Transcript Delivering the Land Grant Mission in an Urban Setting

A day in the life
Greg Drury – Wholeness for Humanity
July 14, 2008
Happy Bastille Day!
The word of year 2007 according to Oxford
American Dictionary – expand meaning awareness
Stakeholders include:
 US Environmental Protection Agency
 City of Annapolis
 DC Government
 Service for Peace
 Friends of the Earth
 League of American Bicyclists
 Cultural Tourism DC
 DC Downtown and Riverfront BIDs
 University of the District of Columbia
 Potomac Peddlers Touring Club – Bike Club
 OTHERS: IPM Centers, CCLC, Audubon International
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List of organizations and titles
Last few events in DC region
Since January 2008
Become Partners and Stakeholders
Leaders in regions to bring back information
Spread word to join or request EcoTour
Out of over 300 registrants only a few listed
Building a movement rather than…fill in blank
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8A06 Anc-advisory neighborhood commissioner,
AIA-Manger for Allied Organization Outreach,
American University-Student, Anacostia Riverkeeper,
Anacostia Watershed Society-Project Coordinator,
Annapolis City Hall, ARINC-Engineer, Burt HillGraduate Architect, Cambridge SystematicsTransportation Analyst, Capital Sun Group-Vice
President, Casey Trees-tree planting program
coordinator, Centers of Medicare-Medicaid, Cesar
Chavez PCS-student, Columbia Lighthouse for the
Blind-Marketing Coordinator, cox graae + Spack
Architects-architect, CulturalTourismDC.org, DC City
Council-Dir. of Constituent Services, DC Metro
Police-Bike Division, DDOT-Dep Assoc Dir, TPPA,
Delphi Solutions
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District Department of the Environment, doctors
community hospital-mrs, Earth Day NetworkEducation Coordinator, EarthRights InternationalManaging Director, Earthwatch Institute-Learning and
Communication Manager, Ecoagriculture
Partners, Eco-Green Living-owner, ELEMENT
Design, Elizabeth Aurelia Interiors, Emerging Markets
Group-Development Specialist, Environment & Energy
Reporting-Reporter, Environmental Justice and
Climate Change Initiative-Campus Climate Challenge
Coordinator, EOM Clean City-Program Specialist,
EPA-sector leader, EPA-Regulatory Impact Analyst
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EPA Water Office, Executive office of the MayorProgram Specialist, FDA federal government-public
health analyst, Fox Lawson & Associates-HR
Consultant, Freddy Mac-Designer, General Dynamics
GM Fuel Cell Car, hello-biker, HTO-Bike Shop
Coordinator, ICRC-Assistive Technology Engineer,
IEDC-Research Associate, IIE IMC, Phillytech, Indigo
Engineering Group-Green Engineer, Keep Washington
DC Beautiful, KGP Kimball Office-Business
Development Manager, Live Green-President, Low
Impact Development Center-Environmental Scientist
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Low Impact Development Center- Executive Director,
Meditative Spaces, Meridian International Center, MG
& Associates-Principal, Mount Rainier Bike Co-opFounder and Manager, Navigant Consulting, Ndemay
Graphics-Owner, Office of Planning-Community
Planner, Office of Planning (OP)-City Planner, OPICSenior Investment Insurance Officer, Outdoor
Education-Assistant Director, PCG, Phoenix BikesDirector, PPTC-Chair, Progressive Asset
Management-Green Investing, Public Health
Foundation-Program Administrator, Ralph J. DuffieDirector of Development, retired-supreme boss (or so
I'd like to think), self
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Service For Peace-Chapter Director, Smithsonian
Institution-Museum Specialist, Social & Environment
Change-The Green Fairy, Social Security
Administration-systems analyst, Social Security
Administration-systems analyst, Spokes Etc.-Sales,
Spokes etc-Mgr., Student Conservation
Association, Teva, The Architect for the CapitolDeputy Director for Planning, The International
Ecotourism Society-intern, The JBG Companies-Senior
Vice President, The Preston Partnership, TIES-Director
of Communications, Trips For Kids PG-Program
Coordinator, U of MD, U.S. Air Force-civil engineer
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Univ of Pgh Cancer Institute-Director Center for Env
Oncology, US EPA-Biologist, US EPA Office of
Pesticide Programs, US Forest Service-National Fire
Plan, US govt., US PTO, US Treasury-BEP-Police
Officer, USGBC-LEED Coordinator, Wachovia, Wallace
Center at Winrock International-Program Associate,
Washington Gardener Magazine-Editor, Well Mind
Association of Greater Washington-Researcher,
Westar WaterWorks, LLC, WKDR-Attorney, Woodmont
Asset Management, Inc.-President, Workforce
Development Bureau-Staff Assistant, WWF-Program
Associate, Zipcar-Regional Marketing Manager
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When Rebecca Hanmer, former Director of the
Chesapeake Bay Program,
Recipient of the President’s Distinguished
Federal Executive Award and twice received
the President’s Meritorious Federal Executive
Award.
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In a pre interview as presenter at the 2006
WFH Environmental Conference (at UDC) one
thing stuck with me, she said (paraphrased)
“we throw millions of dollars at the Bay to
clean it up and it doesn’t make a bit of
difference.” (Bay Report Card is still low)
Our goal: raise awareness for no fee, using
little money, everyone does just a little bit in
their “back yard” – and make a big difference.
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Give Broad View of Urban Opportunities for
going green
Teaching, Researching and Extending
Beneficial Information to Residents
Working together to implement “Green”
programs and projects
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Declaimer Not Technical
Bring many partners together from different
venues to play nicely together
Federal and Local NGO/Government
Activist, Citizen, Intergenerational, Interfaith
Wholeness for Humanity
provides uplifting, practical and
value-enhancing knowledge
regarding health, environmental
stewardship, social justice, and
peace.
(WFH) is dedicated to bringing together
corporate, government, faith-based and other
community groups to promote common goals,
create strategic partnerships, and serve as a
learning portal through conferences, fairs,
lectures, media, service events and celebrations.
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Car less
Bike and Clean Transportation
Weight Loss – Body more efficient
Exercise – Better cardiovascular
Food Conservation - PU Daily vs. qty.
Local - More Interactive, connected with
community and nature
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According to Environmental Defense, if every
American skipped one meal of chicken per
week and substituted vegetarian foods
instead, the carbon dioxide savings would be
the same as taking more than a half-million
cars off U.S. roads.
Another eye-popping factoid is that eating one pound
of meat emits the same amount of greenhouse gasses
as driving a Hummer 40 miles.
• One third comes from atmospheric
deposition
– Cars and trucks
– Power plants
– Small combustion engines
• 25 percent from agricultural runoff
• 10 percent from urban landscapes
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1 Mile Ride From Home
More than one quarter of car trips in the
United States are shorter than one mile, as we
noted in Seven Wonders.
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It takes 10 to 16 pounds of grain to produce
a pound of meat.
The cost of raising this grain is enormous,
requiring a great amount of land, water and
fertilizer.
Animals can't digest this corn well; belching
and farting cows are responsible for about
16% of methane,
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Eating Green initiative regarding vegetables and fruits
over meat (by the way, I’m an omnivore)
Mass produced chickens, turkeys, hogs, dairy cows
and cattle all face the same issue of huge levels of
antibiotics, bovine growth hormones, crappy feed,
atrocious living conditions, etc. – it’s not just meat
(beef)
There is much activity going on with regards to
purchasing your food locally from farmers via farmers
markets and community supported agriculture]
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What gets passed on to us such as steroids and
'stress' from abuse plus the effect of meat getting
compacted in our colons over years which breeds
toxins that cause sickness and the many other related
deleterious health effects [and also poor immune and
digestive systems, poor levels of good bacteria, too
many antibiotics]
Can this help us be in better shape to ride our bikes,
to have a clear mind to make a bigger difference in
society, and increase are longevity.
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Just that - Health is the cornerstone of these
EcoTours
How do all these issues circle back and link to
Environment, Social Justice and Peace?
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Policy and funding recommendations by states,
growing demand of restaurants and supermarkets for
locally grown food
Nationwide this year market was $5Bil by 2011 year
$7Bil according to Package Facts a publisher of food
market research
Food sales were nearly $17B in 2006 up from $1Bil in
1990 according to the Organic Trade Association
Fresher food just tastes better, hasn’t been on a
refrigerated truck for a week makes a big difference
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WFH EcoTour: Local municipality by bike,
hike and/or boat ride (free and by clean
transportation) that features successful
environmental projects to duplicate in
another region and additionally may include:
planting, beautification, social justice, peace,
music, food, town hall meeting,
environmental play, school visit, and one or
more host partners.
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Take notes - blueprints back to municipality
and recreate
Public Awareness
What Government can do
What you can do
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Annapolis repeated EcoTour many times
Starting Cable Show focusing on the EcoTour
program. I start my TV show on June 20th. It's called
"The Annapolis Green Team".
LEED certified Signs posted at National Stadium
through Larry Silverman’s efforts
St. Michaels EcoTour run by Potomac Peddlers Bike
Club for the 10th year was transformed into an
EcoTour and had 185 riders and next year is planned
as an EcoTour for 400 rider capacity
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Anacostia EcoTour-Social Justice
Annapolis EcoTour-Boaters
Green Building EcoTour-Corporate/work
Interfaith EcoTour-Faith based
8 WARD EcoTour-Political
Embassy EcoTour-International/cultural
St. Michaels EcoTour-Biking
CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED ECOTOUR
Councilmember WARD/LGAC Eco&Toxic
Tours
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Cause and Effect
Low dissolved oxygen levels in the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries are a
direct result of nutrient pollution,
principally nitrogen. Nutrients from
sewage treatment plant effluent,
agricultural runoff and other sources
enter the Bay and stimulate population
explosions, or “blooms,” of microscopic
plants called phytoplankton, or simply
“algae.” When these algae die they sink to
the bottom, and the decomposition
process removes oxygen from the water.
Despite limited success in reducing
nutrients during the 1990s, there is no
evidence of overall water quality
improvement in the Bay and its
tributaries.
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Green Landscaping
Clean Transportation
Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Eating Green
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Platform whole program Chesapeake Watershed wide
Within DC GreenFest with over 20,000 participants (busy
election year combine events)
Pre conference debate with US EPA and Friends of the Earth
(UDC)
Scorecard kiosks enter you in raffle for prizes
Town Hall Meeting
Educational Play – “Whatever Happened to the Dead Zone (of
the Chesapeake Bay)”
80% of presenters Cultural Diversity, Female and Youth
Partners and stakeholders in programs present and
participate
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Includes developing similar local EcoTours as those above in
each municipality
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Cooperstown, NY
Oneonta, NY
Scranton, PA
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Hazelton, NJ
Pottsville, PA
Harrisburg, PA
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Lancaster, PA
Baltimore, MD
Washington, DC
Annapolis, MD
Salisbury, MD
Cape Charles, VA
Virginia Beach, VA
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Model for Watershed EcoTour Program
Long ride concurrent Clean Busses and 40
Bikers for 40 miles (hard ride)
8 EcoActive Stops with guides
Involve Town Hall Meeting, Intergenerational
Educational Play, Group Lunch, Networking,
SAG Vehicles/Bike Mechanics, etc
 Great
Lakes Ecosystem
 Gulf of Mexico
 Long Island Sound
 South Florida
Ecosystem
 Puget Sound Basin
Anacostia EcoTour Stops
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US Department of
Transportation
Green Roof
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Virginia Ave
Community Garden
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Project Name: U.S. Department of
Transportation
Year: 2007
Owner: JBG Properties
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Building Type: Municipal/Government
Greenroof Type: Extensive
Greenroof System: Single Source Provider
Roof Size: 69000 sq.ft.
Roof Slope: 1.5%
Access: Accessible, Private
Submitted by: Wayne Mills
Designers/Manufacturers of Record:
Plant Supplier: Wayne’s Wholesale Nursery
Architects: Corush, Sunderland, & Wright
Plant Installation: Davey Tree Co.
Soil Supplier: JK Enterprise Landscape
Supply
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Roof Contractor: Gordon Roofing
The greenroof includes various
drought-resistant succulents
planted in a mixture of sand and
engineered soil. Approximately
136,000 sedums were planned
for this project, 72 cell size and
included
Sedum Floriferum Kamtchaticum
Sedum Spurium Tricolor
Sedum Spurium ‘Fuldagult’
Sedum ‘John Creech
Sedum Album “Coral Carpet
Sedum Acre ‘Gold Moss’
Sedum Linaris ‘Blue Spruce’
The new Department of
Transportation Headquarters
facility is located near the Navy
Yard in Southeast Washington
D.C.
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Virginia Ave [SE] Community Garden Extremely local and
cheap food; soil nutrient enhancement
Uses freeway right-of-way space. Other comm. gardens
sometimes use vacant building lots. In these cases, the garden
adds helpful nutrients to the soil and can help control erosion
Neighborhood grown produce helps:
Create more consumer control over the produce sold in stores,
Reduces transportation costs and pollution of market grown
produce,
Gives urban low income families the skills and confidence to
grow produce in their own yard,
Saves the resident money, gives them outdoor exercise,
increases appreciation of Nature.
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Eastern Market
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Judy’s Solar Home
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Eastern Market Bringing the rural economy into the
city
Local and regional foods by local farmers. Have a
fresh tomato.
Judy’s Solar House Home alterations to make it more
energy efficient
Solar panels on roof [hidden from street, hence no
problem for a historical area]
A number of salvaged materials used on the interior
Energy efficient kitchen appliances installed; energy
efficient heating system.
Tankless hot water heater
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RiverSmart Home
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Kingman Island
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Ward 6 RiverSmart Home Modifications to reduce water
runoff. Very important in cities
*rain barrels to collect rain runoff from the roof.
*loose brick patio area - allows the rain the percolate into the
ground easier [less runoff]
*plants and grass kept healthy to help hold rain water.
Kingman [and Heritage] Island Nature haven in the inner city
*40 acre and 5 acre area created in 1916 via dredging of the
river
*many uses proposed for it over the years, including an
airstrip and an amusement park
*Current plan: Park, wildlife habitat, trails, and environmental
education center
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Hydrogen Fueling
Shell Station
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Lady Byrd Johnson
Park
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Benning Road Bridge and Shell Hydrogen
Station Alternative transportation modes
*Renovated bridge is bike and pedestrian
friendly
*Only pollution-free fueling [hydrogen]
station in the metro area. Go fill up
*Access point to Kingman Is. including
Langston golf course
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Marvin Gaye Park
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Anacostia Park Urban Tree House
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Marvin Gaye and Lady Bird Parks A ribbon of
green in urban Anacostia’s ward 8
*Part of a linear park system running into the
Anacostia river
*includes an extended bike path connecting
many parts of Anacostia
*Major upgrading to make it: cleaner, safer,
and linked to other green spots
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Poplar Point
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Nationals Stadium
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Poplar Point - on the Anacostia River eastern side waterfront
*110 acres - now in grass and woods being transferred from
Fed. Gov’t to DC gov’t
*Proposal is to develop about 70 acres with 40 acres as a
‘urban park”. Some want no development
Baseball Stadium/Park A newly constructed ‘green’ facility;
seeking LEED certification
*underground water filtration system
*green roof;
*drought resistant plants [conserving water
usage]
*energy efficient stadium lights.
*many regional materials [less transportation costs] and many
recycled materials
*accessible by public transport; parking for car pools and fuel
efficient cars
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"Our personal consumer choices have
ecological, social, and spiritual consequences.
It is time to re-examine some of our deeply
held notions that underlie our lifestyles."
David Suzuki - science broadcaster and
environmental activist.
Integrity, do what’s right for Humanity – if
you contribute to future generations do you
benefit?