Conversation on Tree Law in the Town Of North Hempstead [Video]
Please click here to join the event over Zoom on Tuesday, September 28 at 7 PM
Do you feel sad when a large healthy tree is taken down? Wondering how Long Island can stop canopy loss and ensure bio-diversity by regenerating a “green ceiling” that resists Climate Change?
ReWild Long Island and Transition Town Port Washington held a virtual forum on the Town of North Hempstead Proposed Amended Tree Laws on Tuesday, September 28th at 7:00 PM.
We learn about the benefits of a strong canopy for our community and discuss key policy elements required to stop loss and start regeneration of healthy trees. We will focus specifically on how we need to strengthen the proposed amended TONH tree laws (next hearing to be held 11/18/21) to ensure adequate tree biodiversity, equity, and protections as we prepare for our changing world. Partial slides from the event are below.
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WHAT: CONVERSATION ON TONH TREE LAW
WHEN: Tuesday, September 28th at 7 PM
SPEAKERS: Raju Rajan, Hildur Palsdottir, Alicia Ragusa with Participant Q&A
LOCATION: Online over Zoom. Please click here to join event
ABOUT
Alicia Ragusa, Esq. is an attorney and conservationist with a twenty-five-year history of environmental advocacy, and the founder of TreeLove, a new project aimed at cultivating appreciation for trees. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the New York State Urban Forestry Council.
Dr. Hildur Palsdottir is a climate activist, community organizer, public speaker, and founder of ReWild Long Island. She is a founding steering committee member of Transition Town Port Washington and President of the Board of Trustees at The Science Museum of Long Island.
Raju Rajan is a technologist with a strong communitarian ethic. He is a founder and President of ReWild Long Island. He will be moderating the forum.
