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All are welcome to attend the Randolph Area Community Development Corporation‘s Annual Meeting. Learn about new projects happening in the RACDC region, and share your outlook and insights with the organization and other participants! The event time and location are TBD at present. For additional information on the organization and updated program information, please click here.

Come join the Donella Meadows Institute and Vermont Law School for a free screening of the film Last Call, a new documentary that tells the story of the groundbreaking 1972 Limits to Growth study. With a wealth of high-quality historic footage and extensive interviews with the core Limits to Growth team, Last Call explores the thinking leading up to the study, the storm of controversy it sparked upon its publication, and the ways the sustainability narrative has changed over the past four decades. At its core, it is a revealing look at the complexities and roadblocks involved in creating a paradigm shift–even one grounded in good data.

Following the screening, Marta Ceroni of the Donella Meadows Institute will lead a discussion about issues raised in the film, including the meaning of sustainability today and approaches for creating change in today’s world.

To read more about the film, see: “Last Call: The complicated story of a study’s simple findings.”

Solarize Upper Valley is a program of Vital Communities aimed at making residential and small business solar photovoltaic (PV) energy more accessible across our region. Pomfret-Woodstock has been chosen as one of their targets for Fall 2014, so come celebrate the possibilities of solar and its positive impacts on our economies and communities! You’ll have the chance to meet Vital Communities’ partner installer, learn about solar, talk with other interested residents, and sign up for a free site visit. For additional information, please click here.

Comes join us for one of our final East Central Vermont: What We Want consortium meetings!

Expected presentations will include:

• Improving Management and Decision-making Capacity
• Changing the Law to Enable Implementation
• Aligning Policy with Sustainbility
• Possible Scenarios for Where We Live and How
• Tracking Progress: Are We Getting Closer

To download a copy of the agenda, click here:October 2014 Board agenda

For more information or questions please contact [email protected]

The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is sponsoring a symposium in Burlington to mark the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. Keynote speakers and panels of experts will examine the future of conservation biology and discuss the legal challenges ahead for preserving Vermont’s natural heritage. For more information on the event, click here.

The AVCC’s 2014 Annual Summit will be held on Saturday, November 1st from 8am-4pm at Montpelier High School in Montpelier. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with conservation commissions from across the state, learn more about scientific concepts that underpin AVCC’s work, and discuss emerging issues in our communities. Cost for dues-paid members of AVCC is $10 or $30 for unpaid members.  To register, visit this link, and be sure to include a note that your payment is for conference registration. Alternatively, pay via post by sending cash/check to: AVCC, c/o VLCT, 89 Main Street, Montpelier VT 05602. Day-of registration is also accepted (cash only).

Now in its 4th year, the Woodstock Digital Media is established as a unique event where an extraordinary group of innovators from across the country, representing diverse fields backgrounds, come together to share their public interest work with each other and with the public.

The beautiful setting of Woodstock, Vermont, provides the backdrop to a day of keynote talks, hands-on workshops, and informal gatherings.

To learn more and register click here.