Forum to consider "Rural Life" issues

"Rural Life in the Catskills: A Forum on Food, Water and Wood for the Future," will bring together scholars, authors, practitioners and producers to consider these critical aspects of life in the Catskills on Saturday, April 14 at the Andes Hotel, Andes, Delaware County.

The event runs from 9:30 to 3:30. The $20 registration fee includes lunch. To reserve your seat at this stimulating event, send a check payable to the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development (CCCD) to the Catskill Center, PO Box 504, Arkville, NY 12406. Registration deadline is March 30.

A downloadable program and registration form can be found at the website of the Olive Natural Heritage Society, one of the event’s sponsors: www.onhs.org

The heritage of the Catskills encompasses a long legacy of managing the land for agricultural and forest products, clean drinking water, wildlife, outdoor recreation and scenic open spaces. How best to support and encourage the continuation of these treasured aspects of the region will be the focus of the day-long forum.

Featured speakers will include

  • Julianne Lutz Warren, president of the John Burroughs Institute at Woodchuck Lodge in Roxbury and author of Aldo Leopold’s Odyssey (2006), who will address "Land Stewardship in the Spirit of Aldo Leopold and John Burroughs";

  • Mike Burger, Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon, New York, who will speak on "Connecting with the Wildlife in Your Forest"; and

  • Nina Planck, author of Real Food: What to Eat and Why, who will explain why traditional foods are preferred over processed products.

    Area farmers who attended Slow Food’s Terra Madre Conference in Italy in 2006 will report on what they learned from that trip, and Billie Best of the Regional Farm and Food Project of the Hudson-Mohawk Valley will moderate a panel discussion titled "Enhancing Markets for Local Food and Forest Products."

    Sally Fairbairn, an Arkville writer and farmer, will read "A Place in Mind," her essay which was recently published in Northern Woodlands magazine.

    The forum is the fourth symposium on regional environmental issues sponsored by the Catskill Institute for the Environment (CIE), a consortium of representatives from area colleges and other educational organizations.

    In addition to CIE, CCCD and ONHS, the Andes forum is co-sponsored by the Watershed Agricultural Council, Bard Center for Environmental Policy, the Agroforestry Resource Center, Catskill Forest Association, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.





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