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IMPACT Film Series: Tapped

76 Main! Carriage House

76 Main Street, Stamford 12167

Thursday, May 17
7 p.m. - 9 p.m. 

Admission: Free, donations accepted

 

"Tapped" addresses the bottled water industry, the environmental and social impacts of the modern-day convenience. Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig's debut feature is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water. Co-hosted by the Roxbury Arts Group (RAG) and the Watershed Agricultural Council (Council), register for the IMPACT goodie bag raffle; the film series ngages audiences on relevant environmental themes on water, agriculture, and forestry.

What is Wac?

The Watershed Agricultural Council works with farm and forest landowners in the New York City Watershed region to protect water quality on behalf of nine million New York residents. The Council uses land conservation techniques such as
     • Whole Farms Plans
     • Forest Management Plans
     • Conservation Easements
to help farmers, forest professionals and private landholders address water pollution concerns on properties located in the Croton and Catskill/Delaware watersheds.

Internationally recognized, the Council is a successful example of public-private partnerships in watershed management. The public benefit of clean drinking water is achieved through incentivized, on-site practices performed on private lands; this partnership model is referred to as “Payment for EcoServices,” or PES. Through PES, private landowners are surface-water stewards of New York City’s drinking water. Click here to read more about the Council and what we do.

 

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On-farm Horse Manure Management

 

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Pure Catskills Newsletter Fall 2011 (pdf)

 

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