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• Made recommendations to BOCC on food waste and solid waste tax district <br />(2014) <br />• Worked with Orange County Schools to introduce local environmental indicators <br />into middle and high school science curricula (2004, 2009, 2014) <br />• Hosted a Solid Waste Forum with the Chapel Hill Sustainability Committee <br />(2013) <br />• Co-sponsored The Nature of Orange photography contest (2012 - 2018) <br />• Advocated for ½ cent sales tax referendum for Triangle Region public transit <br />(2012) <br />• Compiled annotated bibliography of the effects of forestry on water quality (2012) <br />• Developed sustainable landscaping and forest management policies for the <br />administration of County-owned facilities (2010) <br /> <br /> <br />List of Specific Tasks, Events, or Functions Performed or Sponsored Annually. <br /> <br />• Co-sponsor “Nature of Orange” Photography Contest <br />• Liaison to Intergovernmental Parks Work Group <br />• Review and comment on environmental issues (e.g., anti-idling efforts, <br />fracking, biosolids application, water pollution, air quality, forest mgmt.) <br />and other issues assigned by the BOCC <br />• Identify priorities for the Lands Legacy Action Plan (natural areas and <br />wildlife habitat) <br />• Conduct special studies pertaining to Orange County environment (e.g., <br />energy efficiency/sustainability, forestry effects on water quality, <br />herbicides and native flora) <br />• Conduct environmental education outreach events (e.g., Earth Evening) <br /> <br /> <br />Describe this board/commission’s activities/accomplishments in carrying out BOCC <br />goal(s)/priorities, if applicable. <br /> <br />BOCC Goal Five: Create, preserve, and protect a natural environment that <br />includes clean water, clean air, wildlife, important natural lands and <br />sustainable energy for present and future generations. <br /> <br />• Presented findings and recommendations to BOCC on selected environmental <br />issues: 1) roadside wildflower preservation; 2) effects of forest mgmt. on water <br />quality; 3) effects of herbicides on roadside native plant habitat; 4) potential <br />effects of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in Orange County; 5) need for 100% <br />renewable energy in Orange County (BOCC Priorities #1 and #12) <br /> <br />Stayed abreast of ongoing and developing env. issues of importance to the County, <br />such as Falls & Jordan Lake nutrient mgmt. rules, reducing commercial food waste in <br />solid waste stream, and permitting of biosolids on farmland (Priorities #12 and #16) <br />