Green Mondays 30- Sustainable Management of Public Lands

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February 27, 2012

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    • Lt. Commander Nathan Epling of the Blue Ridge Parkway, spoke on the Parkway’s fleet management strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of employee vehicles.

Lt. Commander Nathan Epling – 2-27-12

    • Mary Carol Koester, National Forests in North Carolina, introduced the Western North Carolina Report Card on Forest Sustainability she helped develop
Mary Carol Koester 2-27-12

    • Ben Prater, Associate Director, Wild South, on how community involvement is critical to the success of sustainability issues on public lands.

Ben Prater – 2-27-12

    • John Odell, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, spoke on volunteer efforts to monitor and control invasive exotic plant species.

John Odell – 2-27-12

    • Zev Friedman of Living Systems Design, spoke diverse forest cropping for job creation and ecological recovery.

Zev Friedman – 2-27-12

    • Robert Eidus, Southern Appalachian School for Growing Medicinal Plants, spoke on the challenges created by over-harvesting of wild plants.

Robert Eidus – 2-27-12

Monthly Green Monday events take place at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce located at 36 Montford Avenue, Asheville.


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