The Next Friends of the Land's Educational Series

Thursday, January 22, 7-8pm
"YORK COUNTY FOREVER"

Stanly County Community College's New Crutchfield Campus in Locust Huneycutt Community Room

A panel from York County will talk about how their Forever program has been able to preserve over 8,000 acres in York County over the past 10 years...one acre for every acre developed! As Stanly County works together on our farmland preservation plan, this program should offer us many ideas.


Putting Trees to Work in Your Community

February 23, 2009 - Caldwell County Library, Lenoir, NC
March 16, 2009 - Union County Center, Monroe, NC
April 27, 2009 - Alamance County Center, Burlington, NC

ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS

These workshops have been developed NC State University Cooperative Extension, University of North Carolina School of Government and NC Division of Forest Resources. Speakers come from state and local government agencies with experience in successful tree ordinance development and tree protection programs. Each 3/4 day workshop will address:

• Urban trees improve our lives by benefiting our economy, our environment, and our health.
• Improve your community by being proactive in using trees to support your green infrastructure.
• Learn how ordinances, using the science of tree protection, can help conserve and protect trees and green space.
• Community natural resources infrastructure can improve the economic, social, and environmental well being of citizens.
• Learn ways to assess community tree resources, what authorities exist, how these may be applied to public and private property.

All workshops will be accredited by International Society of Arboriculture, Society of American Foresters, and the American Planning Association.

Visit the web page for full details: www.ncsu.edu/feop/planners/

Or, contact us:

NCSU-FEOP, Campus Box 8008, Raleigh, NC 27695-8008
Phone: 919-515-9563 or 919-515-3184
Fax: 919-515-6883
Email: forestry_outreach@ncsu.edu


2009 Montgomery Tourism Forum

February 4, 2009 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Montgomery County Library 215 W. Main Street, Troy

RSVP by calling 572-2575 or emailing: marlacoulthard@aol.com