Rockland Green Map

Important meeting coming up!
What: Community Discussion on Indian Point after Fukushima
When: Tuesday, April 26, 7 p.m.
Where: Nanuet Library
Why: Rockland County is right next to Indian Point (Stony Point is only about 4 miles and New City about 10 miles away). We should be concerned and aware and take action.
The disaster in Japan - nuclear reactors dangerously close [...]

The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. (www.earthday.org)
All around the world there are festivities and activities the coming weeks to celebrate Earth Day. In Rockland as well - here are a few of them, but many [...]

I just learned that the INDIAN POINT SAFE ENERGY COALITION (IPSEC) is arranging a community forum on Indian Point tonight. The invitation reads:
Welcome to a Community Forum on Indian Point
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 7pm
at the Greenburgh Town Hall
177 Hillside Avenue, White Plains, NY
The disaster in Japan — nuclear reactors leaking radiation at dangerous levels, on top [...]

From the RFA newsletter I learned that there will be a lecture on Raised Bed Gardening for Beginners by Pamela Yee and Charlie Paolino from Hook Mountain Growers. Location: Nyack Public Library. Visit www.rocklandfarms.org for more information and sign up for their newsletter.

On every Green Map you can find the award winning and community developed icons that depicts sustainable or unsustainable sites in categories like Nature or Social Justice.
We are proud to put a new icon on the Rockland Green Map:
Food Gathering Site
The definition reads:
Pick and gather edibles, glean fallen or unwanted fruits, go fishing, or harvest [...]