The workshop was keynoted by Dr. T Allan Comp, founder and Director of the US Office of Surface Mining (OSM)’s AMD&Art Program-—an initiative combining science and art to address acid mine drainage (AMD), a significant environmental issue in areas, such as New York’s Mohawk Valley, affected by metal mining. Between May 5-6, regional leaders gathered for design lectures, group engagements, case study presentations, and the culminating Your Town workshop based on a hypothetical rural town in the northeastern United States. Programming aimed to address the specific needs and issues of rural New York, particularly the Mohawk Valley.

Learn more from the Schenectady Workshop Notebook.