Climate Action Council Agriculture and Forestry Advisory Panel March 16, 2021
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minute 53 Avoided Conversion Strategy by Jeffery Mapes
minute 61 Keep Forest as Forest Law (slide 30)
minute 90 Statewide legislation is needed. State pays taxes on conservation land??. Putnam County. Hudson River Estuary. comments of Ned Sullivan; Tom Gerow speaks of multiple 30 acre solar energy resources conversion from farmland needs to be addressed. How are environmental justice concerns for rural disadvantaged communities how are we being honest in helping these communities? He lives outside of Ithica. Ned (Red Hook in Duchess County) speaks about Community Conservation Act. New Paltz recently adopted this legislation. Samatha Levy – disadvantaged communities should be a more robust discussion as a panel.