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October 1-5
Tour de Pines 2008
In
celebration of Pinelands Month in October, Pinelands Preservation
Alliance
(PPA) and Dan Rappoport, a bicycle touring enthusiast and
longtime volunteer with PPA, have again
joined forces for five
consecutive single-day (loop) bicycle tours of the New Jersey
Pinelands.
The
goal is twofold: to highlight the natural and
historic features of the 1 million acres of the Pinelands,
and to
encourage New Jersey residents to get out and explore this unique
environment.
Bicycle enthusiasts and Pinelands enthusiasts are invited to
participate! The Tour de Pines will begin on Wednesday,
October 1 at PPA's Bishop Farmstead in Southampton Township, traverse
the length and breadth of the Pinelands National Reserve, and culminate
at the Pinelands Discovery Festival at Whitesbog Village on Sunday,
October 5. Each day's loop tour will range from approximately 40-50
miles per day, with average speeds of 11-13 mph. The Tour de Pines
is a voluntary, non-competitive, unsupported ride. Participants are
required to provide their own transportation, food and lodging (cue
sheets provided to registrants). This is a FREE EVENT. Registration
deadline is September 26. Click
here for the Tour de Pines Flyer
Form. For more
information or to register email tour@pinelandsalliance.org or call
(609) 859-8860 x24.
October 4
EGB-NJ PRESENTS: Willow School & Barn Tour
10 to 11:30 a.m.,
1150
Pottersville Road
Gladstone, NJ
Join the EGB-NJ as we take a tour of a recently
constructed 13,500-square-foot
classroom building, an administrative
building that was the original farmhouse, and the original
barn of the farm.
Register here
October 4
Basics of Birding: Autumn Hawk Watch,
8:30 to Noon. Weis Ecology Center, 150 Snake Den
Road,
Ringwood, NJ. Join associate naturalist Suzanne Serafini and Weis’s
program director Mike
Krug to learn new I.D. skills or brush up on old
ones. We will begin with a short slide show, handouts
and discussion at
Weis followed by an outing to nearby Mount Peter to take in the
migration
phenomenon. The cost of Autumn Hawk Watch is $10 per person,
with a $4 discount for members
of the New Jersey Audubon Society.
Pre-registration is required as space is limited to 15 participants.
To
register mail your name, address, phone number, the number of
participants and payment to:
NJAS’ Weis Ecology Center, 150 Snake Den
Road, Ringwood, NJ 07456. For more information, or
to register with a
credit card, contact the Weis Ecology Center office, Wednesday through
Sunday
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at (973) 835-2160. Visit them
online at
www.njaudubon.org
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October 5
Delaware
Coast Day
11 a.m.
to 5 p.m.,
University of Delaware's Hugh R. Sharp campus in Lewes, Delaware. Bring
the family and see how "coastal challenges" are turning into "coastal
solutions."
Visitors will have an opportunity to explore more than 100 activities
including: Exhibits, ship tours, crabcake cook-off, marine critter touch
tanks, research demonstrations, seafood seminars and more.
Admission and parking at Delaware Coast Day are free. Count yourself
among this lively crowd as you visit the Partnership for the Delaware
Estuary's
booth to sample freshly roasted Delaware Bay oysters.
For additional information, call (302) 831-8083 or visit
www.Ocean.UDel.edu/CoastDay.
To pair this event with
other attractions in the greater Lewes area, please visit
www.ecoDelaware.com , a new website
made possible by the
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary.
October 5
Basics of Birding: Backyard Birdfeeding 1:30 to 3 p.m., Weis
Ecology Center, 150 Snake Den Road, Ringwood, NJ. Learn
the basics of feeding wild birds (and not the bears or squirrels!) in
winter. What works depends on your yard and which species you want to
attract. Bring your questions, stories, and problems, along with the
plans or photograph of your yard to the Weis Ecology Center
so program
director Mike Krug can help you make the best choices in feeders, seed
type, and placement. Our discussion will be followed by a short bird
walk and observation of the center feeding stations. The cost of this
workshop can be applied to a bird feeder or accessory purchase made in
Weis’ NJAS Nature Store the day of the workshop. The cost of Backyard
Birdfeeding is $8 per person, with a $3 discount for members of the New
Jersey Audubon Society. Pre-registration is required as space is limited
to 15 participants. To register mail your name, address, phone number,
the number
of participants and payment to: NJAS’ Weis Ecology Center,
150 Snake Den Road, Ringwood, NJ 07456. For more information, or to
register with a credit card, contact the Weis
Ecology Center office at
(973) 835-2160 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Wednesday through Sunday.
Visit them online at
www.njaudubon.org
October 5
13th Annual Pinelands Discovery Festival
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Historic Whitesbog Village, mile marker 13, Rt. 530,
Browns Mills, Burlington County, NJ. Each year October is proclaimed as
Pinelands Month in the state of New Jersey. This year the
Pinelands Preservation Alliance is celebrating the 13th year of hosting
the gateway event to mark
the
beginning of the fall festival season in the Pinelands. The Pinelands
Discovery Festival encourages a day of discovery and environmental
awareness, while providing a microcosm of the Pinelands experience.
A wide variety of exhibitors, artists, nature photographers, and
interactive displays will be showcased, all featuring the different
facets and crafts of the Pinelands. Many of the region's
environmental organizations will be on hand, as will volunteers and
staff from state parks and other points of interest. Information and
pamphlets will be available for festival-goers to collect as a resource.
Activities include:
noontime release of a rehabilitated wild animal;
tractor-driven tours,
presenters on a wide-range of Pinelands subjects, sounds by icons in the
Pine barrens music community (Mountain Thunder Drum, Home Cookin', Nancy
Longnecker& Medford Station, Valerie Vaughn, Bad Dogz); children's
activities and great food by Brother Bear's BBQ, including vegetarian
fare.
All events at the festival are FREE. Click
here for directions to Whitesbog Village. Questions? Email
ppa@pinelandsalliance.org or call (609) 859-8860 x 21.
October 7-8
Northern New Jersey Facilities
Expo,
New Jersey Convention and Expo Center, Edison, NJ
October 9
Visualize Your Organization and Compliance Data -
1 p.m. - Free webcast - A case study presentation from the New York Power
Authority -
Today, more than
ever,
maintaining accurate workforce information and the method by which
companies manage the process is critical. Because
of manual processes,
data inaccuracy and lack of visibility to that data, procedures are
fundamentally flawed. Couple that with a lack of alignment between
company strategy and
structure
and you set yourself up for FERC, NERC and SOX compliance risks, as well
as financial losses and security vulnerabilities. Utilizing a basic
business tool like the automated org chart is a step in the right
direction.
Register Here for this Free WebCast.
This
webinar will feature the team from New York Power Authority and how they
not only stay FERC compliant but have taken their workforce data
management to a new level within the organization.
October 11
October Moonlight Walk
at Historic Whitesbog Village
7 p.m.
Whitesbog
Preservation Trust
will
host its monthly moonlight walk (Hunter’s Moon) at historic Whitesbog
Village, which is located at mile marker 13 on County Route 530 in
Browns Mills, (Pemberton Township) NJ. Experience a different side to
New Jersey’s nightlife on this refreshing 3-5 mile walk around Whitesbog
with the help of an experienced guide. During the jaunt, the walk
leaders will share their knowledge about South Jersey and Whitesbog
history, folklore and nature. Attendees will also learn about autumn in
the Pines and will have a chance
to see cranberry bogs laden with red, ripe, berries awaiting harvest.
Meet at
the General Store
at 7 PM.
Guests should be prepared for a relatively vigorous walk, are
encouraged to dress for the weather and bring everything that may be
needed for a mid-fall hike: water, insect repellent and flashlights.
Light refreshments will be served. Inclement weather cancels.
Fee is $5 per person. Reservations
by Friday, October 10
are required: leave name, telephone number and number of people
attending
on voice mail (609) 893-4646 or email to
WhitesbogPreservationTrust@comcast.net. Visit
www.whitesbog.org for more information about moonlight walks and
other upcoming events.
The Moonlight Walks have been referred to as “almost magical” in
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
All proceeds benefit the Whitesbog
Preservation Trust in its efforts to restore and protect Historic
Whitesbog Village and its surrounding lands.
October 14
Real Estate & Commercial
Transactions Involving Contaminated Properties
8 to 10:30 a.m.,
a breakfast briefing at
Cole,
Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A.,
Court Plaza North, 25 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ.
Attorneys
Catherine Bostock, Douglas Eilender, David Steinberger and Gordon Duus
will address these key issues: Managing environmental risk of
contaminated property; due diligence approaches; contractual issues and
negotiations; using environmental insurance to
close transactions;
availability of Brownfields monies and other public funds for cleanup,
and avoiding and recovering cleanup costs.
Please RSVP by October 4 to Alan Levine,
alevine@coleschotz.com
or (201) 525-6268.
October 15
Keystone Industrial Port Complex Presentation and Tour
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Capital, New Jersey and Greater Philadelphia
Chapters of SWEP, NJ NBA and ULI of Northern NJ jointly invite you to a
Presentation and Tour of the Keystone Industrial Port Complex. Formerly
known as U.S. Steel's Fairless Works, the Keystone Industrial Port
Complex development is an excellent example of a successful brownfield
redevelopment in the central New Jersey/Philadelphia metropolitan area.
For more information, you may download a flyer
HERE.
October 15
ABA-SEER Climate Change Program- The
Presidential Candidates on Climate Change: Campaign Advisors Discuss the
Issues
Teleconference
12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Eastern.
K&L Gates' Seattle
office is proud to be a host site for the American Bar Association
Section of Environment, Energy and Resources' "Quick Teleconference"
Program on this important and constantly evolving topic. We encourage
you to participate in this teleconference. If you will be in the Seattle
area, you
are invited to join us in person at our Seattle office,
where you will not only attend
a valuable program but also do so
free of charge.
Participants by phone pay a registration fee of up to $110. Space is
limited. About
the Program:
Hear advisors to the McCain and Obama
campaigns talk about their candidates’ positions on the issues. During
this Quick Teleconference, the speakers will discuss
their candidates
views on greenhouse gas reduction targets, carbon cap and trade
legislation, international climate change negotiations, and a number of
other issues as they relate to climate change, including biofuels, oil
drilling, coal, nuclear power, renewable energy, energy efficiency,
and
fuel economy standards. This teleconference will endeavor to illuminate
where Senators Obama and McCain agree and where they differ on one of
the most important challenges facing our Nation.
Moderator: Joseph A. Siegel,
co-Chair, Committee on Climate Change, Sustainable Development
and
Ecosystems, ABA-Section on Environment, Energy and Resources, New York,
NY. Panelists:
Kenneth Berlin, Advisor to the Obama Campaign, New York, NY and
R. James Woolsey, Advisor to
the McCain Campaign, McLean, VA Click
here
for additional details on the program from the ABA website.
October 17
LEED NC Technical Review Workshop,
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. UMDNJ Stratford
Campus, Academic Center Multi Purpose Room, One Medical Center Drive,
Stratford, NJ Gain the knowledge needed
to maximize building performance, achieve LEED certification and take
the LEED Professional Accreditation Exam. Please join us as we host the
next LEED NC technical review workshop in
South Jersey . Space is
limited!
Click here for details and registration. Late registration fee kicks
in Oct 10th!
October 17
New Jersey Clean Energy Conference, Hyatt Regency, Jersey City, NJ
This year's conference
will highlight the CleanTech industry and investment and financing
strategies that will help drive economic growth, create new jobs, and
help protect the environment. For details,
click here.
October 17-18
2008 International Go Green Earth
Summit,
Oncenter in Syracuse, NY.
Representatives from across the U.S.
will be joined by attendees from Honduras, Ghana, Ethiopia and Uganda
for an unprecedented opportunity for students, education leaders,
government officials, environmentalists, and concerned parents to
receive the highest quality training in environmental stewardship,
facilitated by the nation's foremost subject matter experts. The
Summit is co-hosted by the City of Syracuse - recently dubbed the
"Emerald City of New York" for its work to 'go green'; the New York
State PTA - which was one of the first state PTA's in the U.S. to
formally adopt the Go Green Initiative; and NYSAR3 - which is the New
York affiliate of the National Recycling Coalition and a strong
supporter
of the Go Green Initiative. The purpose of the International Go Green
Earth Summit is to bring together a diverse gathering of community
stakeholders from across the globe to discuss and plan ways to create a
culture of conservation. The Summit is constructed to allow for
networking, roundtable discussions, panel discussions, lectures from
world-renowned experts, and tours of schools that have adopted the Go
Green Initiative. Summit participants are afforded the rare opportunity
to chat with state and national leaders in environmental protection,
child advocacy and education, in an informal and relaxed setting that
promotes meaningful collaboration and problem solving.
More information
October 18
Joint Conservation Committee
Sewage Management and Treatment Task Force
October 21-24
Carbon Sequestration Development and Finance Summit,
Crowne Plaza Downtown, Houston,
TX Come to Houston for
the second annual summit of carbon sequestration dealmakers – attend the
only event dedicated to the business of carbon sequestration
Download brochure
Registration
October 22
Environmental Law: What Every Lawyer Needs
to Know, 5 to 7 p.m., includes
dinner, New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick. Since the late 1960s, the
field of environmental law has not
only burgeoned, but has also become increasingly complex, both on the
state and federal level.
Most attorneys, even though they are not "full time" environmental
lawyers, need to be acquainted
with the framework of environmental law,
and the scope and breadth of environmental regulation,
as it touches upon many areas of practice. Among the items to be
discussed will be: accessing sources of environmentally-related
information; what to do when the environmental inspector knocks;
handling the self-reporting requirements; and the future. The program
will be presented by Lewis Goldshore, one of New Jersey's foremost
practitioners in the environmental field. For details on registration
fees and CLE credits, see the Bulletin Board on The Metropolitan
Corporate Counsel website at
www.metrocorpcounsel.com. To RSVP call (732) 214-8500 or visit
www.njicle.com.
October 22
Environmental Business Council's Members-Only Luncheon
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
CIANJ Headquarters, S.61 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ.
At this informal luncheon exclusively for
CIANJ/EBC members, Senator Robert Gordon (D) and Joseph V. Doria, Jr.
(invited) will offer
the most up to date information on current environmental issues and
important legislation affecting recent New Jersey Business. $25 for
EBC/CIANJ members. Seating limited to 25 attendees.
Register online at
www.cianj.org
October 28
Earth Talk:
Screening of Crash: A Tale of Two Species 7
p.m. The screening of the National Geographic film about the unique
interdependence of two NJ endangered species: the red knot
and the horseshoe crab. Bordentown (NJ) City residents and wildlife
biologists Larry Niles and
Amanda Dey, stars of the film, will discuss their findings and share
their thoughts on their travels
to the Jersey Shore and the Arctic to research these species.
Carslake Community Center.
November 1 2008
Basics of
Birding: Autumn Hawk Watch 8:30 am to Noon, Weis Ecology Center,
150 Snake Den Road, Ringwood, NJ. Join associate naturalist Suzanne
Serafini and Weis’s
program director Mike Krug to learn new I.D. skills
or brush up on old ones. We will begin with a
short slide show,
handouts and discussion at Weis followed by an outing to nearby Mount
Peter
to take in the migration phenomenon. The cost of Autumn Hawk Watch
is $10 per person, with a
$4 discount for members of the New Jersey
Audubon Society. Pre-registration is required as space
is limited to 15
participants. To register mail your name, address, phone number, the
number of participants and payment to: NJAS’ Weis Ecology Center, 150
Snake Den Road, Ringwood, NJ 07456. For more information, or to register
with a credit card, contact the Weis Ecology Center
office at (973)
835-2160 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Wednesday through Sunday. Visit
them
online at www.njaudubon.org
November 13-14
Introduction to Natural Gas Trading &
Hedging, San Diego, CA
Information & Registration
November 15
Hike the Newly Opened
Trail-Bordentown & Duck Island 10 a.m. Join the naturalist and
historian of Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park in a walk along the
newly opened trail in the
area previously referred to as "the abandoned section of the canal".
This 3-mile stretch is the previously inaccessible section running
from Lock 1 along the Crosswicks Creek in Bordentown, NJ northward on
Duck Island past Lock 2 (now buried) and ending at Lamberton Road in
Trenton. The program will start at 10 am. Participants will meet at
scenic overlook on Route 295 North. All ages
are welcome. Pre-registration IS REQUIRED, call (609) 924-5705. Weather
permitting. The program
is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Marsh, Washington Crossing
Audubon, D&R Canal Watch
and the D&R Greenway Land Trust.
November 16
Building For Birds: Feeders 1:30 to 3
p.m., Weis Ecology Center, 150
Snake Den Road,
Ringwood, NJ Weis’ Habitat Handyman, Bob Weismantel,
will guide families through the
construction of some simple birdfeeders
using mostly recycled materials (provided) and explain the Cornell Lab
or Ornithology’s Project Feederwatch and how your family can participate
in this ongoing research project. For Children ages 7 to 12. The cost of
Building for Birds: Feeders is $10 (for 1 child and 1 chaperon), with a
$4 discount for members of the New Jersey Audubon Society.
Pre-registration is required as space is limited. To register mail your
name, address, phone number, the number of participants and payment to:
NJAS’ Weis Ecology Center, 150 Snake Den Road, Ringwood, NJ 07456. For
more information, or to register with a credit card, contact the Weis
Ecology Center office at (973) 835-2160 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm,
Wednesday through Sunday. Visit them online at
www.njaudubon.org
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