Conservation Cafe Presents Talk On Greening Parks In Greenburgh Library

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Conservation Cafe, a consortium of seven Westchester County-based partners, will be meeting for a discussion on greening parks and for residents to learn about initiatives parks, both regionally and nationally on Friday, May 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Greenburgh Public Library.

by Alesha Hanson

05/13/2015 3:30 a.m.

Speakers for the program include:

Alyssa Cobb, the assistant commissioner for Parklands and Planning for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation who will discuss sustainable initiatives in New York City Parks; Anne Jaffee-Holmes, director of conservation and sustainability education at the Greenburgh Nature Center who will highlight ‘green’ actions taken at Greenburgh Nature Center; Ron Schulhof and Michelle Sterling of the Scarsdale Forum Sustainability Committee who will present on the development of an "ECO-comfort station" facility on the Scarsdale Middle School campus serving the school fields and tennis courts.

A panel discussion with a question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentations.

Greenburgh Public Library is located at 300 Tarrytown Rd, Elmsford. To register, visit www.eventbrite.com/e/greening-our-parks-conservation-cafe-tickets-16870981560.

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