Westchester Climate Change Boot Camp

When:

October 23, 2019: 8:30AM to 12:30PM

Where:

Westchester County Center 198 Central Avenue White Plains, NY 10606 map

To Attend:

Register to participate

Join eight local Audubon chapters and the Federated Conservationists of Westchester County for a Climate Change Boot Camp on Saturday, October 26. Participants will learn what to expect locally from climate change, and what is being done by state, county, and local governments to make a difference and prepare.

Don’t be discouraged and overwhelmed; get encouraged and inspired to take action.
The goal of this half-day session is to “Get Climate Smart!” by learning about local effects
of climate change, local, county and state responses and what you can do.

Schedule:
8:30am-9:00am Registration & Refreshments
9:00am-10:30am First Session: Local Effects to Expect & County Responses
10:30am-11:00am Break, Displays, Refreshments
11:00am-12:15pm Second Session: State and Community Responses
12:15pm Concluding Remarks & Next Steps

* Children’s Environmental Activities for Grades 4th-8th will be held at the same time
as the Boot Camp. For more information and for children’s registration, contact
[email protected]

Speakers include Dr. Chandu Visweswariah, CEO, Utopus Insights and former IBM energy
and environmental science Research Fellow; NY State Senator Peter Harckham and
Westchester County Director Peter McCartt, who will speak to their respective levels of
government; and Midge Iorio, Executive Director, Bedford 2020, Sara Goddard, Rye City
Councilmember and Founder, Rye Sustainability Committee, Lindsay Audin, Chair, Croton
Sustainability Committee, to participate in the local government/community action round
table.

This event is co-sponsored by Federated Conservationists of Westchester County,
Teatown Lake Reservation, and eight area Audubon chapters: Bedford Audubon,
Bronx River-Sound Shore Audubon, Central Westchester Audubon, Hudson River
Audubon, New York City Audubon, Orange County Audubon, Putnam Highlands
Audubon and Saw Mill River Audubon. Event venue support is from the Westchester
County Executive’s Office for Energy Conservation & Sustainability. Event support
from Audubon New York.

Download the event flyer.