Weekly Meeting: The Fire at Altona Flat Rock and its Aftermath

Between July 12 and 18, 2018, fire believed to have been started from a nearby campfire swept through 2.25 square kilometers of the 32-square kilometer area known as Altona Flat Rock located about 20 miles north of Plattsburgh, devastating the landscape, which includes a historic jack pine bush and scores of blueberry and huckleberry brush, according to Dr. Danielle Garneau, associate professor of environmental science at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Both Garneau and Dr. Mark Lesser, assistant professor, environmental science, will discuss the wildfire and its aftermath this week.

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Please Note:  

The Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Plattsburgh has decided that the weekly meeting will return to virtual broadcast via Zoom for the next several weeks due to increasing cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County. The board will review its decision on a weekly basis whether to continue broadcasting based on the COVID-19 situation locally and statewide. The link is https://zoom.us/j/216382592. 

Although we will not be gathering together for our weekly meetings, MHAB Life Skills Campus invites you to order lunch and pick it up prior to the Wednesday Zoom meeting or any other day during the week (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.). You can choose any of their daily sandwiches, salads, soups and snacks for pickup. Just click on https://mhabfresh.smartonlineorder.com/ to order your meal.

Rotarians from other clubs

Rotarians from other clubs may attend, but must adhere to the same guidelines listed above including registering and selecting lunch ahead of time. If you would like to participate via ZOOM, please send an email to the Plattburgh Club Secretary  by 9 a.m. Wednesday morning requesting access. Please include your name, email, and Rotary club you regularly attend in your request to attend.