BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.4.8//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:478@pspaonline.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T143000 DTSTAMP:20240712T231808Z URL:https://pspaonline.com/events/climate-matters-nationally-and-locally/ SUMMARY:"Climate Matters: Nationally and Locally" DESCRIPTION:Introduced by 2024-2025 President Jessica McAtamney\n\nWithout a doubt\, climate change is affecting every part of agriculture from the g rowing season to the resilience of crops to the way that we pursue animal agriculture.  This program offers an overview of those issues in Pennsylv ania and a practitioner’s view of the challenges raising cattle in the e xtremes of Texas.  Lunch is included.\n\n In Pennsylvania and Philadelph ia…\n\nMichael Sklaroff\, Executive Director\, Pennsylvania Bipartisan C limate Initiative\n\nThe Initiative is working to encourage local Pennsylv ania officials at all levels of government to implement climate action pla ns that put the ERA front and center in their comprehensive planning. The Initiative supports Drexel University’s Environmental Collaboratory in t heir work to curate best practices for communities throughout Pennsylvania \, especially those that have been historically underserved.\n\n​In the industry nationally…\n\nMeredith Ellis\, G Bar C Ranch is an award-winni ng 2nd generation rancher in Rosston\, TX.  Working alongside her father\ , GC Ellis and ranch manager\, Mike Knabe\, they manage 200 mother cows on 3000 acres of land which Meredith lovingly refers to as her “national p ark.” She passionately believes in ranching’s ability to provide nutri tious food to a growing population while leaving habitat and natural ecosy stems intact.\n\n \;\n\nLocation\n\nThe Union League of Philadelphia\n 140 South Broad Street\nPhiladelphia\, PA\, 19102\n\n Logistics\n\n Thur sday\, September 5\, 2024 with meet and greet at 11:30 am.\; luncheon at n oon\; and program at 1:00 pm.\n Registration fee is $35 and pre-registrat ion is required.  Vegetarian meals are available if scheduled at registra tion.  Register by contacting pspaonline@gmail.com with the name(s) of the people attending\, their affiliations\, and emails.\n Make check out to Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture and mail to PSPA Treasur er\, 140 Waypoint Dr.\, Lancaster\, PA 17603.\n Click here and follow t he link to purchase your ticket for luncheon meetings with PayPal or Credi t Card.\n Dress Code at Union League is Business Casual – collared shir ts\, long pants (not jeans) for men\; for women\, long pants (not jeans)\, skirts\, dresses and business casual tops\n\nContact Scott Sheely at psp aonline@gmail.com with any questions.  Registration ends by COB on Frida y\, August 30\, 2024. CATEGORIES:Luncheon Meeting LOCATION:The Union League of Philadelphia\, 140 South Broad Street\, Philad elphia\, PA\, 19102\, United States GEO:39.949949;-75.16438499999998 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=140 South Broad Street\, Ph iladelphia\, PA\, 19102\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Uni on League of Philadelphia:geo:39.949949,-75.16438499999998 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR