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Environmental Summit

Enabling Ordinary People to do Extraordinary Things

Was held: February 26th, 2011
9:00am - 4:00pm
Kent Center School - Judd Avenue, Kent, CT

Our attendees learned new ways to care for and nurture our environment!

The Kent Summit is an information-packed event reaching out to all parts of our community. This is your chance to share your ideas and products for protecting and nurturing our environment. For more information please download the EXPO Application and the Vendor Info Sheet. To download and share the flier please click HERE.

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Environmental Film Series

The Environmental Summit’s Film Series will begin on January 25, 2011.  This year the series will be hosted at Kent School in the Dickenson auditorium on Tuesday evenings at 7:30.  The Series segues into the Environmental Summit on Feb 26. For more information please drop us a note by clicking HERE.

Directions are available HERE.

Please park in the Admissions parking lot, or along River Rd.  The Auditorium is in the Dickinson Science building which is the large brick building directly behind the flag pole.  The entrance to the building faces west (there will be signs).

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With a desire to leave as small an environmental impact as possible on the region the Jazz Festival and GreeNow are converting the festival into an eco-friendly event. GreeNow will install biodiesel generators that use 100% bio-fuel created from soy bean husks and a “green” air-conditioning system for the Springs Center Mainstage. To read more click on the image at left or HERE! 

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Establishing a Vegetative Buffer Zone
by Rivers and Streams

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Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:30PM (Local Time) celebrate Earth Hour! To learn more click on the image below...

To join follow this link: http://www.myearthhour.org/home?invite=Q2YQccUtKF

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E Summit

Enabling Ordinary People to do Extraordinary Things

The mission of the Kent Environmental Summit is to inform participants about pressing environmental issues and to present them with concrete actions to address these problems on a local and personal level.

What happens after the conference is as important as the conference itself.

Our goal is to encourage ongoing, individual and collaborative actions to create a sustainable community. We believe that civic engagement and community action can produce measurable results and offer valuable models for other communities.

February 20, 2010
Kent Center School
Kent, CT
9am-4pm

Conservation, Alternative Energy, Legislation, Waste & Recycling,
Transportation, Land & Water Use

Speakers, Workshops, Exhibitors, Lunch

 The Kent Environmental Summit is presented in partnership with Housatonic Valley Association, Kent Memorial Library and Kent Land Trust

To view the schedule for Environmental Summit Workshops – Click HERE.
To download the Summit Program - Click HERE.

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Film Series

The Kent Environmental Summit and the Kent Memorial Library hosted a film series that highlighted  key issues surrounding the environment.

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Green Tour!

Can you help spread the word?  Click on the image below, download the .PDF and post it, pass it around, talk it up!!  Go green and print it on recycled paper!

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Clean Energy and Sustainable Living Expo

Learn how to reduce your carbon footprint and save money
Saturday, Oct 24th from 8:30 to 12:30 at the Arts and Science Center of
Northwestern Connecticut Community College in Winsted
cosponsored with Northwest Conservation. The event is free, but register at www.conservect.org. Choose News & Events, Calendar. This will help us in planning for a large group. Download the .PDF here!

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Greening Our Schools

Creating a school culture of conservation while reducing carbon footprint and energy costs

Tuesday Oct 6, 2009 from 2-5 at the Torrington UConn Campus
843 University Drive, Torrington. Presented by Northwest Conservation

For more information download 2009-10-6 Green Schools.pdf

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Picnic!

The Kent Land Trust Memorial Day Picnic on May 25, 2009 at the Fair Grounds was a great success; we shared lots of information on recycling, conservation, and alternative energies.

Many residents were interested in participating in our Green Map and in becoming more active in making Kent a greener place to live.

40 people ‘Took the Pledge’ and each one rated in the top three levels of conservation efforts! 

There was a composter on display as well as lots of information on solar programs, state incentives, and alternative energy options.

Thanks to the Kent Land Trust for organizing such a wonderful event!




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