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Going Greenyour guide to local eco-friendly resources

Cape Fear’s

Volume 3 Issue 3www.GoinGGreenPublications.com Summer / Fall 2010

Community Gardens:

Grow Your Own Food

Build Community

Southeast North Carolina Food Systems—

Supporting local farmers

Friends School of Wilmington

Hiring a Landscape Architect

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Contents 3 SENCFoodSystemsProgramSupportsLocalAgriculture 4 GrowYourOwnFood—TheJoysofCommunityGardening 7 NeighborhoodGardensBuildingCommunity 8 FriendsSchoolGetsTheirGOAT—QuakerIdealsInspire EnvironmentalStewardship 10 HiringaLandscapeArchitect 12 2010WilmingtonTreeAwards 13 YourEcologicalHouse—TheBlotHeardRoundtheWorld 14 GlobalClimateTreatyRemainsElusive 14 GlobalWarming—ALookInsideCopenhagen 17 Education&BusinessNews 21 Faith-BasedEnvironmentalism 23 Stormwater101—DidYouDropSomething?Wilmington AdoptsNewPetWasteDisposalOrdinance

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Letter from the EditorWhenIsignedupforthe“EatLocal”challengeat

TidalCreekCoop,Iwasn’tthinkingaboutreducingmydependenceonfossilfuels.Ijustwantedtoeatfresh,healthfulfoodwhilesupportingNorthCarolinafarmersandretailers.

ButrecenteventsintheGulfforceustorethinktheconsequencesofouractions.Onelargeandunyieldingconsequenceofourloveaffairwith“things”isthatinordertocontinuemakingandshippingthem,wewillhavetolookforoilinincreasinglyhostileenvironments,some-timeswithdisastrousresults.

Don’tgetmewrong—I’mafanofcapitalism.Butcapitalismdoesn’tmean“justbuymorestuff.”Capitalismmeansmakingdecisionsaboutwhatandwhenwebuyinordertosupportandsustainourchosenwayoflife.

IfIbuyapineappleatthegrocerystore,I’mtellingthegrocer,andthewholesaler,andthefarmer,andthefertilizercompany,andtheadcompany—prettymucheveryone—thatIwantthatpineapple,evenifitcomesfromfaraway.ThatIwantthatpineappledespitethefuelneededtobringithere.

Now,signingupforthefoodchallengewaseasy;Icouldmakeupmyownguidelines.SoIpledgedthatallthefoodIpurchasedduringthemonth,andparticularlyanythingItooktoapotluckevent,hadtocomefromthisarea.

AtthegrocerystorelastweekIstoodinfrontoftheblueberrydisplay—whichofthetwobrandstochoose?NormallyI’djustlookforthenicestberriesatthebestprice.Butbecauseofmy“eatlocal”pledge,Iexaminedthemmoreclosely:onebrandcameallthewayfromCanada;theotherfromRockyPointjustafewmilesnorthofme.HadInotpausedamomenttoreadthelabel,Iwouldn’thaveknownonechoicewouldletmesupportalocalfarmer,andrequirelessfueltobringthefoodtome.

Reducingourdependenceonforeignoilcanbejustthatsimple.ThechoiceswemakewithourdoIlarsdomakeadifference.Granted,it’snotalwayseasytodeter-minethebestalternative—itmighttakelessfueltobringsomethingbytrainfromCaliforniathanbytruckfromFlorida,forinstance.Andit’shardtofindalternativesforsomeproductsthatarenotproducedhere—oliveoil,forexample.Sometimesthebestchoicecanseemelusive.

Butifwereadthelabel,wecanalmostalwaysfigureoutthebetterchoice.

—ValerieL.RobertsonEditor

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Front Cover: Lettuce in a raised bed invites harvesting by those who walk by. See page 7 for story. Cover photo by Mary Robertson

“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.”

— Aldo Leopold (A Sand County Almanac)

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feast on the southeast

SENC Food Systems Program Supports Local Agriculture

Acrossthecountry,peoplearestartingtoaskquestionsabouttheirfood.Wheredoesitcomefrom?Whogrewit?Wasitgeneticallymodified?Fertilizedwithtoxicchemicals?Wasthefarmerpaidalivingwage?Howfardidittraveltogettomytable?Increasingdissatisfactionwithglobalagribusinessandawarenessofthetoll“traditional”agriculturalmethodsaretakingontheearthispromptinginterestin“eatinglocally.”

Inourarea,the“SoutheasternNorthCarolinaFoodSystemsCouncil”(SENCFS)hasbeenattheforefrontofthelocalfoodmovementsince2006,foundedbyDr.LeslieHossfeldoftheUNCWPublicSociologyDepartmentandMacLegertonoftheCenterforCommunityActioninLumberton.SENCFSbeganinresponsetothemassivejoblossandhighpovertyinsoutheasternNorthCarolina—aneight-countyareathatdespiteitsrichagriculturalheritage,remainspersistentlypoor.Apartnershipofprivateandpublicinstitutions,thegroupprovidesavarietyofprogramsaimedatkeepinglocalfooddollars,well…local.Bymatchingareafarmerswithlocalrestaurants,schools,healthcarefacilitiesandmilitarybases,SENCFSishelpingforgerelationshipsthatwillbenefitbothsidesoftheequation.Bydevelopingaregionalfoodsystem,thegrouphopesresidentswillhaveaccessto

neringwithcommunityandgovernmentagencies,SENCFShascreatedseveralfarm-to-schoolprogramsthatworkwiththeschool’sChildNutritionDirectorstocomeupwithlocalsolutions.Recentgrantsawardedwillhelpthegroupcreateanon-siteprocessingcenterthatwillallowlocalfarmerstoflashfreezesomeoftheregion’sprizedagriculturalproducts:blueberries,strawberries,andpotatoes.“Bringingfreshlocalvegetablesandfruitsintoourcountyschoolswouldbetheultimaterewardforourfarmersandcommunity,”saysDr.Hossfeld.

Thedemandforlocalfoodisgainingmomentumasconsumersrealizethebenefitsofbuyinglocally:fresherandmorehealthfulproductsthatrequirelessfueltotransport.Thechallengeisfindingwaystoconnectthemarketwiththeconsumer.Partneringwithcommunityandgovern-mentagencieshasenabledSENCFStomakegreatstridesinmeetingthischallenge.

To get involved with SENCFS activities or sign up to attend the next quarterly meeting, visit www.feastsoutheastnc.org.

photo by Valerie RobertsonKids at Hillcrest Community Garden proudly display vegetables they’ve grown in their community’s after-school gardening program. Bare dirt has been transformed to raised garden beds brimming with produce. They’re learning the value of eating locally, right out of their back yard. From left, Mary Wells, Jamani Jones, and Antonio Myers.

safer,fresherfoodsandfarmerswillfindmoresustainablemarketsfortheirproducts.Bycreatingrelationshipsbetweenthosewhogrowfoodandthosewhoconsumeit,SENCFShopestostabilizeandsustaintheregion.

Thegroup’s“FarmtoChef”Initiativehasbeensuccessfulinconnectingareachefswithlocalfarmers—oftenconsideredacrucialpartnership.Thegroup’sfirstFarmer-ChefDinner—heldatCatchrestau-rantinWilmingtonlastFebruary—wasimmediatelyfilledtocapacity.OrganizerJaneSteigerwald,SENCFSAssistantProgramDirector,wasdelightedwiththepositiveresponse.“Participantswerethrilledtohavemadeconnectionstheyneverwouldhavemade,haditnotbeenforthedinner.”Inadditiontomeetingsandevents,farmersandchefsareencouragedtomakeuseoftheonline“FarmtoChefDirectory”atwww.feastsouth-eastnc.org.Establishmentsinterestedinincreasingtheirlocalfoodpurchasesandfarmersinterestedinsellingtolocalchefsmaybeincludedinthedirectorybycon-tactingJaneSteigerwaldatsteigerwaldj@uncw.edu.

Nutritioniskeyforgrowingminds;SENCFShasseveralprogramsgearedtoincreaseaccesstonutritiousfoodsforthearea’syouth,rangingfromcommunitygardenstocookingclassestohelpingfarm-ersobtainthecertificationtheyneedtosellproducetoschools.

Budgetaryconcerns,regulationsandredtapecanmakeitchallengingforschooladministratorstomakeuseoflocalfoodsuppliers.It’softeneasiertofallbackonlarge,familiarnationalvendors.Bypart-

SENCFS Creates Ambitious Range of Programs to Address Nutrition, Poverty

SENCFSrecentlyreceivedagrantfor$375,000.00fromtheGoldenLEAFFoundationtoestablishaLocalFoodProcessing&DistributionCenterinWarsaw;theyalsoreceived$25,000fromtheNorthCarolinaTobaccoTrustFoundationtosup-porttheProcessing&DistributionCenterefforts.SENCFShaspartneredwithJamesSpruntCommunityCollegetoaddanadjoiningProcessing&DistributionCentertotheirCommercialKitchenplan.TheProcessing&DistributionCenterwillfunctionasahubforsmallfarmers—aplacewherefarmerscanpooltheirresourcesandproductstomeettheneedsofthegrowinglocalfoodmarket.Restaurants,schools,hospitalsandotherinstitutionswillbeabletogotoonesourceforfreshlocalproduceandotherfoods.


community gardens

Grow Your Own Food—The Joys of Community Gardeningexceptthetomatoesisweeds.I’llshowyou.”Hesharesatrick:“Thatlittleforkrakeloosensthesoilup,too,whichmakeshand-pickingthemouteasier.”

Theday’svolunteerssettowork,pickingupspeedastheygainconfidence.“Youstayaslongasyouwant,”saysLee.“I’llbehere‘tilaboutseven.”

Bytheendoftheeveningeventhebeginnerscantellatomatoseedlingfromaweed,andbedsarecleanandreadyforthenextplanting.“Goodjob”laughsLee.“Itlookslikeadifferentplace!”

Withincreasedawarenessoftheben-efitsofnutritious,locally-grownfruitsandvegetables,moreandmorepeoplewanttobeinvolvedingrowingtheirownfood.Thosewhohavethespaceandknow-howcangardenathome.Butmanyhavelimita-tions:noland,nosun,or—formany—noex-periencegrowingvegetables.Participatinginacommunitygardenoffersasolution.

Acommunitygardenisapieceoflandgardenedcollectivelybyagroupofpeople.Somearedesignatedforasinglecommuni-ty,suchasaschooloradevelopment;othersinviteanyonewhowantstoparticipate.Thestructurecanbetailoredtothecommunityitserves,andreflectstheinterestsofthosewhotendit.Ifthegardenershaveanappre-ciationfororganicfood,they’llbewillingtotaketheextratimetohand-weedinsteadofsprayingpesticides.Gardensalsovaryinin-tent:whilemanyfocusonfoodproduction,BirchCreekhasacentrally-locatedflowergardenforalltoenjoy.HillcrestCommunityGarden,aSENCFSproject,helpsschoolkidslearnaboutgrowinghealthfulfood.

Gardeningappealstoallages.WhenBuddyMillikendevelopedWoodsong,asustainableneighborhoodinShallotte,heincludedcommunitygardenspaceforresidentstogrowgoodfoodandenjoysharedactivities.Tohissurprise,thefirsttosignupwasaseven-year-oldgirl;shestillparticipatesregularly.It’snotunusualforgardenerstobringtheirchildrentohelpatgardenworkparties;onanygivendaythreegenerationsofpeoplemightbepullingweeds,watering,andtendingplantstogether.

”Whatarewedoingtoday?”SteveLeehearsthesamequestioneveryTuesdayinFolk’sCommunityGarden.“Today,“heanswers,“We’reweedingthattomatobed.”

Thevolunteerslookdoubtful.“Howdoyouknowwhat’saweed?”someoneaskshesitantly.Leereassureshim,“Everything

Kathryn Sisler and Courtney Matheson harvest carrots from Folk’s Community Garden.

Volunteeringatanexistinggardenisagreatwaytogetafeelforthekindofgar-denyoumightliketostartyourself.HerearesomeinWilmingtonwithopenings.Folk’s Community Garden1300blockPrincessStreetCommunalandindividualplotsSteveLee•[email protected] Street Community Garden4th&CastleStreetsCommunalplotswww.meetup.com/seacc-ilmKathrynSisler•kathryn.sisler@gmail.comSislerisalsoavailabletoadviseanyonewithaninterestinstartinganewgarden.(908)670-1590Beach Road Farm Community Garden222HeathcliffRoad,MonkeyJunctionareaIndividualplotsforrentwww.beachroadfarm.comJulieCongleton(910)409-2336

The Castle Street Community Garden yields both vegetables and medicinal herbs. The Echinacea shown here thrives in the sandy soil whether or not soil amendments have been applied. Herb-alism classes taught at the Community Action Center next door frequently involve a trip into the garden, to examine plants first-hand.

During a Folk’s Community Garden work session Steve Lee positions a bean trellis he fashioned of bamboo, wood and twine. “This is where old Boy Scout skills come in,” he volunteers.

photos this article by Valerie Robertson(continued on page 5)


community gardens

Getting StartedWhenherbalistKathrynSislerwasasked

tostartthecommunitygardenonanurbanlotonCastleStreet,shehadalotofchoicestomake.AprojectoftheSoutheasternAllianceforCommunityChange(SEACC),whoseeffortstostrengthencommunity-buildingandsocialjusticehelpedsetthetoneforthegarden’sdevelopment,itcameaboutwhenasympatheticlandownerofferedaccesstothevacantlotnexttothegroup’scommunitycenter.Theyalsoagreedtosupplywater.Butquestionsremained—Whowoulddothework?Woulditbeopentothecommunityatlargeorjustneighborswithinwalkingdistance?Whatwouldtheyplant?Wherewouldtheseedsorstartscomefrom?Woulddecisionsbemadebyconsen-susorbycommittee?Howwouldtheyusetheresultingfood?Wouldeachvolunteerhaveanindividualplot,orwouldeveryoneworkthewholegardencommunally?

Armedwithastrongbackgroundinherbalismandwithcommunitygardeningchecklistsshe’dfoundontheinternet,Sislerscheduledanorganizationalmeetingandinvitedeveryonesheknew.Thevolunteerssheattractedwereoflikemind:theywouldusenopesticides,theywouldgardenthe

Community Garden ResourcesNorth Carolina Cooperative Extension www.ces.ncsu.edu “HomeVegetableGardening,”publication

#AG-06,isoneofnumeroususefulonlineguidestogardening.

American Community Gardening Association (ACGA)

www.communitygarden.org Informationonstartinggardens,with

detailedcheckliststohelpmakesureyoudon’toverlookanythingimportant.

Rebel Tomato www.communitygarden.org/rebeltomato HostedbyACGA,thisoffersfuninforma-

tiononlearningtogrowyourownfood.Food Not Lawns International www.foodnotlawns.netisthemovement’s

website,moderatedbyHeatherFlores.Books we likeFood Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into

a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community,byHeatherC.Flores

Food Not Bombs,byKeithMcHenryandC.T.Butler.

Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening,byLouiseRiotte.Forthosewhohavemasteredsomebasics.

areacommunally,andofferthefoodtothesurroundingcommunity.

Theresult:CastleStreetCommunityGarden.Anyonecancomegrowvegetablesandmedicinalherbs.Memberskeepcostslowbyseekingdonatedseeds,manureandbuildingmaterialsandusingsimplemulchesofstrawandcardboard.Allplotsareheldcommunally.Volunteerscanworkanytime,butregularlyscheduledworksessionsensurethatroutinetasksgetdoneandthatnewgardenersreceiveanycoachingneeded.

Atfirstmembersdiscussedinstitutingasortofpointsystem:thosewhoworkedthemosthourswouldreceiveacorrespondingshareoftheharvest.Inpractice,itworksoutforvolunteerstojustharvestfoodwhenit’sready;whattheydon’ttakehome,theydelivertoneighbors.“Overtime,thosewhoareherethemostareherewhenfood’sreadytoharvest,”saysSisler.“Itallworksout.”

Beach Road Farm Community Garden

Thenine-acreBeachRoadFarmCommunityGardeninMonkeyJunction

New to gardening, Heather McLelland and Cedric Turner came to Folk’s Community Garden during a designated work session, when organizers could explain the work to be done and suggest tips for mak-ing it easier. The prize? A new skill, a sense of accomplishment, and a ripe watermelon to take home!

The Wooster Street Community Garden was start-ed on the site of an empty lot for sale; tilling the soil for new beds turned up a variety of construction debris. Volunteers sorted the debris and made cre-ative use of old bricks, concrete rubble and other finds to edge garden plots and walkways. (continued on page 6)


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emptylot,anotherneighborprovideswater.LeeandSislerdevelopedaninterdisciplinaryprogram.Studentsresearchedplants,plantedandtendedthegardendur-ingtheschoolyear—pickingupcreditinmath,biologyandEnglishalongtheway.

Attheendoftheschoolyear,thegardenwasopenedtothecommunity.Someoptedtorentindi-vidualplots,otherswereinterestedinthecommunalexperiencefoundatCastleStreet,sothegardennowoffersbothoptions.

Evenseasonedgardenersenjoytheopportunityforcommunitygardening.

VeterangardenerAngelikaLacercangardenonamuchbiggerscaleatFolk’sthanshecanathome.“Ihavethesunshineandthespacethere,andthecamara-derie—that’sabig,bigpiece,too.It’sreallynicetomeetothersthatareinterestedinsharingexpertise.”

Andalthoughshenowhasspaceathomeforhergarden,ChristinaChiarchiarocontinuestohelpoutatCastleStreet.Sheenjoysthecommunityaspect,andhelpingotherslearnasshedidatthebeginning.“Whatbetterwaytolearnthantoactuallydoitandhave

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somebodyoverseeingitsoyoucanaskques-tionsalongtheway.”

Eventhoughcom-munitygardensrangefromlargetosmall,fromprivatetopublic,theytendtosharesomecharacteristics.Onecommonchallengeiskeepingmomentum.“Youstartoutwithalotofinterestedpeopleinthebeginning,butit’sthecomingbackeverydaythat’sdifficulttomaintain,”saysLee.Laceragrees.“There’salotofenthusiasmtostartwithbutthentheendurancepartcanbedifficult.”

Gardenersagree,though,thattherewardsareworthit.

Rain barrels donated to Castle Street Community Garden now provide most of the water required. For a brief time during a work session, they served as a temporary parking place for that day’s harvest of kale. Orange Butterfly weed flowers attract butter-flies and bees to pollinate plants.

offersadifferentexperience.Rentingoneofits20'x20'lotsat$12/monthoffersplentyofroomforproduction.It’sagreatset-upforthosewhowanttodotheirownwork,althoughorganizerJulieCongletonnotesgardenersdoliketoshareinformationonsite.“Andpeopleoftensignupwithaneighbor,tosharetheresponsibility.”

Folk’s Community GardenSteveLeeandKathrynSislerstartedFolk’sCommunityGarden,alsoaprojectofSEACC,

asaschoolproject:aneighboracrossthestreetfromNewHanoverHighSchoolloanedthe

Rows of vegetables in the Folk’s Community Garden, planted by students in the spring, were tended and watered daily through the summer heat by members of the community who signed up to participate in a water-ing schedule. As part of a three-year plan to build up the soil, walkways between the rows are covered with compost, then cardboard, then a layer of leaves. The layers suppress weeds, and weeks later evolve into mulch that can be turned into the vegetable rows in the spring. (continued on page 7)


community gardens

Community Building Oregon-Style

photos and story by Mary RobertsonThis issue’s cover shot may look like it hails from an organic truck farm—but it is right out of someone’s front yard. Chris (seen here watering) and Annie Donahue plant vegetables in the sidewalk strip in front of their house and encourage neighbors to pick a salad to take home for dinner. Their efforts have expanded to include the alley alongside their house and the 40' by 80' lot across the street, now a bustling community garden that helps connect and feed the neighborhood. See http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2010/07/15/gardening.html for more on the Common Ground Garden.

borstopickvegetablesfordinneronthewayhome.

OnalmostanysummereveningAnnieandChriscanbefoundoutfrontwatering,weeding,andlettingfolksknowthatyes,itis OKtopickthevegetables.Asteadystreamofneighborsdrive,walk,andcyclehomethroughthequietstreets.TheyallseemtoknowChrisandAnnie.Thosewhodon’t,aren’tstrangerslong.“Sure,comeonby.Thesebeansneedtobepicked!”Annieshowsaneighborboyhowtofindtheripestbeans,thenhowtocheckthetemperatureofhercornercompostbin.Anotherfamilyheadshome,handsfull,readytocookdinner.

“Webuiltthestreet-sidegardenthinkingitwouldsatisfytheneighborhood’sneedforfreshorganicvegetables,”saysAnnie.“Whatwefoundisitsatisfiedourneedforneighborhoodconnec-tionandgrowingcommunity.”

Atfirstglance,AnnieandChrisDonahueliveinatypicalEugene,Oregonhome:amodesthousewithalargevegetablegardenoutback,acompostheap,andahandfulofchickensscratchingbehindtherainbarrels.Thefrontyard,brimmingwith

ornamentalsandcheerfulsigns,isinvitinginanyofthemildseasons.Butacloserlookshowssomethingmorehappenshere:community.

Anniehadbeenmowingthegrassalongsidetheirsidefence,facinganalleyway,foryears,whenshedecidedtoplantfoodthereinstead.Nowtherowholdsadozentoweringtomatoplantsandfiftyfeetofgreenbeans.Aclayflowerpotdispensesplasticproducebagsnexttoasigninvitingneigh-

Veteran gardener Amy Finelli got her first taste of gardening organically when she planted 600 chilies in her plot at Beach Road Farm Community Garden. She plans to make powders to sell to local restau-rants. Soccer goal components support the beans.

Lacerislookingforwardtofall,whenleafygreensgrowwellandcoolertemperaturesmakechoreseasier.Shefindsgardeningteaches“Patience,andtoleranceandalittlebitoffaithin...whatever.Therearesomanyaspectstoitthatwedon’tincludeinourbusylivesanymore,especiallyyoungkids.Ithinkwhentheycomeacrosssomethinglikenatureandinteractwithit,itreallyaddsanimportantpieceintheirlife.”Anoccupa-

listandalltheplantingdates…”Leestartslistingthevegetables,notwantingtosendthenewcomerawaywithoutananswer.”Wintersquashes,greens,spinach,almostallofthehardygreenslikekale,collards;carrotsandradishes.There’salotofstuffthatcangoinnow.”

Whatdoyouneedtogetstarted?•apieceofland(andpermissiontouseit)•6ormorehoursofsunshineonatleastpart

oftheland•asourceofwater•peopletodothegardening•someoneknowledgeableaboutgardening•materials:tools(andasafeplacetokeep

them),soil,soilamendments,edgingorfencingmaterial,andplantsorseeds

•anorganizationalapproachandaplotplan•systemforgardenerstocommunicate

Garden Essentials

tionaltherapistwiththeschoolsystem,shelooksforwardtointroducingherstudentstothecommunitygardenthisfall.

Sislersayssheispleasantlysurprisedbyhowmuchsupportthereisforcommunitygardeninginthearea.“Ifyouhavetheenergyanddedicationitwillhappen.”AttheCarolinaPlace–ArdmoreNeighborhoodAssociation‘sJulymeetingtwodozenneighborsshowedup,allwithgardensavvyandallwantingtogetinvolvedincommunitygardening.

ForChiarchiaro,it’sbeingsurroundedwithothervolunteers,“like-mindedpeoplewhodon’tmindgettingtheirhandsdirty,likelearningaboutplants,haveageneralfocusoneatinghealthfully,buyinglocally.”

It’sTuesday,andanewvolunteeriseyingtheplothehasjustadoptedatFolk’sCommunityGarden.“WhatcanIplant?“hewantstoknow.

“GototheNorthCarolinaCooperativeExtensionServicewebsite:theyhavea


by Karen Linehan, Jaimie Lang, Jody Ellis and Susan Turner

It’sfouro’clockonacold,Januaryafternoon.Allofthestudentshavegonehomefortheday.Aroundthecornerfromtheschool’sfrontdoor,asmallgroupofteacherssurveysascruffyplotofgrassandexposedsoil.Eveninthechillywind,theteachersaresmilingastheylookbeyondthedormantlandscape.ComingsoontothislocationisthenextprojectofGOAT(GreenOutdoorAdventureTeam),afacultycommitteeatFriendsSchoolofWilmington.Workingwithstudentsandparentvolunteers,GOAThopestotrans-formthislittlepatchofgrassanddirtintoaverdantgardenofdelightsforbirdsandotherwildlife.

•••Althoughnativegardensareatthe

topofthelistatFriendsSchool,GOATisfollowinganambitiousagendaofothergreeninitiativesandadventureprograms.Aspartoftheschool’s“5-YearStrategicPlan,”thecommitteeisevaluatingevery-thingfromeco-friendlycontroloffireantstoreusabledishwareandgreencleaningproducts.Withanadventureplayground

Friends School Gets Their GOATQuaker Ideals Inspire Environmental Stewardship

education

alreadyinplace,GOATisalsoplanningalowropescourseandfitnesstrailsaroundthegrounds.Inaddition,thecommitteeisexpandingtheschool’slongtimecampingprogramanddreamsofestablishinganeducationalworkingfarmwithchickensandgoats(theinspirationfortheproject’sacronym).

AndGOATismotivatedbymorethanastrategicplanandanearnestworkethic.InfusingeachprojectaretheQuakervaluesuponwhichtheschoolisfounded:simplic-ity,peace,integrity,communityservice,equality,andstewardshipofresources.“GettingchildrenoutsidesotheycanexperiencethenaturalworldisamajorgoalofourQuakercurriculum,”explainsartteacherSharonEly.“Thishelpschildrendevelopanintimatefeelingofbelong-inginnature,andultimatelyencouragesenvironmentalstewardship,appreciationofbeauty,andtheabilitytofindjoyinthesimplestofthings.”Carson,inthefirstgrade,agrees.“Myfavoritethingiswatch-ingthebluebirdsflyingbackandforthfromatreeanddowntotheirnest.”

Committeedecisionsarereachedthroughconsensus.Projectsaredeeply

Overtheyears,teachers,students,andparentshaveworkedtogethertocreateandenhancenativehabitatsforwildlifeandlearning.Studentsdon’thavetotravelfartoexperiencethelifecyclesofbut-terfliesandfrogs,observebluebirdscaringforyoung,discoverearwigsinarottenlogpile,andsmellthecrushedleavesofwaxmyrtle.Thestudentslovethisproximity:“I’vegottenclosertoworms,caterpil-lars,andbutterflies,”sayssecond-graderCharlotte.PreschoolteacherandDivisionHeadofSchoolJaneLawrencenoticesthis,too.“Inthemorningonthewayintoschool,youngchildrenpulltheirparentstotheplantsalongthesidewalkandexcitedlyshowthemaflowerorbug,”saysLawrence.“Withheadsbenttogether,theyarefullyexperiencingthiswondrousecosystem.”

GOAThopestodevelopoutdoorlearningenvironmentswherechildrencanexperiencethenaturalworldeverydayatschool.Eachclassroomadoptsseveralgardenareastostudyandcultivate—andeventolearnin.Artstudentsdrawinspi-rationfromthenativeboggardenthatsurroundsapergola-coveredclassroom,Spanishandmusicclassesareoftentaught

photo by Jaimie LangThird- and fourth-graders show off their harvest of greens. With donated starts from Progressive Gardens and Black River Organic Farm, students grow organic vegetables; they in turn donate the harvest to Good Shepherd ministries for distribution to the area’s hungry.

collaborative,withanemphasisonbuildingrelation-shipsbetweentheschoolandtheWilmingtoncom-munity.Allstudents,fromkindergartenthrougheighthgrade,participateinweeklyserviceworkthatbeginsatschoolandextendsintolocalcommuni-tiesandtheworld.

Establishedin1994,FriendsSchoolhasgrowntoincludetwocam-puses(PeifferandPineGrove)oneightcombinedacres.


outsidewherestudentsenjoyfreshairandsunshine.“Unlessitistoowet,windyorcold,classesmeeteverydayinournewoutdoorstudio,”saysEly.

Inordertosustaingardensandbuildcommunitypartner-ships,GOATsupportslocalbusinessesandoftenreceivesdonationsofplantsandland-scapematerials.Inturn,thegardensgivebacktenfoldastheyinspirestudentlearning,conservewildlifeandnativeplants,andfeedstudentsandothersintheWilmingtonarea.

Examplesofongoingstew-ardshiparefoundateverygradelevel.Preschoolandkinder-gartenstudentsdepositlunchscrapsinclassroomwormbinsandaddtherichvermicomposttobackdoorflowerandherbgardens.First-andsecond-grad-

torandbiologistTedWilgis.“Theteachers,studentsandschoolarein-crediblyenthusiasticanddedicatedtolocalenvironmentalstewardship.”

Withseedlingsdonatedfromlocalbusinesses,third-andfourth-graderstendorganicvegetables;theresultingharvesthelpsfeedthearea’shungry(seephoto).Seventh-andeighth-gradersfocusonwaterandsoilconservation,maintainingseveralraingardensoncampusthathelpminimizestormwaterrunoff.

Inadditiontocommunitydonations,grantfundingfromlocalandstateorganizationssuchasCapeFearGardenClubandNCBeautifulhavealsosupportedgardendevelopmentatFriendsSchool.

Seekingvariouscertificationsprovidesmotivationandaframe-workfordesigningnativehabitats.Theschool’sPineGrovecampusiscertifiedasaNatureNeighborhoodbytheNorthCarolinaMuseumofNaturalSciences,aSchoolyardHabitatbytheNationalWildlifeFederation,andaMonarchWaystationbyMonarchWatch.

photo by Jaimie LangFourth-grader Jessica plants a native columbine in the bird garden; its nectar is a valuable food source for hummingbirds.

photo by Daniel KayGOAT organizers strive to get the students outdoors every day. Surrounded by trees, grass, and sunshine, these fifth- and sixth-graders are learning to find their place in nature.

•••It’sfouro’clockonawarm,

springafternoon.Allofthestu-dentshavegonehomefortheday,theirhandsandclothesalittledirtierthanwhentheyarrivedatschoolthismorning.Thankstotheirhardwork,FriendsSchoolhasanewgardenhabitatforbirds.ThestudentshaveplantedAmericanbeautyberry,“heartsa’bustin,’”anddwarfpalmettotoprovidefallberriesforsongbirds.Crossvine,penstemon,coralhoneysuckleandcolumbinewillofferspringnectarforhummingbirds.Mostimportant,theschool’sgardenswillcultivatelife-longconnectionsbetweenchildren,wildlife,andtheworldaroundthem.ItisthedreamofGOAT,andFriendsSchoolofWilmingtoncommunity,thatthesesimplegiftsfromthegardenwillinspireanewgenerationofenvironmentalandcommunitystewards.

Karen Linehan, Jaimie Lang, Jody Ellis and Susan Turner are all enthusiastic teachers and members of GOAT.

Learn more about Friends School of Wilmington and its programs at www.fsow.org or call (910)791-8221 or toll free at (888)644-3769.

ersmanageabutterflygardenandplantmilkweedasanectarandhostplantforMonarchbut-terflies.Taylor,insecondgrade,sumsuptheprogramwithelegantsimplicity:“Iliketoplantmilkweedforthemonarchssothattheycanlive.”ThisyearthemilkweedwaslocallygrownbySheltonHerbFarm,GrowingWildNursery,andtheAbilityGardenatNewHanoverCountyArboretum.

Fifth-andsixth-gradestudentsconductresearchandnurturesaltmarshplantseed-lingsinaschoolyardnurseryfortheNCCoastalFederation’sStudentWetlandNurseryProgram.StudentsworkwiththeFederationtoplanttheseedlingsatshorelinerestorationsitesalongthecoast.“StudentsfromtheFriendsSchoolhaveplantedover7,500plantsduringtheirinvolvementwiththisprogram”,statedtheFederation’scoastaleducationcoordina-

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The River to the Sea Bikeway (WMPO Bicycle Route 1) is an 11-mile, on- and off -road bicycle route that follows the Historic Beach Car Line, which carried vacationers from downtown Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach by trolley. The bike-way comprises neighborhood residential streets, off -road multi-use paths, and a few busy arterial roadways.

It begins at the foot of Market Street at the Riverwalk, within sight of the Battleship USS North Carolina. The bike-way then traverses the Old Wilmington, Bottom and Forest Hills neighborhoods before crossing Independence Boulevard and passing by Empie Park. From Empie Park to South Kerr Avenue, the bikeway follows Park Avenue, a quiet local street that passes by Audubon Station.

After merging with South Kerr Avenue and crossing South College Road, the bikeway passes through the

Winter Park area on Pine Grove Drive and McMillan Avenue, before joining up with Park Avenue again. Between Wallace Avenue and 52nd Street, the bikeway utilizes an off -road path, with a spur to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (WMPO Bicycle Route 1A) via Wooddale Drive. Between 52nd Street and Hinton Avenue, the bikeway follows on-road bicycle lanes on Park Avenue. Beyond Greenville Avenue, the ride is much more uncomfortable for recreational cyclists. Oleander Drive and Wrightsville Avenue are busy arterial roadways with few bicycle facilities and high-speed traffi c, and there are sev-eral bridges to cross. This section is not recommended for recreational cyclists.

Access and ParkingTo reach the downtown Wilmington

trailhead, follow U.S. Highway 74 to-ward Wilmington; take the Wilmington DOWNTOWN exit. Proceed south on North 3rd Street. Take a right onto Market Street and follow west to Riverfront Park. Parking is available on-street or in the city of Wilmington parking deck located at Market Street and North 2nd Street. The bikeway begins at the foot of Market Street at Water Street. Follow the bicycle Route 1 signs.

To reach the Empie Park parking area, follow U.S. Highway 76 to Independence Boulevard northbound. Take a right onto Park Avenue and an immediate left into the park driveway. The bikeway is on Park Avenue. Follow the bicycle Route 1 signs.

To reach the Wrightsville Beach trailhead, follow U.S. Highway 74 toward Wrightsville Beach. At the intersection of Salisbury Street and North Lumina Avenue, continue straight on Salisbury Street to the on-street parking area. The bikeway begins on Salisbury Street west of North Lumina Avenue. Follow the bicycle Route 1 signs. There is also additional parking at the Wrightsville Beach municipal complex at the intersection of Salisbury Street and Seawater Lane.

For more information, contact the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO), which is the regional transportation planning agency for the lower Cape Fear region of southeastern North Carolina. Write WMPO at P.O.Box 1810, Wilmington, N.C. 28402, call (910)341-3258 or visit www.wmpo.org.

Information above provided courtesy of www.rivertoseabikeway.com.

Two Events Celebrating the BikewayAnn Street Bicycle Boulevard Grand Opening CelebrationCelebrate the opening of the fi rst bicycle boulevard in North Carolina with Mayor Bill Saff o on April 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center on So. 8th Street.River to the Sea RideTake part of a free group bicycle ride from downtown Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach and back on May 1 at 8:30 a.m., starting at the foot of Market Street in downtown Wilmington.

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Hiring a Landscape Architect—The “Top 50” Career You Have Never Heard Ofby Lara Berkley

“Whatarethebestflowerstoplantinmyyard?”isoftenthefirstquestionaland-scapearchitectfieldsduringcasualpartyconversation.Whilemostcouldanswerit,theyarecapableofaddressingmuchmorecomplexdesignissues.Landscapearchitectsdesignawidearrayofprojects,rangingfromgolfcoursestocemeteries,zoosandhikingtrailsandcommunitygardens.Theyalsohelpshapecommercialandresidentialdevelopment—aswellascivicinfrastructure.

MostpeoplehaveheardofFrederickLawOlmsted,whodesignedNewYorkCity’sCentralParkandisregardedasthefounderofmodernlandscapearchitecture,butdesignerssuchasIanMcHarghavealsoinfluencedtheAmericandesignlandscape.His1969book,Design With Nature, helpedtoestablishanewdirectionbasedoneco-logicalprinciplesandprotectionofnatural

resources.IfyouhavetraveledtheBlueRidgeParkway,exploredaNationalPark,walkedthroughacollegecampus,visitedtheWashingtonMall,orpicnickedonthenewHigh-LineParkinNewYorkCity,youhaveexperiencedtheworkofalandscapearchitect.

Thebreadthanddiversityofthisfield—aswellasthecountry’sincreasingconcernsaboutlanduse,resourcesandsustainability—hashelpedtheprofessionmaketheUS News and World Report’s“50BestCareers”listfor2010.

Rigor Landscapearchitectsaretrainedto

analyze,plan,design,andoverseecon-structionofoutdoorspaces.ThroughoutmostoftheUnitedStates,includingNorthCarolina,theymustholdastate-issuedcer-tificateofregistrationtobeabletopracticeandtousethetitle“LandscapeArchitect.”Inordertobecomestate-registered,aspir-

DiversityAlthoughregistrationrecognizesaset

ofcommonskills,suchassitelayout,grad-ing,drainage,plantknowledge,circulationdesign,andland-useissues,thereareplentyofopportunitiesforspecialization.Somelandscapearchitectshaveabackgroundinhorticulture,whileothersmightpursueadegreeinecology,sociology,orgeography.

Manylandscapearchitectsworkalone;othersworkonteamswitharchitects,engi-neers,ecologists,andurbanplanners.Whilesomeworkexclusivelyattheresidentialscale—designingplantingareas,fountains,arbors,decks,andpaths—othersfocusonlargerprojectssuchasgolfcourses,plannedcommunities,brownfieldremediation,orzooexhibits.Alandscapearchitectworkingforacityplanningofficemightprovideinputandoversightforlargecivicprojects;theserequireadetailedunderstandingofland-usepatterns,culturalinfluences,pedestrianandvehicularcirculation,andmunicipalcodes.

Somenewersubdivisionshavebeguntorequireresidentsconsultaprofessionaltoensuretheirlandscapingmeetsthestan-dardsandcodesforthatarea.Aresidentialcustomerstartingwithacomplicatedsite,forinstanceonewithasteepgradeorexistingwetland,couldalsobenefitfromthecomprehensiveperspectiveofaland-scapearchitect.Morerecently,landscapearchitectshavebeeninvolvedinecologicalrestoration:assistingecologistsineffortstore-establishwildlifehabitat,create

ingpractitionersgenerallymusthaveanaccrediteddegreeinlandscapearchitecture,workforseveralyearsforaregisteredlandscapearchitect,andmustpassaregistrationexam.Tokeeptheirlicensetheymustcontinuetolearnthroughouttheircareer.

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urbanwildlifecorridors,orrepairdamagedecosystems.

A typical process? Regardlessofthescale,everylandscape

architectfollowsthesamegeneralpattern.Thisstartswithasiteanalysis,whichmaybeassimpleaswalkingthesiteandcollect-ingsoilsamples,orascomplexashelpingprepareanextensiveenvironmentalimpactstatement.Understandingtheexistingcon-ditionsandsurroundingcontextarecriticaltothedesignprocess,andaneffectivelandscapearchitectwillaskmanyquestionsbeforeeverputtingapenciltopaperoropeningadraftingprogram.

Skilledcommunicationisimpor-tant—aneffectivelandscapearchitectisabletoexpressdesignideasbothverballyandgraphically.Theirfinalproductmightsimplybeanartist’srenderingforamarket-ingcampaign.Or,thelandscapearchitectmightberesponsibleforacompletesetofconstructiondocumentsoutliningtree

preservation,gradinganddrainage;con-structionofwalls,fences,anddecks;anddetailedplantingplans.Manylandscapearchitectsalsooverseesiteinstallation:thatis,ensuringthatcontractorsconstructandinstallthelandscapeaccordingtotherequirementsofthedesign.

Working with a landscape architect

InNorthCarolina,onecangototheNCBoardofLandcapeArchitectstofindaregisteredpractitioner.Mostlandscapearchitectsalsohavewebsitesthatdescribetheirspecialty.Aswhenhiringanyspecial-ist,it’sworthavisittothelocalBetterBusinessBureautoconfirmtheprofessionalreputationofafirmorindividual.

Acommonmisperceptionisthatlandscapearchitectsprovideonlyplantingdesignsandminimallayoutadvicelateinthegame.Hiringaconsultantearlyintheprocesscanoftensavemoney.Forexample,byestablishingbuildinglocationsandcode

restrictionsanddesigningdrainagesolu-tionsearlyon,askilledarchitectcanhelpminimizesitedisturbance,reduceexcava-tioncostsandsavematuretreesandotherdesirablenaturalfeatures.

Is landscape architecture a ‘green’ profession?

Mostlandscapearchitectshavechosentheirprofessionbecauseofitsuniquecom-bination:art,science,andformany,adeepappreciationofnature.Almostalllandscapearchitecturedegreeprogramsnowteach“sustainable”design,whichemphasizestheinterconnectionbetweenpeopleandthelandscapeandtheresponsibilitytocreateandmaintainahealthyenvironment.Justlikeotherdesignprofessions,inpracticethereareshadesofgreen,orrelativedegreesofsustainability.

Landscapearchitectureisbynatureaprofessionofobservantplanners.Ifyouarethinkingofdoinganythingwithyourland,considerhiringalandscapearchitectatthebeginningofyourefforts—youwillberewardedrichlybythescopeandcreativityofsolutionssheorhewillcontribute.

Lara Berkley ASLA is co-owner of B+O Design Studio in Wilmington, NC. She can be reached at (910)251-2707 or at her company’s website: www.b-and-o.net.

Online ResourcesAmericanSocietyofLandscapeArchitects

(ASLA)–professionalassociation www.asla.orgSustainableSitesInitiative www.sustainablesites.org TheSustainableSitesInitiative™(SITES™)

isaninterdisciplinaryeffortbytheAmericanSocietyofLandscapeArchitects,theLadyBirdJohnsonWildflowerCenteratTheUniversityofTexasatAustinandtheUnitedStatesBotanicGardentocreatevoluntarynationalguidelinesandperformancebenchmarksforsustainablelanddesign,constructionandmainte-nancepractices.

NorthCarolinaBoardofLandscapeArchitects–professionalregistration

http://ncbola.orgor919-850-9088

Suggested ReadingAmerican Landscape Architecture, Designers

and Places c.1989,NationalTrustforHistoricPreservationintheUnitedStates

Design with Nature 1969IanMcHarg

Native Plant Society Plant WalksKeepingcurrentinone’sfieldcanextendfarbeyondsubscribingtotradejournals.LaraBerkleyhelpsorganizeplantwalksfortheSECoastchapteroftheNCNativePlantSociety,likethisoneledbyorchidexpertDavidMcAdoothroughtheGreenSwampinAugust.Learningthehabitsofnativeplantsinthewildhelpsequiphertoincorporatenativessuccessfullyinlandscapedesigns.

Finding a native orchid in bloom is more fun in threes: Esther Murphy describes the find, while Mary Vigueras locates it in a wildflower book and Lara Berkley records it on camera. Despite its orange color, this is a yellow fringed orchid (Platanthera ciliaris), which in North Carolina blooms July through September. Photos by Valerie Robertson.

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The River to the Sea Bikeway (WMPO Bicycle Route 1) is an 11-mile, on- and off -road bicycle route that follows the Historic Beach Car Line, which carried vacationers from downtown Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach by trolley. The bike-way comprises neighborhood residential streets, off -road multi-use paths, and a few busy arterial roadways.

It begins at the foot of Market Street at the Riverwalk, within sight of the Battleship USS North Carolina. The bike-way then traverses the Old Wilmington, Bottom and Forest Hills neighborhoods before crossing Independence Boulevard and passing by Empie Park. From Empie Park to South Kerr Avenue, the bikeway follows Park Avenue, a quiet local street that passes by Audubon Station.

After merging with South Kerr Avenue and crossing South College Road, the bikeway passes through the

Winter Park area on Pine Grove Drive and McMillan Avenue, before joining up with Park Avenue again. Between Wallace Avenue and 52nd Street, the bikeway utilizes an off -road path, with a spur to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (WMPO Bicycle Route 1A) via Wooddale Drive. Between 52nd Street and Hinton Avenue, the bikeway follows on-road bicycle lanes on Park Avenue. Beyond Greenville Avenue, the ride is much more uncomfortable for recreational cyclists. Oleander Drive and Wrightsville Avenue are busy arterial roadways with few bicycle facilities and high-speed traffi c, and there are sev-eral bridges to cross. This section is not recommended for recreational cyclists.

Access and ParkingTo reach the downtown Wilmington

trailhead, follow U.S. Highway 74 to-ward Wilmington; take the Wilmington DOWNTOWN exit. Proceed south on North 3rd Street. Take a right onto Market Street and follow west to Riverfront Park. Parking is available on-street or in the city of Wilmington parking deck located at Market Street and North 2nd Street. The bikeway begins at the foot of Market Street at Water Street. Follow the bicycle Route 1 signs.

To reach the Empie Park parking area, follow U.S. Highway 76 to Independence Boulevard northbound. Take a right onto Park Avenue and an immediate left into the park driveway. The bikeway is on Park Avenue. Follow the bicycle Route 1 signs.

To reach the Wrightsville Beach trailhead, follow U.S. Highway 74 toward Wrightsville Beach. At the intersection of Salisbury Street and North Lumina Avenue, continue straight on Salisbury Street to the on-street parking area. The bikeway begins on Salisbury Street west of North Lumina Avenue. Follow the bicycle Route 1 signs. There is also additional parking at the Wrightsville Beach municipal complex at the intersection of Salisbury Street and Seawater Lane.

For more information, contact the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO), which is the regional transportation planning agency for the lower Cape Fear region of southeastern North Carolina. Write WMPO at P.O.Box 1810, Wilmington, N.C. 28402, call (910)341-3258 or visit www.wmpo.org.

Information above provided courtesy of www.rivertoseabikeway.com.

Two Events Celebrating the BikewayAnn Street Bicycle Boulevard Grand Opening CelebrationCelebrate the opening of the fi rst bicycle boulevard in North Carolina with Mayor Bill Saff o on April 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center on So. 8th Street.River to the Sea RideTake part of a free group bicycle ride from downtown Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach and back on May 1 at 8:30 a.m., starting at the foot of Market Street in downtown Wilmington.

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ownerwantedtoreducelawnandcreateabird-friendlyandaccessiblelandscapeaswellasasoundandvisualbuffertonearbystreets.Thedesignincorporatedexistingtreesandnewplantings,includingblueberry,yauponholly,inkberryholly,Floridadogwood,redbud,winterberry,wateroaks,laureloaksandmanyothers.Thispropertyisafineexampleofconservationlandscapeanddoesnotrequireirrigationorpesticides.

Outstanding pruning and maintenance; Outstanding tree restoration2502MarketStreetOwner:JonandMichelleCarneLandscape:TexFloydThispropertyhasexperiencedtremendoushur-ricanedamageovertheyears,buttheownershaveconsistentlyrestoredandreplantedaftereachstormtomaintainthebeautyoftheexistingplantingsonthispropertyandtoreplantsamespecieswhenre-quired.Thereare40-yearoldAzaleasandCamellias,50-yearoldDogwoods,and100-yearoldPines.

Outstanding pruning and maintenance; Outstanding tree preservation5014WrightsvilleAvenueOwner:InmanPark,LLCSiteDesigner:BradSedgwickLandscapeArchitect:JoshMilalyArborist:ConnollyTreeServiceThispropertywasdevelopedunderaspecialusepermitinanO&Izonedarea.Thedesigncontem-platedcreationofawoodedbufferareaalongacommonpropertylineandpreservationoftwolargeoaktrees.Thelargeoaktreesensureplentyofshadedareaonthesiteandaninvitingpedestrianarea.Numerousfeatureswereincorporatedinthissitetoreducerunoffandoverallimpact,createwalk-ingpathsandaestheticallypleasingproperty.

Outstanding Tree PreservationCameronArtMuseumOwner:LouiseWellsCameronArtMuseumPropertyManager:JohnnieMcKoyArborist:Akers&ParkerTreeMovers,Inc.ThewideningofIndependenceBlvd.requiredproactivemeasurestoensuretheviabilityoftenLiveOaksplantedalongIndependenceBlvd.Duetotheeffortsofthemuseum’sPropertyManagerand

staffandthejointeffortsoftheCityofWilmington,thetreeswererelocatedinvariousareasonthemuseum’sgrounds.Allofthetreessurvivedthemove.

Outstanding functional designNewHanoverRegionalMedicalCenter–BettyH.CameronWomen’sandChildren’sHospitalOwner:NewHanoverRegionalMedicalCenterLandscapeDesign:MottLandscaping/SteveMottThispropertyisarareexampleintheCityofrooftophabitatforpeopleandwildlife.Duetoheightandweightconsiderations,thesiteutilizesdwarfvariet-iesofnativetreessuchasGemMagnolias,JapaneseMaples,andForestPansyRedbud.Thetreeswereplantedinlargecontainersthatwillliedownintheeventofahurricane.Alltreesarelocatedindripzonesoperatedbyacentralcontrollerthatauto-maticallyadjustsforseasonalchanges.

Outstanding use of native treesWilmingtonRiverfrontProjectSiteOwner:PlantationBuildingCorporationSiteDesigner:CoastalSiteDesignLandscapeArchitect:NealTaylor/OneWorldDesignThesitedeveloper’scommitmenttoplantingtreesisevidencedbythefactthatevenbeforeconstructionofbuildingsthedeveloperplantedlarge,well-formed,butslow-maturingtreestobeenjoyednowandbyfuturegenerations.

Outstanding naturalized plantings; Design appropriate to siteUniversityofNorthCarolinaWilmingtonSiteOwner:StateofNorthCarolinaSiteDesignandLandscaping:UNCWLandscapeServicesSuperintendent:RobertWarrenTopreserveandensuretheviabilityoftheLongLeafPineforestlocatedthroughouttheUNCWcampus,thedivisionofLandscapeServiceshasembarkedonaseriesofsuccessionplantingsofLongLeafPine,includingasmanyas500seedlingsplantedinthepastthreeyears.ThisisjustoneexampleofthegoodworksbeingdonebyLandscapeServicesatUNCW.TheUNCWLandscapeServicesplants,maintainsandcultivatesawidevarietyofplantlifeoncampusandhascreatedabeautiful,pedestrianandwildlifeenvironmentthatwillbearoundforustoenjoyforaverylongtime.

Photos of the award winners can be seen in the video of the awards presentation, held at the City Council meeting on June 1, 2010. Visit http://wilmington.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=25&clip_id=2250 (Note: the presentation starts 9 minutes 30 seconds into the video.)

Nominations for tree awards are accepted year-round; details are available at the City of Wilmington website.

City of Wilmington 2010 Tree AwardsOnbehalfoftheWilmingtonCityCouncil,TheWilmingtonTreeCommissionannuallypresentsawardsinuptoninecategories,forpropertieslocatedwithinthecityofWilmington.Theawardsandcriteriafornominationsrecognizeoutstandingtreepreservation,outstandinglandscapes,andoutstandingcommitmenttotreemaintenance.In2010,theWilmingtonTreeCommissionrecognizedsevenproprtiesinsixcategories.

Outstanding Functional Design218BretonshireDriveOwner:MaggieParishSiteDesigner:SandyWoodThisprojectbeganintheearly1990sandhasbeenawork-in-progressformanyyears.Theproperty

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The Blot Heard Around the Worldby Skip Wenz

Itisfascinating,inaghastlyway,totrackthegrowthoftheDeepwaterdisasterintheGulf.It’slikewatchingcancerspreadthroughoutyourchild’sbody.

Theeventthatstartedasanoil-rigfirethatincinerated11workerssoonledtothecollapseofthatrigandthereportofaminoroilleakamilebelowtheocean’ssurface.That“minorleak”quicklymorphedintoamajorgusherthatcouldn’tbestopped—exposingtheliethattoday’stechnologyhasmadedeepwaterdrillingsafe.

Exposed,too,isourgovernment’scomplicityinthisdisaster.TherelentlessflowofoilintotheGulfhasbeenparalleledbytheflowofdisclosuresaboutcorruptionintheInteriorDepartmentandtheongo-ingcollusionofthegovernmentinBP’spublicrelationsandlegal-covercampaigntohidethescopeandeffectofthespill.

Butthisdisasterisjusttoobigtocon-tain.It’snowthreateningthelong-termproductivityofoneoftheworld’sgreatfisheries;thesolvencyoftheworld’sthird-largestcorporation(BP);Anglo-Americaneconomicrelations;theglobalfinancialrecovery;ourfaiththatgovernmentcanprotectusfromdisaster;andthemythofU.S.energy-independenceviadomesticfossil-fuelextraction.

Worse,thereisnoendinsightforthiscatastrophe.AlthoughBPfinallybegancapturingsomeoftheflowingoiltwoweeksago,andhopestobeabletosiphonmostofitbytheendofJune,theupcom-inghurricaneseasoncouldthwartthateffort.

Moresignificantly,someindependentscientistsarequestioningtheefficacyofthe“final-solution”reliefwellsscheduledforcompletionaroundtheendofAugust.Possibledamagetothewellheadoritssurroundinggeologicstructurecouldren-derthereliefwellsuseless.Ifthathappens,we’reoutofsolutions—thereisnoknownwaytostopthegusher.

Itissoberinginthisregardtoconsiderhowtheoil-soakedbirdsintheGulfdie.Whenexposedtothesemi-tropicalsun,

theyareslowlycookedtodeathinsidetheirtar-and-feathercasings—thousandsofthem.

It’seasyenoughtohateBP.Theirgreed,arroganceandrecklessbehavioraretheproximalcausesofthespill.Butweareallstuckinthisdysfunctionalsystem.BPismerelyasymptomofadiseasecalledfossil-fueldependence.Andtheyareoperatinginthefever-consumptionstageofthedisease—theeraofpeakoil.

“Peakoil”meansthatwe’veuseduphalfoftheworld’soilreserves.Ifyouenvisionabellcurvedepictingthetotalamountofoilthatwasavailablewhenwebeganlarge-scalepetroleumextractioninthe1800s,thereisamidpointonthatcurve—thepeak—atwhichhalfthere-servesareusedandonlyhalfremain.(Thisappliestoanynonrenewableresource.)

Oncethepeakisreached,thehalfthatremainsrapidlybecomesmoreexpensive,butnotjustbecausethereislessofit;inthecaseofextractedresourcessuchasoil,mostoftheeasy-to-getstuffdisappearedbeforewereachedthepeakaround2005.

Theremainingoilmustbeextractedfromincreasinglyremoteandhostileenvironments.ThisisparticularlytruefortheU.S.,whichusedupits“easy”oildecadesago,thenbecamedependentonforeignoil,andnowfindsthatitsremain-ingdomesticsupplyisin,well,deepwater.

Ourdilemmacanbesummarizedasanexpressionofthelawofdiminishingre-turnscustomizedforenergysupplies—theprincipleofEROEI,energyreturnedonenergyinvested.Atthebeginningoftheindustrialpetroleumera,oilwellstypi-callyreturnedalucrativeEROEIof12to14timesasmuchenergyasittooktodrillandoperatethem.Today,wellsreturnanaverageof1.5timestheenergyinvested,

andsometimestheyreturnlessenergythantheyconsume.

Silhouettedagainstthebackdropofpeakoil,theDeepwaterdisasterisatleastcomprehensible;entrenchedpowersaredesperatelytryingtokeeptheirimpossiblefossil-fuelgamegoing.Whatisincompre-hensibleisthatweneedaneventonthescaleofDeepwatertogiveusawakeupcall.

Thereisanexpressionfromthe1960sthatIstillseeontheoccasionalbumpersticker:“NATUREBATSLAST.”It’sworthcontemplatingatyourecologicalhouse.

©PhilipS.Wenz,2008

Philip S. (Skip) Wenz is a freelance writer specializing in ecological design issues. He was a general contractor, residential designer, teacher and writer in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the early 1990s he founded, and for ten years directed, the Ecological Design Program at the San Francisco Institute of Architecture. He also teaches “Creating Your Ecological House,” at Berkeley’s Building Education Center and wrote the book,AddingtoaHouse (Taunton Press, 1995).Skip now lives with his wife, Pam, in Corvallis, Oregon and divides his time between various writing projects and retrofitting his older home to be more environmentally friendly. He may be reached by email through his Web site at www.your-ecological-house.com.

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WorldleadersconvenedinCopenhagenlastDecembertodesignaglobalclimatetreatyaimedatloweringglobalwarmingpollution.TheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC)hopedtocreatethesuccessortotheKyotoProtocol,settoexpirein2012.

NegotiatorshadhighhopeswhenU.S.PresidentBarakObamatookoffice:unlikehispredecessor,Obamapromisedclimatechangewouldbenearthetopofhisadministration’sagenda.Ayearlater,theU.Sdelegationfailedtotaketwostepsnegotiatorsdeemvitaltotheeffortbynotsettingemissionreductiontargetsnorspecifyingtheamountofmoneytoinvestincleanerandgreenereconomiesindevelopingnations.TheUnitedStatesisthesecond-largestemitterofglobalwarmingpollutionandthenumberonepercapita,consuming36%oftheworld’senergywhilecomprisingonly5%oftheworld’spopulation.

Global Climate Treaty Remains ElusiveCopenhagen Talks Result in Few Agreements: Developing Countries, Dismayed, Point to “Leadership Crisis” Among Industrialized Members

Anoverwhelmingmajorityofscien-tistsagreethathumansareaffectingtheglobalclimatebycreatinggreenhousegases,primarilyintheformofcarbondioxideproducedbyburningfossilfuels.Thewarmingtrendofrecentdecadeshasresultedinmeltingoficecapsandacorrespondingriseinsealevels,aswellasotherfar-reachingeffects.

Smallislandstatesinparticularareunitedintheircommitmenttoreduceemissions—andintheirdisappointmentintheUnitedStatesandotherindustrial-izednationsfortheirinaction.PresidentMohamedNasheedoftheMaldives,acountrystrivingtoremainabovesealevel,puttheCopenhagentreatyinboldterms:“Let’sbeveryfrankaboutthis:Copenhagencanbeoneoftwothings.Itcanbeanhistoriceventwheretheworldunitesagainstcarbonpollution,inacollec-tivespiritofco-operationandcollabora-tion.Or,Copenhagencanbeasuicidepact.Thechoiceisthatstark.”

A Look Inside CopenhagenUNCW Student Selected to Represent U.S. Youth at Recent Climate Change Discussionas told to Nicole Carpenter

Brinkley Hutchings, an Environmental Science student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and president of the UNCW Environmental Concerns Organization (UNCW ECO), was chosen to represent U.S. youth at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with her about her experiences in Copenhagen.

Can you provide a brief description of what took place in Copenhagen?

LastDecember,UnitedNationsdelegatesconvenedinCopenhagenforthe2009UNFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC).Thegoaloftheserecurringmeetingsisto“[prevent]‘dangerous’humaninterferencewiththeclimatesystem”bynegotiatinginterna-

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tionaltreatiesthatsetbindinggoalsformeetingenvironmentalstandards.What was your role at the Convention?

IwastheUSrepresentativefortheGreenpeace(GP)StudentNetworkonateamwith40otherstudentactivistsfrom14differentcountries,includingFrance,China,Brazil,Philippines,andGermany.Foraweekpriortothenegotiations,weworkedtogetherraisingawarenessinthecityandsupportedeachotherwhilewelobbiedourrespectivedelegates.Duringtheconvention,weattendedthetalksdailytoaskquestionsandholddelegatesaccountable.Who was at the convention?

FivehundredyoungadultsfromtheUScomprisedthelargestyouthdelega-tionandtherewerethousandsofyouthsfromothercountries,too.Peopleofall

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Green Roof Planted on Betty H. Cameron Women’s & Children’s Hospital

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UNCW student and environmental activist Brinkley Hutchings, at the December 2009 climate talks in Denmark. Selected by Greenpeace to be the sole representative of the Greenpeace Student Network from the U.S., she spent two weeks lobbying delegates and networking with fellow activists from around the world.

Global Climate Treaty Remains Elusive continued

Despitecriesfromactivistsaroundtheworldforafair,ambitious,andlegallybindingtreaty,Copenhagenendedlargelyinfailure.Adayoftalksbetween115worldleadersproducedeightdraftsbutnotreaty.PresidentObamaandChinesePremierWenJiabaowerelefttostrikeapoliticalagreement.TheresultingCopenhagenAccord“recognizes”thecaseforkeepingtemperaturerisetonomorethantwodegreesCelsius,pastwhichmostscientistsagreewouldresultinunchecked,catastrophicclimatechange,butitdoesnotcontainanybindingcommitmentstoreduceemissions.Inparticular,low-lyingcountrieslikelytobemostaffectedbyariseinthesealevelweredisappointedbythelackofcommitmenttoemissioncutsthatwereoriginallydesignedtoholdglobaltemperatureriseto1.5degreesCelsiusthiscentury.

Atthelastminuteallreferencestothe1.5degreegoalwereremoved;thegoalofreducingglobalcarbondioxideemissionsby80%by2050wasalsoremoved.Theaccorddoesprovide$30billionthrough2012foradaptationandmitigation

projectsinpoorcountries;thisamountincreasesto$100billionby2020.Membernationshavepromisedmorethanthe$30billionmarktodate,althoughsomequestionsremainregardingtheexactnatureofthepledgedfunds.

OnthelastdayofthetalksGreenpeaceInternationalExecutiveDirectorKumiNaidooblamedalackofeffort,particularlybyindustrializednations,forthefailuretoproduceatreaty.“Wehaveseenayearofcrises,buttodayitisclearthatthebiggestonefacinghumanityisaleadershipcrisis,”saidNaidoo.

LumambaDi-Aping,Sudanesedip-lomatandchiefnegotiatorfortheG-77groupof130developingcountries,alsoexpressedhisdisappointmentatthetalksasshowing“thelowestlevelofambitionyoucanimagine.It’snothingshortofclimatechangeskepticisminaction.Itlockscountriesintoacycleofpovertyforever.Obamahaseliminatedanydiffer-encebetweenhimandBush.”

PresidentObamaassuredthatnegotiationswerenotover,saying,“we

havecomealongwaybutwehavemuchfurthertogo.”

MembernationsmetinBonn,GermanyinAprilandinJune2010tocon-tinuethetalks.AccordingtotheUNFCCC,nationsmadeprogressinformingthefinalpackageofoperationalmeasuresthatwillbepresentedattheUNClimateChangeConferenceinMexicoNovember29-December10ofthisyear.However,industrializedcountriesarestillnotdoingenough,saiddeBoer.“Takeallcurrentpledgesandplansfromallcountriesandwestillwon’tstopemissionsgrowinginthenext10years.”

For more information, read:http://unfccc.int/2860.php = United

Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change site

http://www.350.org/ = information on worldwide efforts to reduce carbon emissions

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environ-ment/2008/nov/10/maldives-climate-change = article on efforts by Maldives to buy a new homeland before theirs is overrun by the rising sea

by Alexei Kouminov

Manypeoplehaveheardhowmuchtheyhavedonetohurttheenvironmentintheirlifetimesandhowwehaveruinedtheearth’satmospherefromdrivingcarsandpollutingtheoceans,destroyedlargeareasofforestanddrivenmanyanimalstoextinction.Buteventhesmallestthingscanhaveahugedifferenceonourenviron-ment.Butonepersoncannotsavetheearth,wemustallworktobringanendtoClimateChange.

Bythetimewearethreewehavealreadyusedthousandsofsheetsofpaperandplastic,intheformofdiapers.Fromtheageoffivetoeighteenweusetensofthousandsofsheetsofpaperforschool.Andforanentireschoolyouneedmillionsofsheetsofpaper.Andforallschoolsaroundtheworldyouneedtrillionsofsheetsofpaper,killingaroundtwomilliontwohundredtreeseveryyear.

Ofcoursethispaperisrequired,butifeverysingleschoolwouldrecyclethen

Climate Change: One Student’s Perspectivewewouldnolongerneedtokilltrees;wecouldjustusethepaperwehadmadebefore.Schoolscouldprovideclassesaboutclimatechangetomakethenextgenerationmoreearthconscious.Athome,wecantakesmallershowersandonlyusethedishwasherandwasherwhentheyarefull.

Wecankeepthedoorsopenonhotsummerdaysandclosedoncolddays.Studentscouldridetheirbikesorcarpoolwitheachothertosavemoneyandgas.Likedropsofwaterfillingawaterbasin,manysmallthingscanadduptoasolutionforalargeproblem.

Alexei Kouminov wrote this while a 7th-grade student at Myrtle Grove Middle School. He chose the issue of climate change as the focus of his year-long study project. He wrote a research paper, gave presentations to three schools, planted trees, volunteered at a nursery, and created a website. This article was written to fulfill his final assign-ment, which was to raise public awareness.


agesattended,representingthediverseinterestgroupsofcivilsociety,fromanimalrightsandsocialjusticeorganizationstowaterissuesandnaturaldisastergroups.[Theclimatemovement]isnowthelargestsocialmovementinglobalhistory.Peoplearefinallybecomingawareoftheurgencywithwhichweneedtoaddressclimatechange.What did you learn from your peers?

Somuch.IrealizedjusthowmuchtherestoftheworldislookingtotheUStoshowleadershipandsignificantlyreducetheiremissions.Wearethelargestemitterofgreenhousegasespercapita.Wearetheonesthatneedtomakeamove.Also,someAfricangovernmentshadsentstudentstotheconference,encouragingthepar-ticipationofyouthindecision-makingprocesses.Theyactivelycollaboratedwiththeirdelegatesattheendofeachday.ThisdiffersfromtheU.S.,whereyouthoftenfeelshutout.What was your experience like at the conference?

Goingintothefirstweekoftalks,Iwaspumped,determinedtopushourdelegatestoshowprogressiveleadershipatthesenegotiations.Ipreparedmyques-tionsfortheday’stalksandarrivedearlysothatIwasfirstinline.Iwasdeterminedtoaskwhyweweren’tshowingleadershipat

thesenegotiationsandwhyweweren’tdo-ingwhatthescienceclaimsisnecessarytoavoidtheworsteffectsofclimatechange.AndIwasgoingtogetanswers,damnit!

Manyyouthsaskedtough,pointedquestions.Afterstumblingoverourfirstfew,mediatorsstoppedcallingonusinfrontofglobalmedia.This,Ibelieve,isforfearwewouldrevealthatour“worldleaders”werenotdoingalltheycouldtoprotectthefutureofhumanity.Totopitalloff,duringthesecondweekoftalks,civilsocietywasnotallowedintheconferencecenteratall!Theyclaimeditwasasecurityissuebutthishasneverhappenedbeforeinconferencehistory.Usually,theplenaryispackedbycivilsociety.Theirpresenceputspressureondelegatesandholdsthemaccountable.Theyremovedthetranspar-encyoftheprocessbykeepingusout.Iwasboiling.Icouldtouchthedoorbehindwhichdecisionswerebeingmadethatweredecidingmyfuture,theworld’sfu-ture,butIcouldn’tgoin.Itwasoutrageous.Based on your observations, were the climate negotiations successful? Did they meet your expectations?

[Thenegotiations]wereacompletefail-ure.IwenttoCopenhagenwithhopethatPresidentObamawoulddosomethingbig.Hemadepromisesduringhiscampaignthataddressingclimatechangewouldbe

atoppriority.AndhehadthepoweratCopenhagentooverrideCongress,throughtheGlobalClimateProtectionAct.Hecouldhavecommittedtoanaggressivereductionincarbonemissions,andinspiretherestoftheworldtodothesame,buthedidn’t.Itwassodepressing.Afterreflectingonit,though,Ifoundstrengthinitall.Irealizedhowmanyactivistsareworkingacrosstheglobe,howhugethismovementis.Icamehomereadytofightharderandpushforarapidcleanenergytransition.As president of the Environmental Concerns Organization at UNCW, have your experiences and knowledge gained changed the goals and actions of ECO this year?

OurgoalbeforeCopenhagenwastopressureObamatosignontotheclimateagreementandtosurpassCongressionalgoalsforcarbonemissionsreductions.FromthenegotiationsIlearnedthatthecorporatecoalandoilindustriesareactingasroadblockstoprogressiveenergyandclimatechangepolicy.So,thenewgoalsofECOthisyeararetoworktowardsremovingthoseroadblocks.WestartedarelationshipwithProgressEnergy’sregionalvice-presi-dent,BobMcCall,andgeneratedhundredsofcallstotheiroffice,urgingthemtoraisetheirrenewableenergytargetsandtowithdrawfromtheAmericanCoalitionforCleanCoalEnergy.Has your trip to Copenhagen changed your plans and/or goals for the future?

Thisexperiencedefinitelybroadenedmyperspective.Climatechangehasbe-comealotmoretangibletome.I’vemadefriendsinothercountrieswheretheeffectsofclimatechangearealreadybeingfelt:famines,droughts,sealevelrise.MyfriendLeahinFijiiswatchinghercountryandcultureslowlygounderwater.Abigail,fromthePhillipines,herfamilyhasbeendealingwithseverefloodingduetoclimatechange.Thefactthatmycountry’swayoflifeishavinganegativeaffectonthelivelihoodsofothershasstrengthenedmydedicationtothismovement.

ECO hopes to get more of the community involved with their endeavors. Information on public meetings, to be held in the Tidal Creek Community Center, will be posted on the ECO website: www.uncweco.com.

A Look Inside Copenhagen continued from page 16

MackCoylehasdesignedasilent,solar-pow-eredmobilegenerator.Housedinastreet-legaltrailer,itprovides3,000wattsofpuresinewavealternatingcurrent.It’sjustthethingforprovid-ingquiet,cleanpowerforanyremotelocation.

InJulyCoylebroughtthedeviceontothebeach,topowerthe6thAnnualReef/SweetwaterPro-AmSurfContestatWrightsvilleBeach.Surfingenthusiasts—typicallycham-pionsofacleanenvironment—werepleasedtoavoidthenoise,fumes,andtoxicityadieselgeneratorwouldhavebroughttotheparty.

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education & business news

Call for Environmental Education Research ManuscriptsAnewinternationalacademicjournalisscheduledtostartpublishingthisfall.The International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education (IEJEE–Green) willpublishresearchpapersonallaspectsofenvironmentaleducation.Bymakingsuchresearchfreelyavailabletothepublic,theyhopetosupportagreaterglobalexchangeofknowledge.Ifyouhaveresearchyouwishtopublish,seewww.iejeegreen.com/index.php/iejeegreen/index.NC Sustainable Building Design Competition

CapeFearCommunityCollege’sTeamAtlantiswassecondplacewinnerofthe2010NCSustainableBuildingDesignCompetition.

Thisyear’sdesignproblemwastodesignan880SFhouseforaKatrina-rav-agedneighborhoodinNewOrleans.Competitionrulesrequiredthehousetobebuilton8-footpilingsandbeacces-sibletotheelderlycouplewhowouldoccupythehome.Thehomehadtobedesignedto140mphwindstandards,costlessthan$100,000,andfitthecontextoftheBroadmoorneighborhood.TheNCSustainableBuildingDesignCompetitionisacomponentoftheUSGBCNaturalTalentNationalCompetition.

LedbyRonWilson,ArchitectandArchitecturalTechnologyProgramDirector,TeamAtlantisconsistedofLisaBall,ChanceyDrew,BryanGillespieandCharlesHagler—allArchitecturalTechnologyGraduates.Ballpresentedtheteam’saward-winningdesignattheAugustmeetingofCapeFearGreenBuildingAlliance.

Sapona Green Building CenterSaponaGreenBuildingCenterwel-

comesnewemployeeLauraFlessner,whoisstartinghermaster’sinEnvironmentalStudiesatUNCWaftercompletingherun-dergraduatecoursesatVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity.LauramanagedandhelpedinitiateStormwaterRainGardenEducationProgramthroughCapeFearRiverWatch,andwasadesignconsultantwithStevensFineHomesofWilmington.

The New Wilmington Comes to WilmingtonCapt.DougSpringer

andpartnershavebroughtanew46-footcatamarantoWilmington,asleeknewoptionforexploringthehistoryandecologyoftheCapeFearRiver.OperatingunderWilmingtonWatertours,LLC,theWilmingtoncancarryupto49passengersoneco-tours,historictours,andcruisesalongtheupperandlowerCapeFearRiver.Privatechartersarealsoavail-able.Reservationscanbebookedatwww.wilming-tonwatertours.comorbycalling(910)338-3134.

Doug Springer, Diane Upton, Mary Delollo and Garland Valentine are proud co-owners of the Wilmington, new addition to the Cape Fear. The specially-designed catamaran offers daily cruises from downtown Wilmington to Carolina Beach, Southport and Bald Head Island. Come see her at the Cape Fear Riverwalk; she docks at 212 S. Water Street.

Fromenergyefficiencytosolarpanels,greentechnologyisspreadingintomorebusinessesthaneverbefore.Topreparestudentsforcareersinthegrowingnumberofgreenindustries,CapeFearCommunityCollegeisofferinganewacademicprograminSustainabilityTechnologies.Theprogramhasstartedthisfallwithafullclassofstudents.

Theprogramisdesignedtotrainstu-dentsforjobsinenvironmental,construc-tion,alternativeenergy,manufacturing,orrelatedindustries,wherekeyemphasisisplacedonenergyproductionandwastereductionalongwithsustainabletechnologies.CFCCstudentshavebeenexploringgreentechnologyforyearswithawidevarietyofprojects.Thenewdegreeprogramwillexpandgreatlythesustain-abilityexpertiseavailableinourregion.

“Asbusinessesbecomeincreasinglymoregreen-savvy,weneedtomakesureourstudentshaveaccesstothelatesttrendsandtechnologysothattheycanstaycompetitiveinthejobmarket,”saidBobPhilpott,CFCC’sDeanofTechnicalandVocationalEducation.

TheSustainabilityTechnologiespro-gramisavailableintwotracks:AtwoyearAssociateinAppliedScienceDegreeand

CFCC Offers Sustainability Technologies Programafifteen-hourCertificate.Theprogramwillfocusonalternativeenergy,greenbuild-ingtechnologyandenergyuseanalysis.Additionaltopicsincludesustainability,environmentalscience,wastereduction,renewableenergymodeling,siteassess-mentandenvironmentalresponsibility.

Graduatesshouldqualifyforcareerswithinthealternativeenergy,design,construction,environmental,and/ormanufacturingindustries.Employmentopportunitiesexistinboththegovern-mentandprivateindustrysectorswheregraduatesmayfunctionasenergymanag-ers,sustainabilityconsultants,alterna-tiveenergyinstallers,environmentaltechnicians,greenbuildingsupervisors,orentrepreneurs.

“ThenewSustainabilityTechnologiesprogramwillcombinecomprehensiveknowledgeofsustainabilitywithin-depthanalyticalandtechnicaltrainingtopre-parestudentsforawidevarietyofgreenindustryjobs,”saidJohnWojciechowskiAIA,LEEDAP,theLeadInstructorfortheprogram.

FormoreinformationaboutCFCC’snewSustainabilityTechnologiesprogram,[email protected](910)362-7761.


education

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Science and Environmental AcademyScienceandEnvironmentalAcademy(SEAandCoffee)meetsweeklytopresentrelevantenvironmentalandscienceinformation.UNCWprofessorsandknowledgeablecommunity

presenterssharetheirexpertiseandofferopportunitiesforen-joyableinteractioninafriendly,relaxedsetting.

Sept23 Bird-friendlyHabitatAwardProgramwithCharleyWinterbauer,CapeFearAudubonSociety

Sept30 TheKarenBeasleySeaTurtleRescueandRehabilitationCenterwithJeanBeasley,ExecutiveDirector

Oct7 ClimateChangeandSeaLevelRise–What’sinitforNorthCarolinawithLawrenceCahoon,Ph.D.,CenterforMarineScience

Oct14 DiveintotheNCAquariumatFortFisherwithJoanneHarcke,ConservationandResearchCoordinator

Oct21 AgricultureandHealth:anHistoricalPerspectivewithLeslieHossfeld,Ph.D.,sociologyandcriminaljustice

Oct28 NuclearEnergyinthe21stCenturywithBrianTriplett,GEHitachiNuclearEnergy

Nov4 NaturePhotographywithChuckCarmack,NaturePhotographer

Nov11 CriticalIssuesinEnvironmentalAnthropologywithWilliamAlexander,Ph.D.,anthropology

Nov18 SustainableBiofuelswithMattCollogan,AirlieGardens

Dec2 TheGulfStream:ExploringOneoftheOcean’sGreatestRiverswithJohnMorrison,Ph.D.,physicsandphysicaloceanography

Dec9 FishRestorationoftheCapeFearRiverwithDougSpringer,CapeFearRiverkeeper®

Dec16 ThePlightofCoralReefsinthe21stCentury:ClimateChangeandMorewithAlinaSzmant,Ph.D.,marinebiology

Registration Begins September 1! Visit www.uncw.edu/olli for class details or to register, or call (910)962-3195.

WIN: Wednesdays in NatureBasedonthesuccessofSEAandCoffee,anewweeklyseriesisbeinglaunchedinLeland,coveringthenature,beautyandhistoryoftheCapeFearregion.Sept.22CapeFearRiverKeeperswithDoug

Springer,CapeFearRiverkeeperSept.29ImprovedFishPassageatLock

andDam#1,CapeFearRiver,withFrankYelverton,ArmyCorpsofEngineersFisheriesBiologist

Oct.6 HistoryoftheWilmingtonHarborwithBeverlyTetterton,LocalHistoryLibrarian,

NewHanoverCountyLibraryOct13 EcosystemsoftheCapeFearRiver

BasinwithCaptainJoeAbatte,CapeFearNaturalist

Oct20 ChangesintheCapeFearRiver,EconomicandEnvironmentalImpactofSeaLevelRise

withJimLeutze,chancelloremeritus,UNCWOct27 ConservingBiologicalDiversityin

theSoutheastCoastalPlainwithDanRyan,ProjectDirectorforTheNatureConservancy

Nov3 PollutionProblemsinWilmingtonwithMichaelMallin,CenterforMarineSciences

Nov10 What’sUpWithBirds:Bird-WatchingWithaPurposewithAndyWood,NCAudubonSociety

Registration Begins September 1! Visit www.uncw.edu/olli for class details or to register, or call (910)962-3195. The Pathways course catalog detailing cur-rent semester offerings is available at the new OLLI building, located at 620 S. College Road, Wilmington. It can also be viewed online.

TheOsherLifelongLearningInstitute(OLLI)atUNCWisoneof120prestigiousinstitutesfoundedbyBernardOshersince1997forseasonedlearnersaged50andolder.Since2005theBernardOsherFoundationhasawardedtheOsherLifelongLearningInstituteatUNCW$1.35milliontocontinuetoexpanditseducationalandculturalprogramming.BecomingamemberofOLLI,whichcosts$50/yearor$30/semester,offersbenefitsincludingaccesstoRandallLibraryanddiscountpricesforclassesandspecialevents.

Planet Ocean Seminar Series at CMS

TheUNCWCenterforMarineScience(CMS)offersfourdistinguishedlectureseminarseachacademicyear,featuringprominentspeakersfromUNCWfacultyandotherleadingresearchinstitutions,fromwell-knownenvironmentalorganiza-tions,andfromgovernmentagencies.The2010-2011PlanetOceanSeminarswillbe:

September14,2010Climate Change: Where Are We Now?Dr.OtisB.BrownNCStateUniversityandNOAA’sNational

ClimaticDataCenter

November9,2010Mitigate, Adapt, or Suffer?Preparing North Carolina’s Coasts for a

Changing ClimateDr.JohnRummelEastCarolinaUniversity

February8,2011Climate Change or Coastal Change?The Future of the Carolina CoastDr.DouglasGambleUNCWilmingtonDepartmentof

GeographyandGeology

April12,2011Responding to Climate ChangeDr.LarryCahoonUNCWilmingtonDepartmentofBiology

andMarineBiology

TheSeriesisfreeandopentothepublic.Due to limited seating, reservations are required. Tomakereservationsorformoredetails,pleasecall(910)962-2301.

Join the Bluefish SocietyTheBluefishSocietyistheannualgiving

programoftheUNCWCenterforMarineScience.AllBluefishSocietyfundsareusedforCMSpublicoutreachefforts,helpingtodefrayoperatingcostsforthePlanetOceanSeminarSeriesandothercommunityenrich-mentprograms.Annualmembershipsare$75forindividuals;$150forcouples;$200forfamilies.Memberbenefitsincludeinvita-tionstospecialevents,andtheopportunitytointeractwithworld-renownedscientistsandotherenvironmentalexpertsfeaturedatPlanetOceanSeminars.ForinformationaboutjoiningtheBluefishSociety,call(910)962-2301orvisithttp://uncw.edu/cms.

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education & business newsEmerging Green Business Conference

TheWilmington-CapeFearHomeBuildersAssociationwillhostits2010EmergingGreenBusinessConferenceonWednesday,September15from9a.m.–3p.m.atShellIslandResort,WrightsvilleBeach.TheConferencewillhighlightemerginggreenindustriesandinnovativetechnologyinanumberofareasincludingsolarenergy,nuclearenergy,waterresourc-es,recyclingandsolidwaste.Attendeeswillbeabletotalkwithkeyfederal,stateandprivatepartners,whichcanassistgrowinggreenbusinessesandgreenjobcreationthroughidentifyingavailablecapitalresources.

Thisconferenceisidealforthosewithabusinessorproductideathatlackscapitalrequiredtogettomarket,aswellasthosewithacurrentbusinesstheywanttogrowinasustainablemanner.Tolearnmoreseewww.wcfhba.comorcall(910)799-2611.

Entrepreneurship SummitThe2010NCEntrepreneurshipSummit

isacollaborativeofleadershipfromacrossthestateonamissiontocreate“homegrown”jobs.Thisyear’ssummit,“KeystoNC’sEconomicFuture,”willbethefourthstate-widegatheringtocelebrateandworkforsmallbusinessesandhigh-growthentrepreneurs.TheSummitwillbeheldSeptember19–20,2010attheHiltonWilmingtonRiverside.Visitwww.ncen-tresummit.org/fordetailsortoregister.

Solar + Green Building TourCapeFearGreenBuildingAlliance

willhostits6thAnnualSolarandGreenBuildingTouronSaturday,September25,from10:00a.m.–3:00p.m.Visit“thegreenesthomeinAmerica,”3404TalonCourt,andotherhighperformancebuildingsinourarea.TheTalonCourtresidencehasbeenfeaturedinUSAToday, EcoHome andGreen Source.Atourofthishousealoneisworththepriceofadmission:$12forCFGBAmembersand$15fornon-members.Seewww.cfgba.orgfordetails.

2010 Green Living Conference and Expo

Wednesday,October13,CapeFearGreenBuildingAlliance,the Greater Wilmington Business Journal and Wilma

MagazinepresentthesecondannualGreenLivingConferenceandExpo.Theeventwillfeatureanexhibitionhall,keynotelun-cheonandclassesforgreenbuilders,thepublicandbusinessesexploringsustain-ableinitiatives.Forinformationaboutsponsorshipsandexhibitspaces,contactJudyBuddat(910)343-8600,ext.212.Forinformationonclasses,visitwww.cfgba.org.

Student MilestonesNicoleCarpentergraduatedfrom

UNCWinDecember2009withadegreeinEnvironmentalScienceandminorsinbiol-ogyandchemistry.SheisnowemployedbyCZRIncorporated,awoman-ownedenvironmentalconsultingcompanyhead-quarteredinJupiter,Floridaandservingthesoutheast.CarpenterworksasafieldbiologistoutofCZR’sWilmingtonoffice.

SharOlivier,aprincipalofBiofuelAdvanceResearchandDevelopment,LLC.(BARD),hasbeenacceptedintotheNicholasSchooloftheEnvironmentatDukeUniversitywheresheisintheDukeEnvironmentalLeadershipMasterofEnvironmentalManagement(DEL-MEM)Program.http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/

AfterasummerworkingatSaponaGreenBuildingCenter,AlyssaHallehasleftWilmingtonforBlacksburg,Virginia.Sheisenrolledinthedualmastersdegreeprogram:MastersofPublicAdministrationandMastersofUrban&RegionalPlanningatVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity.

Pender Early College Competes in NC Envirothon Program

TheNorthCarolinaEnvirothonisanannualcompetitioninwhichhighschoolandmiddleschoolteamscompeteforrecognitionandprizesbydemonstratingtheirknowledgeofenvironmentalscienceandnaturalresourceconcepts.HardworkbythePenderEarlyCollegeHighSchoolstudents,teamBuenoesVerde,qualifiedthemtocompeteatthestatelevelinthisyear’scompetition.FourstudentstravelledtoBurlington,NCtocompeteagainstfiftyotherschoolsacrossthestateatCedarRockPark.Theprogramencouragesstudentstodevelopabasicsciencebackgroundknowledgeofournaturalresourcessotheycanmakegoodenvironmentaldecisionsasadults.www.ncenvirothon.org.

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CFGBA Off ers Building Performance Workshops

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Presented by the Cape Fear Green Buillding Alliance (CFGBA), The Building Performance Workshop Series is scheduled to begin on May 12. Made possible in part by a grant award from the NC Green Business Fund and ARRA, the series of professional trainings combines classroom instruction with on-site, hands-on dem-onstrations. The principles and techniques taught during the trainings apply to both new and existing construction, but special focus will be placed on their application to existing homes. The curriculum is tailored to prepare trainees for certifi cations and jobs in the emerging home retrofi t industry.

During the on-site training sessions, trainees will be able to apply the tech-niques they learn in the classroom to existing homes. These green retrofi ts are being performed through a collabora-tion with Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministries (WARM), a non-profi t organiza-tion that performs repairs on the homes of economically disadvantaged individuals.

Additional grant partners are Building Performance Specialists (BPS) and Sapona Green Building Center. BPS will provide instruction, energy audits and project management for the retrofi ts. Sapona will act as purchasing agent and materials supplier.

General registration is now open. The complete list of workshop topics and dates is posted below:

May 12 – Building Science/ House Characterization

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For more information or to register, visit www.cfgba.org or contact Joy Allen, Cape Fear Green Building Alliance, at (910)470-5697 or [email protected].

The Cape Fear Green Building Alliance is a non-profi t 501(c)3 corporation with the mission of promoting sustainable building practices. Formed in 2005, the CFGBA accomplishes its mission primarily through educational programs for both industry professionals and the general public. Monthly general meetings held the second Wednesday of each month feature informational presentations and are free and open to all.

Green Social ReturnsStarting April 29, 2010, Cape Fear Green Building Alliance is resuming its monthly “Green Social,” held the last Thursday of the month. Come enjoy the rooftop and meet with people who share an interest in things green. Location: Reel Cafe rooftop, 100 So. Front Street, Wilmington.

Green Drinks at Kefi Cape Fear Green Drinks, is held the second Thursday of each month, at Kefi , 2012 Eastwood Road, Wilmington. The event off ers a casual place to network and a monthly speaker. Coming May 13: rain bar-rels and rain gardens. For details email Paul Pascarosa at [email protected].

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Home-Based Livelihoodby Skip Wenz

I was completely surprised—and bursting with pride—when my accountant became a cabinetmaker.

Well, he wasn’t actually my accoun-tant. He was my student in a cabinetmak-ing class I taught in 1981 through a school that teaches basic building skills to home-owners—and he also happened to be an accountant, with a nine-to-fi ve desk job in San Francisco.

I didn’t think about his occupation—there were a dozen students, from all walks of life. I was showing them how they could save a little money by building or at least installing their own cabinets—de-mystifying the process and empowering them to use tools and become less depen-dent on specialists.

About nine months after the class ended, the unassuming accountant sent me a photo of a cabinet he built in his basement and a letter explaining that, over the objections of his middle-class family, he quit his desk job and started his own cabinet business. “Free at last,” he concluded.

I remembered him today as I contem-plated ways for ordinary people to survive what I believe we’re headed for: a break-down of the global economic order in which we Americans function as the great

consumers who, to paraphrase spiritualist Deepak Chopra, buy things that we don’t need using money that we don’t have to impress people we don’t like.

In my last column I argued that none of the structural changes needed to end casino-style fi nancing and put our economy on a sustainable basis are likely to be made by the Wall Street/Washington cabal. The middle class is being wiped out—almost one third of Americans (91 million!) now live below the poverty line and the average income is $36,000 a year. If we Main Streeters are to survive, we’ll have to become both more self-reliant and more interdependent.

For those who can’t fi nd work, or are forced to work for such low wages that it’s not worth their time, self-reliance usually means working from home, either as a self-employed individual or in partnership with others.

Home-based self-employment begins with an assessment of your most valuable asset—your home (owned, mortgaged or rented)—and its potential for generating a livelihood. Note that I said a livelihood, not merely an income, for most homes can support gardens, providing food, and accommodate the production of bartered goods and services as well as cash-based income. Some combination of self-sustenance, direct exchange and cash-generating activity will be needed to build a sustainable economy within the disinte-grating but still-dominant economic order.

You can provide many types of ser-vices at or from your home. For example, in Oakland, California, where many people have long been pressed to provide extra income for their families, I’ve seen garages converted into barber shops, bakeries and even a Red-Wing shoe store. Today’s home businesses include all types of internet-

based services from accounting to pub-lishing to online catalogue stores.

The boarding room, an old idea with a modern twist, is making a spontaneous comeback in today’s economy. The Web site airbnb.com, launched in 2007, links travelers with homeowners who rent them a spare room for one night or several weeks, usually for far less than they could stay in a hotel. Airbnb puts the travelers and hosts in contact with one another be-fore the rental date, so they can make sure they’re comfortable with the arrangement.

A boarding house also has the po-tential to provide meals for an extra fee. And just in case you think that eking out a living by home cooking represents an unfortunate, permanent regression to a less prosperous era, consider the story of a woman who once charged a small fee to provide Thanksgiving dinner to a few guests during the depths of the Great Depression. Her name was Cordelia Knott, and her legacy is a restaurant and a multi-million dollar theme park called Knott’s Berry Farm.

Along with its many benefi ts self-em-ployment, which has always been part of our economy, entails risks, including lim-ited production capacity and vulnerability to psychological and economic isolation. In a future column, I’ll explore partnering with others to establish a modern-day “cot-tage industry” at your ecological house.

© Philip S. Wenz, 2009Philip S. (Skip) Wenz is a freelance writer specializing in ecological design issues. He was a general contractor, residential designer, teacher and writer in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the early 1990s he founded, and for ten years directed, the Ecological Design Program at the San Francisco Institute of Architecture. He also teaches “Creating Your Ecological House” at Berkeley’s Building Education Center and wrote the book, Adding to a House (Taunton Press, 1995).Skip now lives with his wife, Pam, in Corvallis, Oregon and divides his time between various writing projects and retrofi tting his older home to be more environmentally friendly. He may be reached by email through his Web site at www.your-ecological-house.com.

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Cape Fear Citizens for a Safe EnvironmentOrganized to fi ght the building of Hugo Neu landfi ll, now encouraging legislation to strengthen landfi ll regulations in North Carolina.www.stopthedump.com

Cape Fear Climate Action NetworkA local citizen network providing support, advocacy, and recognition for climate action initiatives in the Cape Fear region.www.capefearcan.com

Cape Fear CyclistsThe information hub for Southeastern cyclists!www.capefearcyclists.org

Cape Fear Community College (CFCC)Architectural technology curriculum.www.cfcc.edu/programs/at

Cape Fear Economic Development Council (CFEDC)CFEDC is an all-volunteer endeavor promoting innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship as essential to successful local economic growth, regional competitiveness, and jobs and income generation. www.capefearedc.org

Cape Fear Green Building Alliance (CFGBA)Promotes the construction of environmentally responsible, profi table, healthy places to live and work.www.cfgba.org

Cape Fear Museum of History and ScienceOldest museum in North Carolina tells stories of the region’s history, science and cultures through exhibition and educational programs.www.capefearmuseum.com

Cape Fear Regional Beekeepers AssociationNewly-formed chapter of the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association. Receive personal advice from beekeepers in the local communi-

ty to learn beekeeping and to stay up-to-date on successful beekeeping.email: [email protected]

Cape Fear River WatchEnvironmental education, advocacy and action for the Lower Cape Fear River basin.www.cfrw.us

Carolina Farm Stewardship AssociationCarolina Farm Stewardship Association’s mis-sion is to promote local and organic agriculture in the Carolinas by inspiring, educating and organizing farmers and consumers. Produces Carolina Guide to Local & Organic Food.www.carolinafarmstewards.org

Center for Environmental Farming SystemsThe Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) develops and promotes food and farming systems that protect the environment, strengthen local communities, and provide economic opportunities in North Carolina and beyond. CEFS is one of the nation’s largest centers for the study of environmentally sustainable farming practices.www.cefs.ncsu.edu

City of Wilmington Stormwater ServicesMaintains and improves the City’s stormwater drainage system for the protection of the community and the environment. Provides comprehensive stormwater management that takes into account both the quantity and quality of stormwater runoff . Stormwater education, outreach, and public involvement are important components of this mission.www.wilmingtonnc.gov

Coastal Conservation Association (CCA)– Cape Fear ChapterThe purpose of Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina is to advise and educate the public on conservation of marine resources. The objective of CCA is to conserve, promote and enhance the present and future availability of these coastal resources for the benefi t and enjoyment of the general public.www.capefearcca.com

Dogwood AllianceNonprofi t works to educate people about the importance of forests and the negative envi-ronmental impacts of business-as-usual paper production. Having achieved systemic change throughout the paper industry through public campaigns against offi ce super stores--the largest retail paper sellers in the U.S.--they are now addressing protection for Southern forests and forests all over the world.www.dogwoodalliance.org

Earth Day AllianceOrganizers of the Lower Cape Fear Celebration of Earth Day.www.wilmingtonearthday.com

Electric Vehicle Automobile Association (EVAA) – Coastal Carolinas / WilmingtonLocal chapter provides e-mail of current developments and legislationwww.eaaev.org or e-mail: [email protected]

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Manycongregationsnation-widehavesignedupforthe10%ChallengetoSaveEnergy,workingtoreducetheircongre-gation’scarbonfootprint.Participantsinthirtystatesaredoingeverythingfrominstallingenergyefficientlightingtoplantingtreesandnativelandscaping,toencouragingmemberstowalkorcarpooltoservices.

Organizersencourageparticipantstohelpspeedthetransitiontoacleanenergyfuturebyworkingtoreducetheircongre-gation’sfootprint10%by10/10/10.TherewillbeafreeQ&AwebinarSeptember14,forfriendsofInterfaithPower&LightandparticipantsintheChallenge.Onthecall

Join the Ten Percent Challenge to Save EnergyPledge to reduce your congregation’s carbon footprint by 10%

willbeexpertswiththeEPAEnergyStarforCongregationsprogramaswellascon-gregationleaderswhohavesuccessfullycompletedprojectstosaveenergy.Ifyouaren’tsurehoworwhetheryourcongrega-tioncanparticipateintheChallenge,thisisanopportunitytohearwhatothersaredoing,shareideas,andaskquestions.

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2010 Critical Issues Seminar

TheNorthCarolinaCouncilofChurcheswillholditsCriticalIssuesSeminaronThursday,October14attheCongregationalUnitedChurchofChristinGreensboro,NC.Thethemeforthisyear’sseminaris“LovingGod’sCreation:FullyIntegratingCreationCarewiththeChurch’sMissionandMinistry.”Rev.CanonSallyBingham,founderofInterfaithPower&Light,willbethekeynotespeaker.Costforthedayis$25,whichincludeslunch($15forstudents)andsomescholarshipassistanceisavailable.Call(919)828-6501formoreinformationortoregister.

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ChurchoftheServanthelditsannualPathwaysconferenceinFebruary,andthisyear’stopicwas“PathwaystoaGreenerPlanet.”KeynotespeakerBethNorcrossofferedideasonhowacongregationcanstarttodeterminetheirownapproachtobecomingmoreenvironmentallycon-scious.Thefollowingday,sheleadases-sionondesigningacreationcareprogramatone’sownplaceofworship.Membersofthecommunitygavepresentationsshar-inghowtheyincorporateenvironmental-ismintotheirownworkandlife.

Duringtheconference,attendeesrealizeditwouldbehelpfulformembersofareafaith-basedorganizationstobeincommunicationwithothergroupstoshare

informationaboutbecomingmoregreen.AlistservnamedILM-green-faithhasnowbeenestablished,availabletoanyoneintheWilmingtonfaithcommunityinter-estedinenvironmentalstewardship.

Anyonecansubscribetoreceivethesemailingsforfree:visithttp://lists.uncw.edu/mailman/listinfo/ilm-green-faith.Subscribersreceiveoccasionalemailsandarealsoallowedtopostinformationofinteresttothegroup.Ifyouhavequestionsabouthowitworks,youcanemailthepersonmanagingthelistatilm-green-faith-owner@lists.uncw.edu.

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Pledge to Take A Child OutsideSeptember 24—September 30

TakeAChildOutsideWeekisaprogramdesignedtohelpbreakdownobstaclesthatkeepchildrenfromdiscov-eringthenaturalworld.Byarmingparents,teachersandothercaregiverswithre-sourcesforoutdooractivities,thegoalistohelpchildrenacrossthecountrydevelopabetterunderstandingandappreciationoftheenvironmentinwhichtheylive,andaburgeoningenthusiasmforitsexploration.

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by Jennifer Butler

IgotaskedoncebyaWilmingtonresi-dentwhythecitywaseducatingcitizenstocleanupaftertheirpets,becausethe“deer,raccoonsandwildanimalsdon’thaveanyonecleaningupafterthem.”Goodquestion!Whenthisareawasminimallydevelopedwithlittleimpervioussurfacecoverage,evenwithalotmorewildani-malsroamingaround,wehadcrystal-clear,healthycreeksandwaterways.Fiftyyearslater,thisareahashadanexplosionofimpervioussurfaces,pollutedstormwaterrunoff,domesticanimals—andwaterwaysthataresufferingtheimpact.Andpetwasteisalargecontributor.

A2006surveyofNorthCaroliniansfoundthatonlyonethirdofresidentswereawarethatstormwaterrunoff—andanypollutioninit—flowsdirectlytothenearestwaterwaywithoutbeingtreated.It’salarmingtothinkthattwo-thirdsofresidentsthinkstormwateristreated,yet

perhapsthisexplainswhysomefolksdon’tthinkpickingupaftertheirpetisallthatimportant.Perhapstheyareunawarethatleavingpetwasteonthegroundallowsharmfulbacteria,parasites,andnutrientstowashintowaterwayswhenitrains—thesamewaterwaysweuseforswimming,drinking,fishing,boating,kayaking,andsurfing.Infact,mostofourtidalcreekwaterwaysarenowpartlyorfullyclosedtoshellfishingbecauseofbacterialpollution.

It’senlighteningtoconsidertheprob-lemofpetwastefromasimplevolumestandpoint.In2008,therewerenearly34,000registereddogsinNewHanoverCounty.Veterinarysourcesestimatethatadogproducesanaverageof3/4to2poundsofwasteperday.Usingthecon-servativefigureof3/4poundsofwaste,multipliedby34,000dogs,means25,500poundsornearly12.5tonsofdogwasteisgeneratedperdayinNewHanoverCounty.That’senoughdogwastetofill331full-size

Did You Drop Something?Wilmington Adopts New Pet Waste Disposal Ordinance

garbagetruckseachyear.Thistotaldoesn’taccountforunregistereddogs,cats,otherpets,wildanimalsandbirdsthatcontrib-uteevenmorefecalwastetotheoutdoorenvironmenteachday.

Pathogensinpetwasteareahealthhazardforanyone,butcanbeespe-ciallyharmfultochildren,theelderly,andpersonswithweakenedimmunesystems.Whileyoumaynotactuallywitnessapileofpetwastefloatingintotheneareststormdrain,whenitrains,itscocktailofbacteria,parasitesandnutrientsiswashingdirectlyintoyournearbycreek.Here’sasamplingofdiseasesandinfectionsthatcanbetransmittedtohumansfromuncollectedpetwaste:Salmonellosis– Commonbacterialinfection

transmittedtohumansbyotheranimals.Symptomsincludefever,muscleaches,diarrhea,headache,vomiting,abdominalcrampsandevendeath.

Campylobacteriosis– Bacterialinfectioncarriedbydogsandcatsthatcausesdiar-rhea,cramping,abdominalpainandfeverinhumans.

Toxoplasmosis–Parasitecarriedbycatsthatcancausebirthdefectssuchasmentalretardationandblindnessifawomanbecomesinfectedduringpregnancy.Alsoaproblemforpeoplewithsuppressedim-munesystems.


Wilmington’s New Pet Waste OrdinancePet Owner Requirements

Fines for non-compliance with the City’s pet waste ordinance

are $250 per occurrence.

Requirements in Public:• Fullyandimmediatelycleanup

afterpetsonanypublicproperty. (Public property consists of streets,

sidewalks, right of ways, parks, pla-zas, stream banks, public accesses, pathways, drainageways, storm drains, creeks, officially accepted easements, etc.)

• Carryaclean-updevice(i.e.bag,scooper)atalltimesandbeabletoshowtheclean-updevicetoaCodeEnforcementOfficial,ifasked.

• Baganddisposeofpetwasteinaclosedtrashreceptacleorrefusecontainer.Itisallowedinthelandfill.

• NEVERflushpetwastedownthetoiletbecauseitcreatesblockagesinthesanitarysewertreatmentsystemanddisruptsthenormalwastetreatmentprocess(CapeFearPublicUtilityAuthorityordinance).

Suggestions for Home:• Pickuppetwasteatyourresidenceto

preventbacteriaandnutrientsfromharmingwaterwaysandpublichealth.

• Ifyouhireapetwasteremovalserviceforyouryard,besurethewasteispickedupregularly.It’sabadideatoleavebacteria-ladenpetwasteonthegroundtoolong.ApartmentcomplexesandHOAsshouldencourageresidentstocleanupaftertheirpetsbyadopting/enforcingapetwastepolicy.

• Installapetwastedigesteronyourproperty;it’slikeamini-septicsystemforpetwaste.

• Burywasteinaholethatisatleast6”deepandawayfromgardens,wells,ditches,stormdrainsandwaterways.

• Wastefromcatsandotherpetsthat“usetherestroomoutdoors”shouldalsobecollected.Provideacoveredlitterboxoutside,thenplacetheusedkittylitterinabaginthetrash.

• NEVERflushpetwasteorkittylitterdownthetoilet(CFPUAordinance),compostit,dumpitinstormdrainsorditches,orleaveitontheground.

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Cape Fear’s

Vote for the Environment Twoupcomingeventsofferthechance

tohearcandidates’positionsonenviron-mentalissues,priortoelections.

Cape Fear Green Building AllianceWednesday, September 8 at 6:30p.m.

Thefocusisonenvironmentalissues,astheCapeFearGreenBuildingAlliancehoststhecandidatesforNCSenateDistrict9,NCStateHouseDistrict16,NCStateHouseDistrict18andNewHanoverCountyCommissioners.Allcandidatesintheseraceswereinvitedtoparticipate.Thefollowingcandidateshaveaccepted:

• JimLeutzeandThomGoolsby• F.D.RivenbarkandCarolynJustice• SusiHamiltonandBethDawson• DeborahButler,SidCausey,RickCatlinand

BrianBerger

Doorsopenat6:30p.m.fornetworkingandtheprogrambeginsat7:00p.m.TheBalcony,cornerofFrontandDockStreets,thirdfloor,Wilmington,NC.Seedetailsatwww.cfgba.orgorcall(910)470-5697.

Cape Fear Economic Development CouncilTuesday, September 28 at 6p.m.

TheCapeFearEconomicDevelopmentCouncilwillpresentapaneldiscussion,withSchoolBoardrepresentativesdiscuss-ingeducationandeconomics.

WHQRGallery,254N.FrontStreet,thirdfloor,Wilmington,NC.Seedetailsathttp://capefearedc.org.

Toxocariasis–Infectioncausedbyparasiticroundwormsthatcancauseblindnessortemporaryvisionloss,rash,fever,coughandpneumonia.

Petwastecanalsocauseconditionssuchastuberculosis, e.coli contamination, cryptosporidiosis, andgiardiasis.

Inadditiontodirectlyendangeringourhealth,thepollutionfrompetwastecanalsoresultinswimmingadvisories,closedshellfishingwaters,andimpairedaquatichabitat.Nutrientsinpetwastecancausealgaeandweedstogrowoutofcontrol.Thisnutrient-richwatercanupsettheeco-logicalbalanceofourwaterways,leadingtolow-oxygensituationsandultimatelytofishkills.Disposingofpetwasteproperlycanhelpkeeplocalwaterwayssuitableforswimming,fishing,drinking,andotheractivities.

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mosttocleanupafterthefamilypet.It’sgoodtobecomefamiliarwiththenewly-enactedpetwasteordinance(seepage23)asnon-compliancecancarryaheftyfine.

Wemaynothavecontroloverallthepollutantsrunningintoourwaterways,butwecanpickupafterourdogs—andit’spartofbeingaresponsiblepetowner.

Jennifer Butler is the Stormwater Education Program Coordinator for the City of Wilmington Stormwater Services. She, her husband and their dogs enjoy quiet walks through the park near their home—and they always have plenty of doody pick-up bags handy.

Editor’s note: 12.5 tons of waste plus plastic bags is a lot to add to our already overtaxed landfills. When possible, consider installing a pet waste digester on your property. One of the benefits of living on sand: it’s easy to dig the required hole.

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