Preparing for Climate Change through Education and Action

Join us in all four quadrants of the city for public meetings about climate education and sustainability. As part of the Sustainable Syracuse Initiative and its Climate Education and Engagement Program, these meetings will introduce the community to the City’s Climate Action Plan and discuss climate themes relevant to our region. Each meeting will focus on a different theme and highlight speakers from both public and private sectors.

Meeting One - Sep. 18
Theme: Flood Mitigation
Speakers: City Engineering and Onondaga County Office of Environment

 Meeting Two - Oct. 2
Theme: Heat Islands & Trees
Speakers: SUNY-ESF Professor Ted Endreny

Meeting Three - Oct. 16
Theme: Energy Use & Efficiency
Speakers: EnergySmart CNY, National Grid

Meeting Four - Oct. 30
Theme: Transportation and Smart Growth
Speakers: Centro, SMTC, Division of Transportation Planning, I-81 Project Coordinator

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Thank you to our partners: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, C&S Companies, and Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, and Environmental Services (EDR). 

This program is funded in part by the Climate Smart Communities Grant Program, Title 15 of the Environmental Protection Fund through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

When

Location

Sept. 18 at Public Service Leadership Academy (PSLA) at Fowler, 227 Magnolia St.
Oct. 2 at White Branch Library, 763 Butternut St.
Oct. 16 at Soule Branch Library, 101 Springfield Rd.
Oct. 30 at STEAM at Dr. King, 416 E. Raynor Ave.

Syracuse, NY