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UPCOMING EVENTS

Decentralized Water Reuse Lunch and Learn

11:30am - 1:30pm, Friday, April 20, 2012 - RTP Headquarters (12 Davis Dr.)

Please join the Environment@rtp committee for a lunch and learn featuring speakers from Natural Systems Utilities on potential models of decentralized water reuse on Friday, April 20, 2012, from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM at the RTP Headquarters (12 Davis Drive). Lunch will be provided, so registration is required.

Natural Systems Utilities, a leading design, build, operate and finance company, was one of the teams that participated in the recent Master Planning process. This session will provide direct examples of integrated infrastructure approaches such as those recommended within the plan

Why attend?
The RTP area experiences periodic water shortages, which in the recent drought, reached a critically urgent situation. One option to address these periodic shortages is decentralized water reuse which has been demonstrated to provide significant resource demand reduction. There have recently been significant advancements in the area of decentralized utility services which include both water and energy aspects.   New technology and service delivery mechanisms are being deployed. Cary, Durham, Triangle Wastewater, OWASA, and Raleigh all support water reuse.

Registration
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PREVIOUS 2012 EVENTS

Lunch & Learn: RTP Bluebird Box Adoption Program

11:30am - 1:00pm, Friday, March 9, 2012 - RTP Headquarters (12 Davis Dr.)

Calling all bird enthusiasts! Did you know that we have 40 actively-monitored bluebird boxes? 

Come to our bluebird “lunch and learn” in Conference Room B at the Research Triangle Park Headquarters.  Lunch will be provided, so registration is required.

This meeting is for anyone who would like to adopt a box in RTP or who is looking to learn more about bluebirds and other wildlife in the park.

The Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina and its Owners & Tenants through the Environment @rtp program is committed to developing the Park in a way that also recognizes and respects the existing ecosystem and natural features that make this region so sought-after. Consulting with specialists on animal habitats and migration patterns, the Foundation has installed a variety of structures to celebrate the Park’s native wildlife, which includes more than 100 species of birds and a variety of turtles.

At the meeting we will:

  • Discuss bluebird nest box care and monitoring procedures,
  • Provide a list and map of all available boxes in RTP and give everyone an opportunity to sign up to monitor the boxes,
  • Discuss other wildlife opportunities in RTP including, but not limited to, adopting Wood duck boxes and lunch and learn Nature Hikes.

Participants will also have an opportunity to go outside and look at one of the bluebird boxes for a demonstration on how to monitor them correctly.