TERRY REED- CHAIR DISTRICT 7430 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TEAM
Last Thursday, our club was honored to have TERRY REED, Chair of District 7430 Environmental Sustainability Team , as our speaker. Terry, who first joined Rotary in the Springfield Club, then was a member in the West Redding Club, and an Area 4 Governor, became interested in environmental projects several years ago. He became a strong advocate for finding ways to encourage clubs to get involved in projects that would be most beneficial to environmental preservation. He became an integral part of the newly created Environmental Sustainability Team that was tasked with developing projects that individual clubs could easily do that would improve and sustain various aspects of their local environment. He noted that many clubs had already been doing small environmental projects, and his group wanted to publicize and expand on the list oof these activities that those clubs had been engaged in. The District Sustainability Group , staffed with experts in many of the critical areas of environmental preservation , is able to give assistance, support, and help with grants from Rotary Districts and RI.
Terry cited several examples of projects that have been promoted by the Team ,including participation in the annual Rotary Day of Service. Projects include clean-up of streams, parks, paths, public areas, and highways to name a few. The Team can assist clubs in these small projects and provide expertise and funding for more sophisticated projects. He details projrects in Stream Riparian Buffers which restore the stream's ability to fight erosion; Planting Tree projects, where clubs partner with local communities to replant trees : Plastics recycling like the project we are engaged in TREX; Food waste composting; and Pollinating Gardens, also a project we are involved in with our Butterfly Garden.
We are very grateful for the message Terry brought to us. Those who would like to know more of support this effort, check out his contact info below.
