4-H Veterinary Science Career Exploration Program Monday, December 9, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Rockland Education Center (10 Patriot Hills Drive Stony Point, New York 10980) The Rockland County 4-H Veterinary Science Career Exploration Program is offered to students in grades 9-12 who are interested in a career working with animals. In this 9-session series, participants will engage in hands-on activities, interact with professionals, gain insight into career opportunities, and develop knowledge about animal care and behavior..To register: Complete registration form by deadline and return it to: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland County 10 Patriot Hills DriveStony Point, N.Y. 10980 Registration can be found in the brochure: 2019 4-H Veterinary Science Brochure To register online, go to the Vet Sci Registration Portal.Registration Deadline:October 1, 2019  The program fee is $125. The program fee is due upon submitting of the registration form and must be paid in-full by the first session of the program There are partial scholarships are available for families who need financial assistance. Jennifer Strianese, jas946@cornell.edu, (845) 429-7085 ext. 117 ========================================= Annual Meeting 2019 featuring "Climate Solutions: the Drawdown Framework and Hudson Valley Progress" Wednesday, December 11, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Rockland Education Center (10 Patriot Hills Drive Stony Point, New York 10980) Join us for our 2019 Annual Meeting with a special presentation: Climate Solutions: the Drawdown Framework and Hudson Valley Progress presented by Melissa EverettProject Drawdown is a comprehensive and accessible point of entry into a newly energized movement to reverse global warming over a generation. Drawdown is a movement and an expert network that supports creative action in our communities and workplaces. Melissa Everett will outline the Drawdown solutions and the range of actions already underway in the Hudson Valley.Melissa Everett is an author, career counselor and sustainability leader in the Hudson Valley working at the intersection of the green industry, sustainable development, and climate action. She has advised the U.S. Dept. of Labor, state agencies, inter-municipal alliances, county legislatures, community colleges and community groups on a variety of climate and clean energy topics.  RSVP to Jennifer Jennifer Strianese, jas946@cornell.edu, (845) 429-7085 ext. 117 ========================================= Stormwater Radio Show on WRCR 1700 AM Thursday, December 12, 2019 9:00 am - 10:00 am The Stormwater Consortium hosts a monthly radio show on WRCR AM 1700 Radio Rockland. The radio show is recorded the Second Thursday of each month at 9:10am. During the radio show topics pertaining to Stormwater are discussed and advice is given. Individuals are encouraged to call in and discuss any questions or concerns they may have.You can listen to the radio show by turning your radio dial to AM 1700 at 9:10 am on the second Thursday of the month. You can also download WRCR's app available for Apple & Android devices. Just search WRCR AM 1700, to stream live where ever you are. If you cannot download the app, or listen live, it's not a problem. We have an archive of all radio shows dating back to 2012!  These are available at in the lefthand menu on our page: http://rocklandcce.org/stormwater-consortium-water...For more information on WRCR Visit their website at http://www.wrcr.com/ ========================================= Cancelled: Cacti & Succulents Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm South Orangetown Continuing Education (at Tappan Zee High School 15 Dutch Hill Road Orangeburg, NY 10962) This event has been cancelled by the venue.This program is designed to introduce growing cacti and succulents to gardeners in Rockland County. The presentation will include the proper techniques of watering and fertilizing, the soil requirements needed for indoor and outdoor plants and the propagation methods to produce different varieties. Also included in this program is a discussion of containers and pots needed for healthy growth.This program is being presented through South Orangetown Continuing Education. Please call the office at (845) 379-1012 for more information and to register. You must register in advance and there is a fee for this program. ========================================= Fun with Public Speaking! Wednesday, January 8, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Rockland Education Center (10 Patriot Hills Drive Stony Point, New York 10980) Showcase your Skills, Share your Interests, and Receive Invaluable Feedback!Does speaking in front of others make you nervous?Turn your fear into fun!Join the Fun with Public Speaking! series, offered by the Rockland County 4-H program, where you can play games and learn how to effectively create and present a public presentation!For students aged 9 - 12.Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 12, 26 (Snow Dates Wed., Feb 5 and Thurs., Feb 13)After the program, complete your own presentation for the Rockland County 4-H Public Presentations Event on February 29: a chance to present in front of trained evaluators who will help you identify strengths and areas to improve upon for your next performance.Parents are responsible for transportation to and from program. $75, includes Materials Kristin Ruggiero, klf37@cornell.edu, 845-429-7085 x 103 ========================================= Fun with Public Speaking! Wednesday, January 15, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Rockland Education Center (10 Patriot Hills Drive Stony Point, New York 10980) Showcase your Skills, Share your Interests, and Receive Invaluable Feedback!Does speaking in front of others make you nervous?Turn your fear into fun!Join the Fun with Public Speaking! series, offered by the Rockland County 4-H program, where you can play games and learn how to effectively create and present a public presentation!For students aged 9 - 12.Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 12, 26 (Snow Dates Wed., Feb 5 and Thurs., Feb 13)After the program, complete your own presentation for the Rockland County 4-H Public Presentations Event on February 29: a chance to present in front of trained evaluators who will help you identify strengths and areas to improve upon for your next performance.Parents are responsible for transportation to and from program. $75, includes Materials Kristin Ruggiero, klf37@cornell.edu, 845-429-7085 x 103 ========================================= Fun with Public Speaking! Wednesday, January 22, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Rockland Education Center (10 Patriot Hills Drive Stony Point, New York 10980) Showcase your Skills, Share your Interests, and Receive Invaluable Feedback!Does speaking in front of others make you nervous?Turn your fear into fun!Join the Fun with Public Speaking! series, offered by the Rockland County 4-H program, where you can play games and learn how to effectively create and present a public presentation!For students aged 9 - 12.Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 12, 26 (Snow Dates Wed., Feb 5 and Thurs., Feb 13)After the program, complete your own presentation for the Rockland County 4-H Public Presentations Event on February 29: a chance to present in front of trained evaluators who will help you identify strengths and areas to improve upon for your next performance.Parents are responsible for transportation to and from program. $75, includes Materials Kristin Ruggiero, klf37@cornell.edu, 845-429-7085 x 103 ========================================= Fun with Public Speaking! Wednesday, January 29, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Rockland Education Center (10 Patriot Hills Drive Stony Point, New York 10980) Showcase your Skills, Share your Interests, and Receive Invaluable Feedback!Does speaking in front of others make you nervous?Turn your fear into fun!Join the Fun with Public Speaking! series, offered by the Rockland County 4-H program, where you can play games and learn how to effectively create and present a public presentation!For students aged 9 - 12.Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 12, 26 (Snow Dates Wed., Feb 5 and Thurs., Feb 13)After the program, complete your own presentation for the Rockland County 4-H Public Presentations Event on February 29: a chance to present in front of trained evaluators who will help you identify strengths and areas to improve upon for your next performance.Parents are responsible for transportation to and from program. $75, includes Materials Kristin Ruggiero, klf37@cornell.edu, 845-429-7085 x 103 ========================================= Fun with Public Speaking! Wednesday, February 12, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Rockland Education Center (10 Patriot Hills Drive Stony Point, New York 10980) Showcase your Skills, Share your Interests, and Receive Invaluable Feedback!Does speaking in front of others make you nervous?Turn your fear into fun!Join the Fun with Public Speaking! series, offered by the Rockland County 4-H program, where you can play games and learn how to effectively create and present a public presentation!For students aged 9 - 12.Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 12, 26 (Snow Dates Wed., Feb 5 and Thurs., Feb 13)After the program, complete your own presentation for the Rockland County 4-H Public Presentations Event on February 29: a chance to present in front of trained evaluators who will help you identify strengths and areas to improve upon for your next performance.Parents are responsible for transportation to and from program. $75, includes Materials Kristin Ruggiero, klf37@cornell.edu, 845-429-7085 x 103 ========================================= Fun with Public Speaking! Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm CCE Rockland Education Center (10 Patriot Hills Drive Stony Point, New York 10980) Showcase your Skills, Share your Interests, and Receive Invaluable Feedback!Does speaking in front of others make you nervous?Turn your fear into fun!Join the Fun with Public Speaking! series, offered by the Rockland County 4-H program, where you can play games and learn how to effectively create and present a public presentation!For students aged 9 - 12.Dates: January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 12, 26 (Snow Dates Wed., Feb 5 and Thurs., Feb 13)After the program, complete your own presentation for the Rockland County 4-H Public Presentations Event on February 29: a chance to present in front of trained evaluators who will help you identify strengths and areas to improve upon for your next performance.Parents are responsible for transportation to and from program. $75, includes Materials Kristin Ruggiero, klf37@cornell.edu, 845-429-7085 x 103 ========================================= Gardener's Day 2020 Wednesday, April 1, 2020 8:30 am - 2:00 pm Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School (120 Kings Highway Tappan, New York 10983) The Master Gardener Volunteers of Rockland County present:Gardener's Day 2020Wednesday, April 1, 2020Keynote Presentation byMargaret Roach, Author of A Way to Garden"Nonstop Plants: A Garden for 365 Days"Margaret RoachExpressions commonly heard each September like “the season’s almost over” don’t sit well with Margaret Roach. She has worked for more than 20 years to make her garden in the Hudson Valley-Berkshires area a visual treat every day of the year. Meet the plants and the philosophy that make it happen, delivered with a dose of “horticultural how-to and woo-woo.” Including:how and why to make a four-season garden—and the basic principles of garden design that applyhow to shop for plants with that goal in mindwhat makes the garden so appealing to nearly 70 species of birds and other welcome wildlifehow to go beyond “outdoor decorating” aimed at pure visual effect, and really engage with the garden through all your senses and emotions (that’s the “woo-woo” part!)Margaret Roach, after 15 years as garden editor at Martha Stewart Living and then EVP/Editorial Director of Martha’s company, and a decade each at Newsday and The New York Times, now creates the nationally acclaimed website A Way to Garden, and hosts the award-winning companion public radio show and podcast. The blog and show were named for Margaret’s first garden book, A Way to Garden, which was re-released in an all-new edition from Timber Press in spring 2019 on its 21st anniversary. The New York Times Book Review raved, saying that in its pages Margaret is “sensitive, wise, deliberate, thoughtful and splendidly bossy.”Margaret is also author of the 2011 corporate-dropout memoir, And I Shall Have Some Peace There, about walking away from “success” for a quieter life lived closer to nature, and her 2013 book The Backyard Parables blends garden memoir and how-to advice.Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert said: “As a passionate, hopeful and often self-delusional gardener (the only kind of gardener there is!). I loved this gorgeous book. Margaret Roach writes with intelligence, compassion, and most of all—sanity. Her work is a blessing.” $40 Early Bird ($50 starting March 14) Kristen Ossmann, kno7@cornell.edu, (845) 429-7085 ext. 108 =========================================