Meeting: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Main Public Library in the Community Rooms A and B at 6:00

Agenda:

We have been asked to partcipate at Green U, Botanical Garden, September 26.
They would like us to have an interactive booth on solid waste and recycling. It is an excellent opportunity for us to increase public education on these issues. Attendance should be large and composed of people interested in the environment.

At our meeting we will brainstorm possibilities for the booth.


Note: Meetings are every third Monday of the month.

Hike: Lunch Loop - Sunday, June 21, 2009

Lunch Loop, Wade Mountain Preserve (easy hike)

http://www.landtrust-hsv.org/events/event/spring-hike-wade-mtn-lunch-loop/2009-06-21

Huntsville-Madison County Public Library and The Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama

Sunday, June 21 (2-4 pm)

Events: Household Hazardous Waste Collection - Huntsveille/Madison Co - June 6

Household Hazardous Waste Collection (free)

Solid Waste Disposal Authority of Huntsville/Madison County

4100 Leeman Ferry Road, Huntsville, just south of the Leeman Ferry and Johnson Road intersection

Saturday, June 6 (8 am to noon)

http://www.swdahsv.org/household.html

Meeting: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Main Public Library in the upstairs lounge on the 2nd floor

Agenda: TBD


Note: Meetings are every third Monday of the month.

Event: "Splash for Trash" - Flint River Cleanup - Saturday, June 6, 2009

"Splash for Trash" - Flint River Cleanup (by canoe or on river banks)

Flint River Conservation Association and Green Team Volunteers meet at Publix parking lot in Hampton Cove or Winchester Road Barbeque to follow

Flint River Conservation Association and Green Team

Saturday, June 6

Event: Inaugural Mayor's Bicycle Ride with Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle -

Inaugural Mayor's Bicycle Ride with Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle - Free

Children’s Fountain, 320 Fountain Circle at corner of Fountain Circle and Williams Street, Huntsville

Saturday, May 2 (10 am; arrive early to sign up)

Event: Green Cities Summit - Huntsville May 11, 2009

Just taking the chance to again remind everyone about the Green Cities Huntsville Planning Summit – please see registration information below.

With the recent announcement about my Council for Green Sustainability (Green 13), I’m hoping our area is taking note of what a critical role Huntsville can play in the “Green Economy” movement.

Apart from the work the Green 13 is doing, I am personally asking for your participation in the inaugural Green Cities™ Huntsville Planning Summit. This will be an invitation only event seeking to engage our regions’ most innovative thinkers through a process to envision and identify the resources needed to address the challenges facing our community and region. Your input during the Planning Summit will determine the agenda for a Green Cities™ Alabama conference in the fall of 2009 which will focus on advancing the business and science of sustainability for our region.

This Summit will be held Monday, May 11 from 1pm to 6pm, at the U. S. Space & Rocket C enter, Educator Training Facility, One Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35807 .

Mr. Mike Italiano, founder, President, and CEO for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS) and Capital Markets Partnership will address the Summit on strategies for financing the green economy. His long career includes founder of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and LEED. He is a Director of USGBC, USGBC CEO Board, and served as former Director of ASTM and Chairman of ASTM E50.

Mr. Stephen Cochran, an internationally recognized leader, speaker, writer, and advocate of sustainable enterprise, will facilitate the dialogue and planning portion of the Summit. Mr. Cochran is the founding chair of the Washington DC-based United States Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, and a consultant in national and international sustainability imperatives.

The event will be supported by the EPA award winning event producers, Seven-Star, Inc from Asheville, NC, and their local ambassador 4SITE, Incorporated, a local land planning and design firm that partner with others to build more sustainable communities.

The City of Huntsville will be the host for both of these prestigious events which will be catalysts for accelerating the community and region towards a more sustainable and vibrant future.

I look forward to your participation with me in this historical event. If for some reason you are unable to attend please consider designating a representative to send on your behalf.

I’ve made a commitment that the City of Huntsville will do all it can to lead the nation in the Green Sustainable Industry movement–and I’d like for you to be a part of that.

Sincerely,

Tommy Battle
Mayor

For more information visit www.GreenCitiesAlabama.com

Please RSVP on or before 5pm, May 4, 2009 by email to: summit@greencities.com or by phone at: (800) 957-1424