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Color Irondequoit Green

Advancing Climate Solutions at the Local Level

Upcoming Events and Ways to Connect


 

Color Irondequoit Green (CIG) Monthly Meeting

 

Come meet the group in person! Meeting is later in April due to the eclipse.

    • Monday, April 15 th 7:00 pm, room 213
    • Irondequoit Public Library, 1290 Titus Ave
    • Come meet our members and learn about our initiatives

 

Consolidated Calendar of Events

 

Use this calendar to see many events offered by the Accelerator, other local Color Your Community Green groups, Pachamama, Reconnect Rochester, ROC Vegan Society, and others.

Navigational tips!

  • Use the left hand side bar to for color coded events.
  • Use the magnifying glass search icon in the upper right corner to search for specific information. For example, search: “heat pumps”.

 

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Monroe County’s Active Transportation Plan (CATP) – Final Draft

 

The final draft was released in August 2023. You can view the final draft or the executive summary on Monroe County’s CATP website.

 

  • You can still add input and review the interactive map. Drag and drop the icons at the top to add specific comments at a specific spot on the map.

Project documents (final draft plan, meeting summaries, press releases…) are still available on the original site.

 

Ask the Water Quality Experts!

Water Authority and Water Quality Chemists Presentation

 

Ken Naugle, Production Engineer, from the Monroe County Water Authority and Water Quality Chemists Jon Maier and Brittany Vanno from the Rochester Water Bureau are coming to present to the Color Irondequoit Green Community on Tuesday, April 30th at 6:30 PM at the beautiful Irondequoit Public Library in Room 115. 

There will be a presentation followed by the opportunity to ask the water quality experts questions.

 

Check out Monroe County’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) – Phase II

 

Phase II of the CAP Monroe County is now undertaking a community-wide green house gas inventory to better understand all County emissions. This will provide a large scope of emissions sources and the potential actions for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

To get involved:

  • Attend a CAP advisory committee meeting, first Monday of the month at 3:30. See the current agenda for zoom or in person information.
  • Comment or check out resident ideas on the ideas wall.
  • Submit a comment or question.

Join Us

 

As a recently founded group, Color Irondequoit Green has so much potential for new environmental initiatives. Join an existing initiative, or bring your passion for an environmental issue, find similarly passionate people to form a team, and start an initiative!

 

 

Find our socials

 

Keep up with the latest information and connect with other members of the group.

CIG Facebook Group

CIG Instagram

 

 

Color Your Community Green

We are organized under the umbrella of Color Your Community Green, an initiative of the Climate Solutions Accelerator program.

Our group has many resources and tools to help you take tangible actions towards a more sustainable community.