HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 09-04-2014-13 (9)INFORMATION ITEM
COUNTY OF ORANGE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE,
PARKS AND RECREATION
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To: Board of County Commissioners
Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager
From: David Stancil, DEAPR Director
Rich Shaw, Land Conservation Manager
Date: August 25, 2014
Subject: State of the Environment 2014 and Environmental Summit
The Orange County Commission for the Environment is nearing completion of its 2014
Orange County State of the Environment report. The purpose of the report is to
describe the current status of Orange County's natural environment, identify trends,
highlight the major environmental challenges facing the County, and to recommend
actions to confront those challenges.
The State of the Environment is prepared by the Commission for the Environment and
DEAPR staff. The initial report was compiled in 2000 and has been updated every two
or four years since then (2002, 2004, and 2009). For this 2014 report we also received
help from Malcolm Munkittrick, a graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill.
The State of the Environment report uses a template of around 22 measurable
"indicators" of the current status of air quality, water quality, and other environmental
conditions within Orange County. The indicators help reveal trends that can alert us to
potential impacts on human health and suggest areas where additional information,
research, and monitoring are needed. Finally, the report identifies critical issues and
makes recommendations for future County actions to help address certain issues.
The State of the Environment will be released in time for the Environmental Summit
to be held October 11 (9:30am —12 noon) at the Maple View Agricultural
Environmental Center. The summit will include a keynote presentation by Dr. Norm
Christensen (Duke University) and a panel of speakers with presentations on
environmental topics of interest to Orange County residents.
For more information on either the report of the summit, please contact Rich Shaw at
rshaw(aoranaecountvnc.aov or 919- 245 -2514.
Attachment
Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation
PO Box 8181 1306 -A Revere Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 245 -2510
State of the Environment
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Commission for the Environment
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Orange County
Commission for the Environment
Lucy Adams
May Becker
Terri Buckner
Peter Cada
Donna Lee Jones
David Neal
Steven Niezgoda
Jeanette O'Connor
Rebecca Ray
Jan Sassaman
Gary Saunders
Lydia Wegman
Loren Hintz Tom O'Dwyer David Welch
Orange County
Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks &Recreation ( DEAPR)
306 -A Revere Road / P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278
Phone: (919) 245 -2590 Fax: (919) 644 -3351
Staff Members
David Stancil, Director
Tom Davis, Water Resources Coordinator
Rich Shaw, Land Conservation Manager
Beth Young, Communications Manager
Other County Contacts
Commission for the Environment http: / /www.co.orange.nc.us /boards /indivbd.asp ?BoardlD =54
Health Department— Environmental Health Services
Board of County Commissioners
Planning and Inspections Department
Cooperative Extension
http: / /www.co.orange.nc.us /envhlth /index.asp
http: / /www.co .orange.nc.us /occlerks /bocc.asp
http: / /www.co.oran,i4e.nc.us /planning /index.asp
http: / /orange.ces.ncsu.edu/
Copies of this report are available at the Orange County public libraries
and at the DEAPR office in Hillsborough.
The report can also be viewed online at: http : / /`www.co.orange.nc.us /deal2r/
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presents the
mental Sum
Saturday, October 11, 2014 (9:30 am -12 noon)
Maple View Agricultural Education Center
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Featuring:
• Keynote Speaker — Norm Christensen PhD,
The Effects of Climate Change on Orange County, NC
Presentation of Orange County's
2014 State of the Environment report
• Additional presentations of local interest:
The Future of Jordan Lake, Donald Francisco PhD
Invasive Plant Species, Johnny Randall PhD
• Tour of the Maple View Agricultural Education Center
(Optional / Fee required)
Refreshments
For more information contact Orange County's Department of Environment,
Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) at 919 - 245 -2510 or
http://www.co.orange.nc.us/deapr/index.asp
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