On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, the Camden Collaborative Initiative (CCI) hosted the 2020 Camden Environmental Summit to highlight innovative and equitable efforts locally to protect and enhance the environment in Camden, New Jersey. The Summit was held for the first time virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 250 residents, environmental leaders, advocates, and stakeholders form the public, private, and non-profit participated in the 8th annual Summit, presented by New Jersey American Water. The Summit featured author, poet, wildlife biologist and "Black Birdwatcher". Dr. J. Drew Lanham as the keynote speaker.
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A native of Edgefield, South Carolina, J. Drew Lanham is the author of The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature, which received the Reed Award from the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Southern Book Prize, and was a finalist for the John Burroughs Medal. He is a birder, naturalist, and hunter-conservationist who has published essays and poetry in publications including Orion, Audubon, Flycatcher, and Wilderness, and in several anthologies, including The Colors of Nature, State of the Heart, Bartram's Living Legacy, and Carolina Writers at Home. An Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Master Teacher of Clemson University, he and his family live in the Upstate of South Carolina, a soaring hawk's downhill glide from the southern Appalachian escarpment that the Cherokee once called the Blue Wall.
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POST-SUMMIT INFO
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Five-Minute Fast Talks on the Environment
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HOW CAN WE ALL MAKE FASHION SUSTAINABLE
Terina Nicole Hill
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CRAMER HILL WATERFRONT PARK
Michael Palmquist
Environmental Specialist, NJDEP, Office of Natural Resource Restoration |
WATER QUALITY & LEAD AWARENESS
Denise Venuti Free
Director of Communications & External Affairs, American Water, Easter Division FOR MORE INFO
Take the Camden Water Quality Survey: English / Spanish Annual Water Quality Reports Camden City customers: www.aw-connect.com/Camden New Jersey American Water customers: www.newjerseyamwater.com, under Water Quality Video: What to Know About H2O: Lead |
CITIZEN SCIENCE: TRUCK TRAFFIC
Mike Morgan
Waterfront South resident |
THE FUTURE IS HERE: SOLVING CAMDEN'S STORMWATER ISSUES
Scott Schreiber
Executive Director, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority |
Francisco "Frank" Moran
Mayor City of Camden |
Olivia Glenn
Deputy Commission NJ Department of Environmental Protection |
Pete Lopez
Regional Administrator - Region 2 US Environmental Protection Agency |
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WELCOME & M.C.
Meishka L. Mitchell
Vice President, Cooper's Ferry Partnership |
OPENING REMARKS
Cheryl Norton
President, New Jersey American Water |
ARTS BREAK
Pretty in Poetry
Jennalissa Moore (8th grade), Alayah Dunlap (9th grade), Jakiyah Moore (8th grade) |
MOMENT OF ZEN
James Gaddy
aka Mr. Yogi Founder/Chief Inspirational Officer, Project Little Warriors |
WHAT'S NEXT?
Armando Alfonso
Environmental Engineer, CCI Liason, NJDEP |
2019 Camden Environmental Summit
250 people representing a diverse cross-section of the greater Camden community spent the day talking about equity and inclusion in the environmental realm, acknowledging and recognizing the inequities deeply rooted in the development of Camden over time, and seeking out and sharing solutions to overcoming Camden's environmental legacy at the 2019 Camden Environmental Summit, presented by New Jersey American Water.
One highlight of the day was keynote speaker Carolyn Finney, Ph.D.'s poignant talk about the relationship between people of color and America's great outdoors. Check out her talk below.
Thank you again to our tremendous title sponsor, New Jersey American Water, our principal sponsor, Covanta, our supporting sponsors, Pennoni, the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, and Advanced Enviro Systems, and our additional contributors, PS&S, Gilmore & Associates, Inc., and Woodard & Curran.
Congratulations again to our 2019 Environmental Heroes, and thank to you to all of our speakers, exhibitors, and attendees. Please check out the event photos below.
One highlight of the day was keynote speaker Carolyn Finney, Ph.D.'s poignant talk about the relationship between people of color and America's great outdoors. Check out her talk below.
Thank you again to our tremendous title sponsor, New Jersey American Water, our principal sponsor, Covanta, our supporting sponsors, Pennoni, the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, and Advanced Enviro Systems, and our additional contributors, PS&S, Gilmore & Associates, Inc., and Woodard & Curran.
Congratulations again to our 2019 Environmental Heroes, and thank to you to all of our speakers, exhibitors, and attendees. Please check out the event photos below.
Congratulations to our 2019 Environmental Heroes!
Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School
Jonathan Compton, Program Director, Center for Environmental Transformation (CFET)
Jessica Franzini, Deputy Director of Government & Community Relations, NJDOT
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Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School
Jonathan Compton, Program Director, Center for Environmental Transformation (CFET)
Jessica Franzini, Deputy Director of Government & Community Relations, NJDOT
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2018 Camden Environmental Summit
The 2018 Camden Environmental Summit, presented by New Jersey American Water, was our largest gathering to date, with 275 participants. Summit attendees celebrated Camden's 2018 Environmental Heroes, rode in Teslas, explored exhibits, and engaged in conversations about the meaning of a resilient Camden. Participants left feeling energized about the efforts underway to transform Camden's environment.
Thank you again to our tremendous title sponsor, New Jersey American Water, and the following generous sponsors: Covanta, Lehigh Heidelberg Cement Group, EMR, the NJ Partnership for Healthy Kids, AKRF, Pennoni and Woodard & Curran. Special thanks to Tesla as well.
2017 Camden Environmental Summit
If you have any questions pertaining to the Camden Environmental Summit, please contact
Cooper's Ferry Partnership at 856-757-9154
Cooper's Ferry Partnership at 856-757-9154