Interested In Establishing: Farmer's Markets or Locally Grown Markets? Certified Community Kitchens? Added Value Product Production? Contact the RC&D Office - We can help! BUY LOCAL!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
RC&D ANNUAL MEETING
The Black River - St. Lawrence RC&D Council will hold it's Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at the Black River Valley Club located in downtown Watertown. The meeting is scheduled to being at 10:00 a.m. with a short business meeting followed by guest speaker Jon Montan from the Lewis County Planning Department. Lunch will be served and awards will be presented. If you would like to attend, please contact Becca at the RC&D business office 315-782-7289 x104.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Land Use Planning Workshop Notice
The Jefferson County Department of Planning, NYS Tug Hill Commission, and the Center for Community Studies at JCC are co-sponsoring a training session on Local Government’s Role in Strengthening the Future for Agriculture for local planning officials. The free session will investigate how agriculture fits into the local and regional economy, highlight research about the fiscal benefits of farms and forests to local communities and highlight the roles that localgovernments can play in creating a supportive business environment for agriculture.The workshop is being held at the Cornell Cooper ...more

Friday, April 16, 2010
6th Annual Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century
2010 Symposium Program 7:30 a.m. - Registration & Continental Breakfast 8 a.m. - Welcome Remarks Dr. Rhea Jezer, Symposium Chair Greetings: 8:30 a.m. - Overview: Transmission and Distribution Dr. Samir Succar , Senior Energy Analyst, NRDC 8:45 a.m. - Distribution; Technologies, Flexible DemandThomas King, President, National Grid USA, Exec. Dir., Electricity Distribution & Generation 9:00 a.m. - Transmission: Power for Jobs - Hydro Power Richard Kessel, President & CEO, New York Power Authority (NYPA) 9:15 a.m. - Energy Efficiency: Programs to ...more

Monday, April 26, 2010
Forestry Awareness Day 2010
COUNCIL OF FOREST RESOURCE ORGANIZATION’S FORESTRY AWARENESS DAY 2010 When a tree falls in the woods, does anybody in Albany hear it? ���� Are property taxes, forest health and the right to manage your forest land important subjects to you or your business? ���� Are you concerned about the future of forestry in New York State? ���� Is there a forestry topic that you want to ensure people in Albany know about? ���� Do you depend upon the forest to make a living? Then you ...more