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Connections: An update on the EcoDistrict

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack

Published April 25, 2018 at 3:33 PM EDT

This hour, we get an update on the EcoDistrict -- Greentopia's green vision for High Falls and the surrounding area. We discuss a series of new projects designed to increase biodiversity and walkability in the area, as well as the impact environmental education can have in urban design.

Our guests:

Lisa Baron, board chair for Greentopia
Pamela Reed Sanchez, president and CEO of the Seneca Park Zoo Society
Rachel Walsh, EcoDistrict program director at Greentopia

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Evan Dawson

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Megan Mack

Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.

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