>> For additional information, please contact Meredith Pascale at (607)
>> 692-7669 or mpascale at ruralhealthnetwork.org
>>
>> More information for the 2008 Trails of the Southern Tier Conference:
>>
>> The event will take place on July 31st at the Susquehanna River
>> Archaeological Center of Native Indian Studies in Waverly, NY.  The
>> Keynote speakers, Mark Bowers and Scott Reigle, will initiate the
>> conference with a discussion of "Growing Great Greenways."  Other
>> subjects to be addressed include obtaining funding proposals,
>> improving the "walkability" of communities, and working with the
>> Department of Environmental Conservation in trail development
>> projects.
>>
>> Registration should be submitted by July 18th with a check or money
>> order for $20 per person, paid to the order of the Rural Health
>> Network of South Central New York. The fee helps to cover the cost of
>> the continental breakfast and lunch that will be served at the
>> conference.
>>
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>>
>> Registration Form
>> Name:______________________________________Title:
>> _______________________________________
>> Address: ____________________________________
>> City/State/Zip:______________________________
>> Home Phone: ________________________________ Work Phone:
>> _______________________________
>> Agency:_____________________________________
>> E-mail:_____________________________________
>>
>> ***Seating is limited***Registration Deadline: Tuesday, July 15,  
>> 2008***
>>
>> Please return registration form with check or money order for  
>> $20.00 to:
>> Rural Health Network of South Central New York, Inc.
>> P.O. Box 416, Whitney Point, NY 13862
>>
>> Check or money order must accompany registration and be made  
>> payable to:
>> Rural Health Network of South Central New York
>>
>> There will be two breakout sessions, please indicate your first (1)
>> and second (2) choices:
>> ________ Barbara Thomas: Getting Your Proposal Funded and Then What?
>> ________ Mike Jura: Working with the D.E.C: Adopt a Natural  
>> Resource Program
>> ________ Josh Brown: Planning Tools for Walkable Communities
>> Please indicate if you have any special dietary needs: (Specify)
>> ___________________________
>>
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>>
>> Keynote Speakers
>>
>> Mark D. Bowers
>> Regional Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator (Region #9)
>> NYS Dept of Transportation
>> Mark is an Associate Capital Program Analyst with the New York State
>> Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). He is
>> also the Regional Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator for Region #9. He  
>> has
>> worked in the Regional Planning and Program
>> Management Office for over 20 years.
>>
>> Scott Reigle
>> Senior Transportation Planner
>> Binghamton Metropolitan Transportation Study
>> Scott is a Senior Transportation Planner with the Binghamton
>> Metropolitan Transportation Study (BMTS). Scott has
>> worked for BMTS since 1995.
>>
>> The keynote address will cover the implementation of the Greater
>> Binghamton Greenway, including a history of where
>> and how the original study was done, background on how greenways are
>> funded, the current strategy for
>> implementing the study's recommendation, and finally, a status of all
>> the proposed trails.
>>
>> Breakout Session Speakers:
>>
>> Barbara Thomas
>> Director of Transportation Enhancement Program and the Safe Routes to
>> School Programs
>> New York State Department of Transportation
>> Barbara worked for NYS Parks for 15 years as a Naturalist at Chenango
>> Valley State Park and then as an
>> Environmental Educator at Trailside Museums and Zoo at Bear Mountain
>> State Park. She has worked for the New York
>> State Department of Transportation for almost two years.
>>
>> "Getting Your Proposal Funded and Then What?" will provide an  
>> overview
>> of the various obstacles associated with the
>> initial phases of the trail development process.
>>
>> Mike Jura
>> Field Technician
>> Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District
>> Mike began working with the Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation
>> District in 2001. He completed his B.S in
>> Forest Resources Management in May 2005 and continued his work for  
>> the
>> Soil and Water Conservation District in
>> Tioga County. In the summer of 2005, Mike became involved with the
>> Cycle-CNY mountain bike club and formed the
>> "Shindagin Trails Committee" which works with the DEC on mountain  
>> bike
>> trail issues in Caroline, NY.
>> Mike's discussion will deal primarily with formulating effective
>> strategies in collaborating with the DEC.
>>
>> Josh Brown
>> Associate Planner
>> Tioga County Planning Department
>> Josh's primary roles include county review of certain municipal
>> actions outlined under General Municipal Law,
>> management of the county agricultural districts, and municipal
>> outreach and education. Prior to this position, he
>> served two years as the Comprehensive Planner for Bradford County,  
>> PA.
>> "Planning Tools for Walkable Communities" will provide an overview of
>> several land use tools (comprehensive
>> planning, zoning, site plan review and subdivision) that are  
>> available
>> to municipalities and will discuss how these land
>> use tools can be tailored to improve and promote pedestrian  
>> conditions
>> and facilities.
>>

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