Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE) and the NYS Department of State, are hosting the first South Shore Estuary Reserve (SSER) Conference. The conference will be a 30th Anniversary Celebration of progress for this important estuary as well as an assessment for future needed actions.
Register today! https://secure.everyaction.com/waMoss0Wi0SJe1_vFfWgPw2
Confirmed presenters include:
Opening Address: New York State Secretary of State Robert Rodriguez
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Chris Gobler, Stony Brook University, State of the SSER
Other Presentations Include:
Supervisor Rich Schaeffer, Town of Babylon
Chris Pickerell, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Blue Carbon Sequestration: Seagrass Restoration
Rob Calarco, Assistant Regional Director, NYSDEC: How the Bond Act Can Impact the SSER
Peter Scully, Suffolk County Deputy County Executive, Restoring Water Quality in Suffolk County
Kevin Chandler, Veolia, Upgrading Bay Park STP and reducing N into Reynolds Channel
Rob Weltner, Operation Splash, Fighting Plastic Pollution & Marine Debris
Stephen Hadjiyane, Cameron Engineering, New Sewage Solutions Plan for Fire Island
Councilman Joseph Keyes & Marian Russo: Coastal Resiliency: Living Shorelines: Village of Patchogue
Date: June 22, 2023
Time: 9:30am-3pm
Where: Town of Babylon Town Hall, 200 Sunrise Hwy, Lindenhurst, NY
*The Conference is free, lunch will be provided. There is limited space, so please register at https://secure.everyaction.com/waMoss0Wi0SJe1_vFfWgPw2
