Picnic supper set at church
The Gilbertsville Baptist Church will host a picnic supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the New Life Fellowship Hall. Hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, baked beans, cupcakes and beverages will be served. Takeouts will be available. Free-will donations will be accepted.
Preservation funds available
In coordination with the state Department of State and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development will host a public information session on state grant opportunities through the Environmental Protection Fund from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at its Arkville headquarters.
Representatives from the state Department of State and the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will be on hand at the workshop to provide information and answer questions about state funding opportunities available to municipalities and not-for-profits this year.
There is no fee for the workshop and pre-registration is not required. Attendance at a workshop is not required to submit a grant application. The due date for completed applications to state agencies for these programs is June 30.
More information about the grant programs and applications are available at: www.nyswaterfronts.com;
www.nysparks.com; and http://www.dec.ny.gov.
For directions to The Catskill Center, visit the CCCD website, www.catskillcenter.org, or call (845) 586-2611.
NYPA plans energy expo
The admission-free visitors center at the New York Power Authority's Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project in North Blenheim will play host to a free energy code workshop and energy efficiency expo from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The workshop will be presented by Mike DeWein, technical director of the Building Codes Assistance Project of the Alliance to Save Energy. The workshop is open to regional code officials, builders, contractors, design professionals and other interested parties. All participants are eligible to continue education credits.
The energy efficiency expo will be held in conjunction with the workshop and include displays by Building Codes Assistance Project, Advanced Energy Panels, Parksite Plunkett Webster, Curtis Lumber, Capital Region Builders and Remodelers Association, US Greenfiber and the Building Performance Contractors Association. Other organizations can arrange to participate by calling the visitors center at (800) 724-0309.
Forestry seminar planned
Cornell Cooperative Extension will offer a ForestConnect Internet seminar Wednesday about beginner land-owner issues.
The free seminar will cover identification and basic ecology of common conifers in the Northeastern U.S. Internet seminars are offered the third Wednesday of each month at noon and 7 p.m., lasting about one hour. Both topics will be presented by Peter Smallidge, state Extension forester.
The ForestConnect Internet Seminar Series is an interactive Web conference. Each seminar uses the Internet to distribute, or webcast, a live and interactive presentation. Seminars occur on the third Wednesday of each month. Participants can join on any computer with a high-speed Internet connection and a Web browser. Participants must pre-register once, without charge, at www.ForestConnect.info. E-mail notification will be sent to registrants for secure login.
Geocaching intro planned
Landis Arboretum will host an introduction to geocaching from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Interested participants are invited sign up for the event by calling the Arboretum at (518) 875-6935, message option No. 1. A suggested donation will be collected $5.
The May 24 event will include a representative of L.L. Bean, which has offered a GPS expert and units for the event. Participants will meet in the Arboretum meeting house for an introduction. Those who attend may bring their own GPS unit, or borrow one for the event.
Organizers said this is a family-focused event that is open to all. Those who attend should dress for the weather.
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