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Watershed Architects is proud to be a sponsor again this year for the 2012 Annual RVA Environmental Film Festival. This will be Richmond’s 4th annual film fest for the environment and this year’s schedule includes two days of movies and speakers at Richmond’s historic Byrd Theatre in Carytown.
The Byrd Theatre, 2908 West Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 23221
Saturday, February 4, 2012 — 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday, February 5, 2012 — 1:00 pm to 6:15 pm
For more detailed information, or to help volunteer or sponsor, please email RVAevnfilmfest@gmail.com or visit one of the RVA EFF sites below.
Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/226660794082914/
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/rvaenvironmentalfilmfestival Please click to “Like” it!
Website: http://www.rvaenvironmentalfilmfestival.com
Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/145440 or call 1-800-838-3006
THE MOVIE SCHEDULE: http://rvaenvironmentalfilmfestival.com/schedule/
SATURDAY, February 4, 2012 (from 10:00 am — 6:00 pm)
10:00 am – 12:30 pm – I SPEAK FOR THE TREES (DOUBLE BILL!)
1) 10:00 – The Lorax (The Lorax is a FREE show, no tickets required. Good for kids of all ages!)
2) 11:00 AM-12:30 PM – If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
1:00-3:30 PM – A WATER TRILOGY, with APPALSHOP’s MIMI PICKERING
1) The River (Director: Pare Lorentz, 1937, 30 min.)
2) The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man (Director: Mimi Pickering, 1975, 40 min.)
3) Buffalo Creek Revisited (Director: Mimi Pickering, 1985, 31 min.)
4:00-6:00 PM – GREEN REDUX, with A/V GEEKS’ SKIP ELSHEIMER!
The Last Time We Were Green (Presented by A/V Geeks, 90 min.)
SUNDAY, February 4, 2012 (from 1:00 pm — 6:15 pm)
1:00-4:00 PM – LIFE OUT OF BALANCE: A DOUBLE FEATURE
1) Koyaanisqatsi (Director: Godfrey Reggio, 1983, 86 min.) On beautiful 35 mm film!
2) The City Dark (Director: Ian Cheney, 2011, 84 min.)
4:00-6:15 PM
Natural Disaster? You Don’t Know the Half of It: The Big Uneasy
(Director: Harry Shearer, 2010, 98 min.) with Harry Shearer via Skype
SPONSORS (Thank You!):
The Byrd Theatre (http://byrdtheatre.com)
Bon Secours Health Care System (link)
Common Wealth Solar Services (http://www.commonwealthsolar.com)
James River Film Society (http://jamesriverfilm.com)
REI – Richmond-Short Pump (http://www.rei.com/stores/127)
Sierra Club – Falls of the James Group (http://virginia.sierraclub.org/foj)
Urban Grid Solar (http://urbangridsolar.com)
Watershed Architects (http://www.watershedarch.net)
Whole Foods Market (http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com)
WRIR 97.3 FM (http://www.wrir.org)
REI will be holding a raffle for a door prize, and stay tuned for a list of the organizations and businesses which will be tabling and providing support for the volunteers. Thanks to all for their support this year, and every year, for this important and educational Richmond event.
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CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Virginia LID Competition challenges teams of development professionals
to demonstrate cost-effective approaches to replicating pre-development hydrology
on selected development sites within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
A $15,000 prize will be awarded to winning designs
in Each of three design categories:
Suburban Mixed Use ~ Urban Infill ~ Green Roadway
Details and background materials for each site,
such as surveys and preliminary development plans,
can be found at : http://www.virginialidcomp.org/sites.html .
Finalists will be announced at the Virginia Lakes and Watershed Conference
to be held on March 6, 2012. The Virginia LID Design Cempetition winners
will be announced at the 23rd Annual Environment Virginia Symposium
on April 12, 2012. Deadline for Submission: February 17, 2012
For full details on the Virginia LID Competition, visit http://www.virginialidcomp.org.
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The Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council (CCLC) will hold its fourth annual “Turning a New Leaf” Conference on Friday, December 2 at the Doubletree Willow Valley Resort in Lancaster, PA from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m..
Even though this year’s conference will be in Pennsylvania, there might be a few Virginia folks who’d be interested and carpooling may be available.
The conference provides professionals with the latest information on sustainable landscape design and best practices for development and landscape management. Because every effort to be sustainable counts, the conference tracks are titled Every Design Counts, Every Drop Counts, Every Plant Counts and Every Message Counts.
Registration is $109 for members, $119 for non-members and $59 for students. T he fee includes admission, continental breakfast, lunch, and an EcoMarketplace featuring a variety of organizations and green businesses. A wine and cheese networking reception (with cash bar) will follow the main program.
For more information or to register, visit www.ChesapeakeLandscape.org.
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Watershed Architects is proud to be one of the sponsors for the 2011 Richmond Environmental Film Festival.
Richmond’s 3rd Annual Environmental Film Festival
Saturday, February 12, 2011 – 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
at The Byrd Theatre, 2908 West Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 23221
For more information: Facebook Fan Page
Email: RVAevnfilmfest@gmail.com
Website: http://www.rvaenvironmentalfilmfestival.com
Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/145440 or call 1-800-838-3006
SCHEDULE: http://rvaenvironmentalfilmfestival.com/schedule/
10:00 – The Lorax (25 minutes)- (The Lorax is a free show, no tickets required.)
11:10 – The Beekeepers (30 minutes)
12:00 – Who Killed Crassostrea virginica: The Fall and Rise of Chesapeake Bay Oysters (58 minutes)
1: 45 pm – No Impact Man (93 minutes)
3:30 pm – Once Upon A Time In Knoxville (57 minutes)
4:30 pm – Making The Connection (30 minutes) (Note: If the festival schedule is running late, this feature may not show in favor of a shorter substitution)
5: 00 pm – The Cove (92 minutes) (Shown in 35mm!)
SPONSORS (Thank You!):
* The Byrd Theatre – http://bit.ly/fWqzhX
* Common Wealth Solar Services – http://bit.ly/fbUuYw
* Enrichmond – http://bit.ly/hzkTFb
* frumtheurth – http://bit.ly/h4shIB
* James River Film Society – http://bit.ly/hIhjqU
* REI – Richmond-Short Pump – http://bit.ly/hjacMc
* RVANews – http://bit.ly/i6YlJJ
* Sierra Club – Falls of the James Group – http://bit.ly/ig3Ntf
* Watershed Artchitects – http://bit.ly/gYaxAK
* WRIR 97.3 FM – http://bit.ly/fSQUEG
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Yesterday the Virginia Conservation Network (VCN) hosted a very successful Conservation Lobby Day here in Richmond, Virginia. The Lobby Day Agenda (listed in #1 below) gives highlights of the issues covered, and suggests which bills to follow in the four categories of Clean Energy, Clean Water, Land Use & Transportation, and Historic Preservation & Land Conservation.
Please take the time to read it. In only 8 pages, VCN has managed to distill down some of the major issues facing Virginia’s citizens. And in doing so, has offered up an easy way for individuals and groups to make a very real difference for the state of our Commonwealth. This is a fast-paced process during the months of January and February, so expect changes often, but below are the basic links to get you started if you’re interested in becoming more involved during the next two months.
(Note: The actual URLs are provided below in case you’d like to cut and paste this for sending via email to others. Or feel free to share the direct link to this blog page: http://watershedarch.net/blog/2011-virginia-general-assembly-session. Happy Citizen Lobbying!)
1. Read the VCN Lobby Day Agenda Packet
http://vcnva.org/anx/ass/library/59/lobby-day-packet.pdf
2. Read the 2001 Virginia Conservation Briefing Book
http://vcnva.org/anx/ass/library/57/briefingbook11.pdf
3. Read the 2001 Bill Chart
Provided by the Virginia League of Conservation Voters (VALCV)
http://capwiz.com/valcvef/issues/bills/?state=VA
4. Sign Up to receive Regular Updates
VALCV CAV E-Action Network (lobbying via email)
http://capwiz.com/valcvef/mlm/signup/
VCN Legislative Contact Teams (lobbying in person)
http://www.vcnva.org/lct.htm
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5. You can also follow these bills on your own
Register for the free “Lobbyist-in-a-box” legislative bill tracking service
Overview and Instructions: http://lis.virginia.gov/h015.htm
Registration screen: http://www.virginia.gov/liab/cgi-bin/liab_signup.cgi
Login Screen: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp608.exe?111+uu1+000000
6. List of Organizations with regular updates
Virginia Conservation Network: http://valcv.org/
Virginia League of Conservation Voters: http://valcv.org/
7. List of relevant Legislative Resource links
Legislative Information System (New) Home Page
http://lis.virginia.gov/lis.htm
Legislative Information System (Old) Home Page
(now essentially a site map, but still very useful)
http://leg1.state.va.us
Citizen’s Guide for “How to Track a Bill”
http://legis.state.va.us/1_cit_guide/how_track.html
