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-For Immediate Release-
January 28, 2009
“A Free Lecture at Brighton Memorial Library: Rochester In Green And Blue: An Open Space Tour”
On Thursday, February 19 at 7p.m., the Brighton Memorial Library and the Genesee Land Trust will host “Rochester in Green and Blue: An Open Space Tour. Presenting will be JoAnn Beck, a Senior Landscape Architect with the City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services. Beck will offer a virtual tour of Rochester’s past, present and future waterfront greenway. She will provide insight into the development of the City’s Genesee Riverway Trail, a National Recreation Trail, from the lakefront to the canal. This PowerPoint presentation will also show projects that are in the works for Rochester, including the Genesee River’s trail links to downtown and El Camino, a walking/biking greenway from High Falls to Seneca Park that is being created in partnership with Genesee Land Trust. Of interest to Brighton residents will be a discussion of neighborhood connections from the Brighton Canal Park to Highland Park. There will be time allotted for questions answers. Recognizing the great resources of Greater Rochester from its beaches, scenic gorge, waterfalls and rich heritage of the Erie Canal, Ms. Beck will share the City’s efforts to preserve these resources while seeking to provide urban-suburban connectors for greater appreciation and enjoyment of the natural habitats in our area. “Rochester in Green and Blue: An Open Space Tour”, to be held on Thursday, February 19th at 7 p.m. at the Brighton Memorial Library Learning Center is free and open to the public. For more information call Margaret Potter, Genesee Land Trust at 256-2130.
Bio: JoAnn Beck is the Senior Landscape Architect with the City of Rochester Department of Environmental Services, responsible for managing the design and implementation of the Durand Beach project, Genesee Riverway Trail Projects, the El Camino: Butterhole to Seneca Park Trail Project and others. She is a licensed landscape architect, with an MLA from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, and more than twenty-five years of professional experience.
Land Trust Info: Genesee Land Trust is a not for profit organization that is protecting over 3200 in Greater Rochester. Begun in 1989, the Trust was instrumental in protecting Corbett’s Glen in Brighton. Gay Mills is executive director. For more information please call Genesee Land Trust at 256-2130 and visit www.geneseelandtrust.org
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Contact: Margaret Potter Assistant Director, Genesee Land Trust 500 East Avenue, Suite 200 Rochester NY 14607 (585) 256-2130
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