AGENDA for Tuesday April 26, 2022
Town of Rochester Environmental Conservation Commission
Location: Community Center: 15 Tobacco Rd. Accord Time: 7:00 PM

Approve February and March Minutes:
Planning Board Applications None
Public Outreach: Todd is on FB, Next Door, email list and newspapers. We don’t have access to Mail Chimp account from Madeline.
Report from Town Board: Erin

NEW BUSINESS:

UPCOMING EVENTS
1. Earth Day Cleanup: passed
2. Salamander Crossing: passed
3. Riverkeeper Riversweep May 7 10 AM: No one has signed up yet. Sign up here: https://app.mobilecause.com/form/yDvIYw?parent_id=713015&team_id=105874&vid=ra2t9
4. Tire Pull in June
5. Restore American Chestnut event in spring: Judith will create a form for the adoption of trees.
6. Arbor Day tree planting. Native trees have been confirmed. Next steps:

CONTINUING PROJECTS
1. Third Thursday Nature Series:
2. Wildlife Corridor/209 Underpass: Judith and Ann
3. 44/55 Beautification Project: Mikala and Hank Alicandri
4. Watershed Park Preserve: No action needed, nothing is happening there, will delete this item next month.
5. Climate Smart Community and Benchmarking: Will take this off too unless someone volunteers for it.
6. Pollinator garden for TOR: John and Larry
7. Plastic waste at RVSD: Ann
8. Recruiting new ECC members: Lea Mazzei, Loretto Higgins, and Alexis Albough are interested.
9. Mission Statement. Judith and Mikala first draft.
10. Backyard National Forest: Judith
11. Transfer Station recycling, compost and Exchange: Erin wants to have an open house on a Sunday.
12. Mid Hudson Valley Solar Mapping Project. Looking for someone to attend the meetings.

NEW PROJECTS: None