AGENDA for Tuesday 01/31/23
Town of Rochester Environmental Conservation Commission

Location: Town of Rochester Firehouse 922 Samsonville Rd., Kerhonkson Time: 6:00 PM

Guest Speaker
6:00 – 6:45pm: Hear from Angela Sisson, who started the Wallkill Valley Pollinator Pathway. She will lay out the nuts and bolts of how she did it. Due to Angela’s schedule she will speak before we proceed to other ECC business

ECC Business
Approve December 2022 Minutes:
Reports
• Report from Town Board: Erin Enouen
• Ulster County Environmental Council report: Jim Easley
UPCOMING EVENTS
1. Possible Earth Day event with Pollinators, Plastic and UCCRA Recycling presentations.
2. (Snowshoeing in Watershed Park for ECC members only, this winter – discuss in Feb. when John is back.)
OLD BUSINESS/CONTINUING PROJECTS
1. Third Thursday Nature Series update: Feb. Neonics, March Forest Ecology, April Jon Bowermaster film May John Adams, Colony Farm??
2. Wildlife Corridor/209 Underpass: Judith, Ann, Chris Spatz: This is an ongoing, long-term project. Ann, Judith will report on updates
Pollinator garden for TOR – Update, Judith Karpova:
a. Town Hall patch of grass between the parking lot and the building.
b. Diane, Catskill Native has given Mike Baden a preliminary proposal, contract is next step.
c. Design drawing, signage, source plants, set date to plant, publicize the event, volunteer day to plant, maintain it.
d. Mike has allocated ECC funds to the Catskill Native Nursery for their costs in implementing the garden
e. Mike has asked that a pollinator garden also be installed at Veteran’s Park. Diane has agreed to advise but cannot implement. Can the ECC do this on our own, bringing in community volunteers?
3. Recruiting new ECC members:
a. Next Door app
b. Other methods
4. (Pollinator garden under solar arrays: John, contact Nexamp. (Discuss in Feb. when John is back.)
NEW BUSINESS /PROJECTS:
1. Plastic Bag Recycling: Ann to report
2. Review 2022, look ahead to 2023 – General Discussion
3. Neonic Ban in NY -Judith Karpova
4. Other