HOW MANY DAYS CAN YOU AVOID COMMUTING ALONE, DURING THE WEEKS OF July 20th – August 2nd?

Carpool - Find a partner, even for just 1 day a week, using our free service at www.OhioRideshare.org.

Bike To Work and To Do Errands - View or print a FREE county bike route map at www.noaca.org/bikemaps.html

Ride the Bus - Visit www.noaca.org/cc2008.html for all the regional transit links Walk - No additional equipment needed!

Telecommute (Work from Home) - First time? This is a good week to try it!

Compressed Work-Week - Work four 10-hour days and take a day off!

Please share your commute story at www.noaca.org/cc2008.html and we will calculate the emissions you saved as a region!

Commuter Challenge 2008 is brought to you by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency’s Air Quality Programs, Rideshare Program, and Bicycle Planning. NOACA is a regional transportation and environmental planning agency. For more info call (216) 241-2414 ext. 252 or 373.

Western Reserve Land Conservancy, the National Park Service and the Medina Raptor Center will host a program on the benefits of land conservation and how it benefits ecosystems and wildlife. Eddie Dengg, director of Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s Akron Area Field Office, will discuss the merits of conservation and Bill Jordan, the Land Conservancy’s Medina Summit Office manager and operator of the Medina Raptor Center, will display four rescued birds. The event is free and open to the public. Landowners abutting the Cuyahoga Valley National Park are invited to hear about the benefits of conservation.

For more information, contact Eddie Dengg at (330) 836-2271.