Leadership Asheville Seniors                         LAS XIII                           September 29, 1999
 


Environmental Concerns: 

Air Quality and Green Spaces

Southern Research Station (NFS), Conference Room, 200 W.T. Weaver Boulevard

September 29, 1999

 

"It is extremely powerful for people to learn from their own experience of failure"-Ronald Heifetz

8:30        Coffee and Muffins  

8:45         Welcome and Overview of Southern Research Station
               Melissa Carlson, marketing and customer outreach specialist, Southern Research
                  Station

9:00         Understanding the History of Air Quality Issues in Western North Carolina
               Rick Maas, director and professor, Environmental Studies Program, UNCA  

9:45         Human Health and Environmental Impact of Air Quality in Southern
                Appalachians
                Paul Muller, regional air quality supervisor, Division of Air Quality, NC Department of
                    Environment and Natural Resources
                Patricia Brewer, technical director, Southern Appalachian Mountain Initiative

10:30       Break  

10:45       Biodiversity and “Appalachian Voices” Slide Show
               Harvard Ayers, professor, Anthropology, Appalachian State University  

11:30       Waterways, Greenways and RiverLink Bus Tour and Lunch  
               Karen Cragnolin (LA 7), executive director, RiverLink  

1:45        Break  

2:00        Parks and Greenways: Plans, Costs, Voter Response, and Public Initiative
              Irby Brinson, director, City of Asheville Parks and Recreation Department
              Annette Wise, director, Buncombe County Parks and Recreation
              Mike Lewis, insurance sales and active citizen

3:00     Putting It All Together: Concerns and Actions

 

Suggested Activities:
Quality Forward's Walkabout -1st Monday evening each month
NC Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way (Grounds daily 8-9, Visitor Center 8-5 M-S, 
     Greenhouse 8-4 M-F; buildings also open 2nd and 4th Sundays 1:30-4:30)
WNC Nature Center
Botanical Gardens at UNCA
French Broad River Park
W.T. Weaver Blvd. Greenway

 

Special thanks to:
 Marylyn Seyler (LAS VIII), Hazel Fobes (LAS XI), Hugh Morrell (LAS X)
  and Doug Lowery (LAS IX)

 

Leadership Asheville Seniors XIII