Sustainable Rockland

Our Sustainable Rockland initiative brings research-based solutions and sustainable best practices to the community in the form of presentations by industry experts.

Visit our event page to see the currently scheduled programs.

Sustainable Landscapes [2021 series]

About Sustainable Landscapes

Sustainable Landscapes is our current series which will run through 2021. This series is dedicated to actions that residents can take to reduce water consumption at home. This series is funded by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, the Hudson River Estuary Program, and the NYS Water Resources Institute.

Series Topics  will include soils health, IPM (integrated pest management), back yard rain gardens, invasive species and ground cover alternatives to lawn. All workshops will be offered as virtual presentations on zoom, at 7pm. All are free but you must register to join.

Recordings of Sustainable Landscapes Sessions

• What you can do to protect our Rockland water supply featuring Margie Turrin
• Lawns and Turf Management featuring Dr. Frank Rossi
• Waterwise Planting to Make Use of Every Drop featuring Dr,. Nina Bassuk
• Happy Plants = Healthy Soils + Efficient Watering featuring MGV Donna De Sousa
• Water Conservation and Sustainable Pest Management in Your Backyard featuring Brian Eshenaur
• Stormwater and Rain Gardens for the Homeowner featuring Jennifer Zunino-Smith and Michael Wilson
• Water Conservation and Amenity Plants – Conserving Water and Other Resources in the Landscape featuring Don Gabel
• Rockland County's Water Supply- the Case for Conservation featuring Suzanne Barclay

Sustainable Suburbia [2020 series]

Sustainable Suburbia was our first series that ran from 2020 to 2021. This series covered many aspects of sustainable suburban life from a municipal perspective. The grant funding was provided by the Toward Sustainability Foundation through Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Recordings of Sustainable Suburbia Sessions

• Native Plants with Carolynn Sears
• Spotted Lanternfly, a new invasive pest
• Deer Management
• Westchester Forest Inventory
• Rockland's Water Resources

Last updated December 23, 2021