Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Promote an environment beneficial to life through the protection and wise management of natural resources in the public interest.

Position

The Shoreline Management Act was one of the first environmental laws passed in the state and came about from a citizens’ initiative.
Event Date: 
04/11/2022 - 7:00pm

On April 11, 2022, Kerry Malloy Snyder, JD, Advocacy Director for the Neponset River Watershed Association, will speak over Zoom on stormwater resiliency and how our towns can prepare for expected stormwater overflows in the future.

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Event Date: 
11/04/2021 - 10:00am to 11:30am
Event location: 

Virtual Meeting via Zoom

Would you be like to know more about one of the most important and little-understood steps cities can take to combat climate change?

Jasmin Moore, Sustainability Director, Douglas County and city of Lawrence, KS
Event Date: 
10/21/2021 - 12:00pm
Jasmin Moore, Sustainability Director for Lawrence and Douglas County, will discuss the Climate Action Plan.
LWVNYS Students Inside Albany

Students Inside Albany
In 2025 the conference will be held from May 18-21. Applications are now open.

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Event Date: 
03/18/2021 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Event location: 

Zoom Webinar

Question: What can cities like Pasadena do to fight global climate change?

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News

UPDATE as of Jan. 8: At least two local papers ran articles about Rep. Chad Johnson's bill and 960 people sent emails objecting to the bill. The bill has been tabled. For now.

There is another attack on GRU coming. Attend the Legislative Delegation meeting on Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. at Santa Fe College to show your support for GRU. Can't attend in person? Send an email to the delegation. The most important thing we can do is to participate in local government. This is a prime opportunity.

WomenVoteinAction

by Anna Honda and Joanne Supersad, Action Committee co-chairs 

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News

This year the League of Women Voters of the United States had only 1 official Observer Credential for the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (informally kno

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News

A recording of the November 12th Oak Hammock Meeting is now available. Stacie Greco, Alachua County Environmental Protection Department's Water Resources Program Manager, discussed the importance of water conservation strategies to protect our water supply, springs, and rivers.

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