8:00 AM-8:30 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast 

8:30 AM-8:45 AM

Welcome and Workshop Introduction

8:45 AM-10:15 AM

SESSION 1

Planning for Healthy and Clean Waterways

Watershed Management Planning: Kerrie Gallo, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, look at municipal planning and policy through the watershed lens.

Natural Resiliency through Flood Control Measures: Jayme Thomann, Genesee Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council, how to address increased flood events in a sustainable and effective method.

Best Management Practices from Culverts to Agriculture: Mark Gaston, Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District, effective strategies to promote healthy riparian shorelines in rural and urban settings.

10:15 AM-10:45 AM

Snacks and Networking Breakout

10:45 AM- 12:15 PM

SESSION 2

Clean Energy Development 

Smart Street Lighting: Jim Jones, Town of Tonawanda, save money and put your street lights to work for you.

Responsible Solar Development: Beverly Kinney & Jim Sharpe, Town of Grand Island, making sure renewable energy happens the RIGHT way.

Electric Vehicles in Your Fleet: Richard Coburn, Town of Cheektowaga, reducing costs and greenhouse gas emissions at the same time.

12:15 PM- 12:30 PM

Wrap-Up