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Attachment 6 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE, <br />PARKS AND RECREATION <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: Commission for the Environment <br />From: Rich Shaw <br />Date: September 9, 2015 <br />Subject: Articles for Public Outreach <br />Since February CFE members have worked with staff to develop monthly articles for publishing <br />in the Chapel Hill News and The News of Orange County. Thus far there have been articles on hydrilla <br />in the Eno River, electronic vehicle charging stations, the benefits of native plants, and problems <br />caused by the emerald ash borer and other invasive exotic species. <br />The following is a revised calendar for writing and publishing of additional articles based on the <br />Orange County State of the Environment 2014. Potential topics are provided for CFE members <br />to consider and select for the remainder of 2015. <br />Revised Calendar for Preparing /Puhlishing News Articles <br />Topic <br />SOE <br />Committee (Lead) <br />Completion <br />Publication <br />H drilla in the Eno <br />I <br />pp. 69 -70 <br />Water Cada /Davis <br />Aril <br />Aril <br />New electric vehicle <br />charging stations <br />pp. 21 -22 <br />Air & Energy Bouma) <br />Aril 15 <br />May 13 <br />Pollinator Issues <br />pp. 43 -44 <br />Land O'Connor /Shaw <br />_June <br />_June <br />Terrestrial invasives / <br />choosing native spp. <br />pp. 43 -44 <br />Land Resources <br />Hintz /Shaw <br />Aug 15 <br />Aug 19 <br />Potential effects of <br />frackin in Orange Co. <br />pp. 71 -72 <br />Water (Davis /Sassaman) <br />draft <br />Sept 14 <br />late Sept <br />Solarize projects <br />or <br />WISE program <br />N/A <br />Air & Energy (Neal /Bouma) <br />Water conservation <br />.47-54 <br />Water /Davis <br />Barriers to solar <br />development <br />N/A <br />Air Est Energy <br />/Bouma <br />Land conservation <br />pp. 37 -42 <br />Land We man/Shaw <br />Reconsider schedule for 2016 (change to quarterly?) <br />Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation <br />PO Box 8181 /306 -A Revere Road <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />(919) 245 -2510 <br />