I also contacted the Continuing Education program at SUNY-ESF and we discussed how they might send announcements of their workshops to the list. Hopefully these announcements could be provided in sufficient time for interested counties to include in their mailings. Nothing else should be added, not even a signature. This will subscribe you in a few minutes. In general the evaluations have been favorable, with participants recognizing the limited time available for presenting several topics in a one day session.
Efforts are underway to complete similar inservice workshops throughout the rest of the state.
I have also been involved in planning sessions for two landowner workshops. Sheila drew a diverse group of interested people, including representatives of DEC, Syracuse Water Authority, Master Forest Owners and New York Forest Owners Association, Finger Lakes Land Trust, and the Soil and Water Conservation District. The CNY workshop will focus on forest management and water quality for the Syracuse watershed. More on this as the ideas develop. A press conference to announce the Green Book is scheduled for December 12.