CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Our concurrent sessions will feature topics of interest to elected officials, board members, clerks and treasurers, planning and zoning board members, public works and highway professionals, and code enforcement officers. Planning and Zoning Board members will receive credit towards their annual training requirement. CDRPC is seeking CM credit for AICP members through its […]
Erosion and Sediment Control Training On December 7, 2018, 8am to Noon, there will be a 4 Hr Erosion and Sediment Control training at the William Rice Extension Center, 24 Martin Rd, Voorheesville, NY. It is organized by the Albany County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Stormwater Coalition is co-sponsoring the event. For […]
Hands-On Solar Workshop for Municipalities in Orange County Join the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Clean Energy Communities (CEC) team on October 26, 2018 from 9:45 A.M. to 3:15 P.M. for a tour of solar installations located in Orange County. This bus tour will include visits to solar installations in three communities […]
Albany County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board Open House The Albany County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board is holding an open house to review the county’s updated Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan. The public is invited to stop by and ask questions about the proposed plan and offer feedback. Limited hard copies are available for review […]
Job Posting for Senior Planner The Town of Bethlehem, New York is seeking a professional Planner. Candidate should have knowledge of the principles, terminology and practices involved in town-wide planning; including thorough knowledge of zoning, site plan and subdivision review practices, environmental regulations, economic development and comprehensive planning. The preferred candidate has considerable experience working […]
Stormwater and Green Infrastructure for Combined Sewer Systems Webcast The Stormwater Coalition of Albany County is sponsoring a free Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) webcast titled “Stormwater and Green Infrastructure for Combined Sewer Systems”. Many older cities in the United States still use combined sewer systems, which carry both sewage and stormwater in the same pipe […]
Habitat and Water Resource Assessment for Land Use Planning Course The Hudson River Estuary Program and Hudsonia Ltd. are excited to announce a short course in Habitat and Water Resource Assessment for Land Use Planning to be held September 14-15 in New Paltz. The course is designed especially for municipal officials, planners, and land trust […]
Post Flood Intervention Training The Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a FREE Post Flood Intervention Training on Thursday, September 6th. The training will address triage measures in post-flood conditions where catastrophic failure of drainage and sewage infrastructure has occurred. Attendees are trained on how to recognize why the failure occurred, how to […]
Green Infrastructure Code Audit and Toolkit Presentations Green Infrastructure Code Audit The Green Infrastructure Code Audit identifies barriers and gaps in the adoption of Green Infrastructure practices and low impact development. It also leads to a prescriptive set of model local laws and guidelines that can be adopted to encourage and require increased employment of GI as […]
Funding Opportunities for Watershed Restoration Two funding opportunities are available for watershed connectivity restoration, and tributary restoration and resilience. The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) and the NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program has released a Restoration of Watershed Connectivity grant. The grant is focused on assessing, prioritizing, and planning for mitigating culverts that disrupt fish […]