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SUMMARY:Trees as a Public Good Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Trees-as-a-Public-Good (AKA TreesPG) holds networking meetings on the first and third Thursdays at 7 PM on Zoom. We plan legislative means to protect trees\, at both the state and local levels\, and discuss what actions can be taken to address specific trees under threat. \nJOIN THE TREES-AS-A-PUBLIC-GOOD NETWORK Please fill out this short form to get the Zoom link and join the TreesPG Network. The form is sponsored by Our Revolution MA (ORMA). \nTrees-as-a-Public-Good Network Overview \nTrees as a Public Good (TreesPG) is a network of organizations and individuals committed to preserving and expanding Massachusetts’ tree canopy.\nThe preservation and expansion of tree canopy is a crucial step in mitigating the global warming crisis due to fossil fuel use. Trees are the lungs of the planet\, constantly sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. A robust tree canopy also is fundamental to preserving ecosystems and biodiversity\, and to public health\, including reducing urban heat islands. \nTrees PG focuses on all trees\, in municipalities and forests and on public or private land through education and activism. We serve as a forum for organizations and concerned residents to gain support and develop collaborations to monitor local and state-level plans that advocate the preservation and expansion of Commonwealth tree canopy and oppose unwarranted tree removals and losses. We also coordinate sign-on letters and action alerts that address local/state legislative and administrative processes related to the tree canopy. Going forward\, we plan to develop a database of municipal and state tree oversight processes\, activities\, and best practices in order to promote better legislation and regulations related to trees in light of the climate emergency. \nThe Network convened in Spring 2022 after a forum on trees sponsored by the Climate Crisis working group of Our Revolution Massachusetts (ORMA): A Livable Commonwealth: Trees as a Public Good. \nThe Network meets on Zoom and is open to all who support its purpose. Join the TreesPG Network by filling out this form: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tree-forum-networking-meeting?source=direct_link\nAnd follow us on Facebook\, https://www.facebook.com/TreesAsAPublicGood/.
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/trees-as-a-public-good-network-meeting-2-2/2024-11-07/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Racism\, White Supremacy and Climate Justice Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Email russvj@gmail.com for the Zoom link
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/racism-white-supremacy-and-climate-justice-working-group-meeting/2024-11-04/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T190000
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SUMMARY:Protecting wildlands in our communities:  A new collaborative campaign
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Susan Masino and Dr. Bill Stubblefield will provide the vision\, the science and the nuts and bolts of the Protecting Wildlands campaign. \nRegister here \nTheir presentation will be followed by Q and A \nClimate Action Now will offer next steps beginning with an invitation to bring groups and communities together to connect and strategize. \nWe warmly invite you to come\, learn more and be a part of this campaign to protect our endangered ecosystem in the communities in which we live. \nSee the report entitled Wildlands in New England: Past\, Present\, and Future to learn more about Wildlands in New England. \nCheck out Dr. Masino’s talk at the April Climate Action Now Gathering on the urgency of protecting wildlands HERE. \n 
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/protecting-wildlands-in-our-communities-a-new-collaborative-campaign/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Building the Movement,forest protection,gathering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T190000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Gathering for Climate Action Now
DESCRIPTION:CAN Monthly Gathering\nMonthly on the fourth Monday\n\n\n\nNewsletters provide Zoom links and details. Sign up for the newsletter
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/monthly-gathering-for-climate-action-now/2024-10-28/
CATEGORIES:Building the Movement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T130000
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SUMMARY:Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area - Forest Walk
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a walk and talk to learn more about the cultural history of the Montague Plains area and the Pine Barrens restoration project at Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area ( WMA) . The MWA covers 1\,500 acres and is managed by the MA Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. \nDate: Saturday\, October 26th\, 2024  11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. \nTopic: Cultural History of the Montague Plains area and the Pine Barrens restoration project at Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area.\n \nLocation: Montague Plains. Old Northfield Road. Parking area at the power lines 0.3 miles from the Lake Pleasant Road\nHere is a map of the location. \nSpeakers: \nJoe Graveline\, former Nolumbeka Project president. He is descended from Cherokee and Abenaki and specializes in presenting the unrepresented Indian side of American history.  \nMichael Kellett\, Executive Director of RESTORE: The North Woods\nDr. Bill Stubblefield\, biologist\, forest advocate and Wendell resident \nDiscussion – The history of the area\nWhat is a pine barrens restoration?\nExtensive tree cutting and mowing\nPrescribed burns\nHerbicide application\nWhat are the costs? Are there benefits?\nWhy we need wildlands\nWhy is the pre-colonial history interesting and important \nReferences:       \n“Native People did not use fire to shape New England’s Landscape” https://theconversation.com/native-people-did-not-use-fire-to-shape-new-englands-landscape-129429 \n“Forest-clearing to create early-successional habitats: Questionable benefits\, significant costs” https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2022.1073677/full \n“Wildlands in New England: Past\, Present\, and Future” https://wildlandsandwoodlands.org/resources/wildlands-in-new-england/ \nFor more information\, contact: Janet Sinclair – jasinclair@verizon.net
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/montague-plains-wildlife-management-area-forest-walk/
CATEGORIES:forest protection,Natural Solutions
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SUMMARY:Trees as a Public Good Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Trees-as-a-Public-Good (AKA TreesPG) holds networking meetings on the first and third Thursdays at 7 PM on Zoom. We plan legislative means to protect trees\, at both the state and local levels\, and discuss what actions can be taken to address specific trees under threat. \nJOIN THE TREES-AS-A-PUBLIC-GOOD NETWORK Please fill out this short form to get the Zoom link and join the TreesPG Network. The form is sponsored by Our Revolution MA (ORMA). \nTrees-as-a-Public-Good Network Overview \nTrees as a Public Good (TreesPG) is a network of organizations and individuals committed to preserving and expanding Massachusetts’ tree canopy.\nThe preservation and expansion of tree canopy is a crucial step in mitigating the global warming crisis due to fossil fuel use. Trees are the lungs of the planet\, constantly sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. A robust tree canopy also is fundamental to preserving ecosystems and biodiversity\, and to public health\, including reducing urban heat islands. \nTrees PG focuses on all trees\, in municipalities and forests and on public or private land through education and activism. We serve as a forum for organizations and concerned residents to gain support and develop collaborations to monitor local and state-level plans that advocate the preservation and expansion of Commonwealth tree canopy and oppose unwarranted tree removals and losses. We also coordinate sign-on letters and action alerts that address local/state legislative and administrative processes related to the tree canopy. Going forward\, we plan to develop a database of municipal and state tree oversight processes\, activities\, and best practices in order to promote better legislation and regulations related to trees in light of the climate emergency. \nThe Network convened in Spring 2022 after a forum on trees sponsored by the Climate Crisis working group of Our Revolution Massachusetts (ORMA): A Livable Commonwealth: Trees as a Public Good. \nThe Network meets on Zoom and is open to all who support its purpose. Join the TreesPG Network by filling out this form: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tree-forum-networking-meeting?source=direct_link\nAnd follow us on Facebook\, https://www.facebook.com/TreesAsAPublicGood/.
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/trees-as-a-public-good-network-meeting/2024-10-17/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241011T092500
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SUMMARY:Update on Forests as Climate Solutions at DCR Stewardship Council
DESCRIPTION:The Update on Forests as Climate Solutions\,  with Kurt Gaertner\, Asst. Secretary for\nEnvironmental Policy\, Mass EOEEA starts at 9:25 according to the agenda\, with the Commissioner speaking at 9:10. This is a meeting of the Stewardship Council for the Division of Conservation and Recreation. \nhttps://zoom.us/j/92685304276?pwd=UmJScUxSVFhTemRwOWFwWTVzZS95UT09\nMeeting ID: 926 8530 4276\nPasscode: 191034
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/update-on-forests-as-climate-solutions-at-dcr-stewardship-council/
CATEGORIES:Natural Solutions
LOCATION:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/update-on-forests-as-climate-solutions-at-dcr-stewardship-council/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T180000
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SUMMARY:MassDEP’s Meeting on Water Quality Certificate for Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project
DESCRIPTION:MassDEP’s Meeting on the Section 401 Water Quality Certificate In-person and Virtual \nIn Person – Shea Theater\, Turners Falls\, or by Zoom \nRegister Here – https://forms.office.com/g/eHAwXD9KAq \nAn ongoing eDNA study led by the Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) has found persuasive evidence of Shortnose Sturgeon living in the Connecticut River above the Turners Falls Dam and on up into Vermont!  Shortnose Sturgeon are listed as an endangered species under the federal Endangered Species Act and are protected by MA law as well. \nRead more about the CRC study and its findings in this press release from CRC eDNA Confirms Shortnose Sturgeon in the Connecticut River Between Turners Falls MA and Bellows Falls VT (ctriver.org) and in this article from the Gazette. \nThe CRC findings are very significant for the relicensing of the Turners Falls Dam and Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project\, both owned by FirstLight Power.  Read more here. \nFirstLight has denied the presence of Sturgeon above the dam\, even though citizens have reported seeing them and even catching them for years.  FirstLight even submitted its own\, deeply flawed\, eDNA Sturgeon study to FERC in 2018\, sampling only surface waters of the Connecticut River even though Sturgeon live in the deepest channels of the river. \nThis means that the licenses\, as proposed by FirstLight\, contain no protections for Sturgeon\, even though\, by FirstLight’s own admission\, fish\, larvae\, and eggs that get sucked up into the Northfield turbines have no expectation of survival! \nFirstLight has applied to MassDEP for a Section 401 Water Quality Certificate which FirstLight must have in order to obtain new licenses for its facilities.  We want MassDEP to require the addition of  significant protections for Shortnose Sturgeon to the FirstLight licenses or deny FirstLight’s application for a certificate altogether. \nAdvocate for Sturgeon and the CT River!!
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/massdeps-meeting-on-water-quality-certificate-for-northfield-mountain-pumped-storage-project/2024-10-10/
LOCATION:Shea Theater\, 71 Avenue A\, Turners Falls\, MA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241007T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241007T193000
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SUMMARY:Racism\, White Supremacy and Climate Justice Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Email russvj@gmail.com for the Zoom link
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/racism-white-supremacy-and-climate-justice-working-group-meeting/2024-10-07/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241003T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241003T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T065844
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SUMMARY:Trees as a Public Good Network meeting
DESCRIPTION:Trees-as-a-Public-Good (AKA TreesPG) holds networking meetings on the first and third Thursdays at 7 PM on Zoom. We plan legislative means to protect trees\, at both the state and local levels\, and discuss what actions can be taken to address specific trees under threat. \nJOIN THE TREES-AS-A-PUBLIC-GOOD NETWORK Please fill out this short form to get the Zoom link and join the TreesPG Network. The form is sponsored by Our Revolution MA (ORMA). \nTrees-as-a-Public-Good Network Overview \nTrees as a Public Good (TreesPG) is a network of organizations and individuals committed to preserving and expanding Massachusetts’ tree canopy.\nThe preservation and expansion of tree canopy is a crucial step in mitigating the global warming crisis due to fossil fuel use. Trees are the lungs of the planet\, constantly sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. A robust tree canopy also is fundamental to preserving ecosystems and biodiversity\, and to public health\, including reducing urban heat islands. \nTrees PG focuses on all trees\, in municipalities and forests and on public or private land through education and activism. We serve as a forum for organizations and concerned residents to gain support and develop collaborations to monitor local and state-level plans that advocate the preservation and expansion of Commonwealth tree canopy and oppose unwarranted tree removals and losses. We also coordinate sign-on letters and action alerts that address local/state legislative and administrative processes related to the tree canopy. Going forward\, we plan to develop a database of municipal and state tree oversight processes\, activities\, and best practices in order to promote better legislation and regulations related to trees in light of the climate emergency. \nThe Network convened in Spring 2022 after a forum on trees sponsored by the Climate Crisis working group of Our Revolution Massachusetts (ORMA): A Livable Commonwealth: Trees as a Public Good. \nThe Network meets on Zoom and is open to all who support its purpose. Join the TreesPG Network by filling out this form: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tree-forum-networking-meeting?source=direct_link\nAnd follow us on Facebook\, https://www.facebook.com/TreesAsAPublicGood/.
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/trees-as-a-public-good-network-meeting-2-2/2024-10-03/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240902T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240902T193000
DTSTAMP:20260609T065844
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SUMMARY:Racism\, White Supremacy and Climate Justice Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Email russvj@gmail.com for the Zoom link
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/racism-white-supremacy-and-climate-justice-working-group-meeting/2024-09-02/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240805T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240805T193000
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SUMMARY:Racism\, White Supremacy and Climate Justice Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Email russvj@gmail.com for the Zoom link
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/racism-white-supremacy-and-climate-justice-working-group-meeting/2024-08-05/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240701T180000
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SUMMARY:Racism\, White Supremacy and Climate Justice Working Group Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Email russvj@gmail.com for the Zoom link
URL:https://can.ciderhouse.dev/event/racism-white-supremacy-and-climate-justice-working-group-meeting/2024-07-01/
LOCATION:Virtual
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