The Land and Water Conservation Summit is an annual day long conference held on a Saturday in March. Developed to meet the needs of land trusts, watershed organizations and municipal conservation commissions, the Summit offers dozens of hands-on workshops designed to enhance technical and organizational effectiveness. Workshops are taught by experts from throughout Rhode Island and cover topics essential for watershed management, land conservation, and organizational development.
Since it began in 2004, the Summit has annually attracted over 300 leaders from throughout Rhode Island for a day of learning and networking. Local conservation leaders come from all walks of life – banking, industry, academia – and are preeminent leaders from throughout the state. The Summit presents an unsurpassed opportunity to network with people who are both passionate about the state’s natural resources and outstanding community and state leaders.
The 2008 Summit was held on Saturday March 15, 2008. The 2008 agenda and program are below.
- 2008 Summit at a Glance (Adobe Acrobat format)
- 2008 Full Summit Program (Adobe Acrobat format)
Selected Materials from Conference Presentations:
- Baseline Documentation for Protected Lands by Carol Lynn Trocki and Scott Ruhren
- Beyond Sustainability: the Spectrum of Ecological Design Approaches by Dan Novak
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Connecting Historic Preservation and Landscape Conservation by Valerie Talmage, Roberta Lane, and Rich Youngken
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Economic Development and the Restoration of Urban Rivers by Greg Gerritt and Richard Davis
- Text from presentation posted on the Green Horizon website (Website)
- Environmental Education Programs by Denise Poyer and Kristen Swanberg
- Forest Stewarship Case Study by Paul Boisvert
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Identification and Management of Aquatic Invasive Species by Katie DeGoosh and Christine Dudley
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Is Accreditation Right for Your Land Trust? by Cindy Hunt-Stowell and Wes Ward
- Link to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission website where you can find detailed up to date information (Website)
- Leading a Kayak Trip by Peter Casson
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Protecting Municipal Parks & Conservation Lands by Edward Sortwell Clement, Jr.
- Protecting Stream Flows by Kirt Mayland
- Rhode Island Shared Water Resources Act: Bill Summary (PDF)
- Resources for Land Management in Coastal Areas by Caitlin Chaffee
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Starting and Operating a Farmer's Market by Patrick McNiff and Paul A. Roselli
- KeyNote Presentation (PDF)
- Stewardship Plans for Conservation Sites by James Gass and Jonathan Twining
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Rhode Island Conservation Stewardship Collaborative by Peter August, David Gregg, and Larry Taft
- Strategies For Reducing Stormwater Pollution by Lorraine Joubert and Lisa DeProspo Philo
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Volunteer Power! by Helen Tjader, Stephany Hessler, and David Prigmore
Additional Sponsors:
- Audubon Society of Rhode Island
- Coastal Institute at URI
- Coastal Resources Management Council
- DiningQuest.com
- Hazard Family Foundation
- Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
- Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Coastal Training Program
- RI Association of Conservation Commissions
- RI Department of Administration, Division of Planning
- RI Department of Environmental Management
- RI Department of Health
- Rhode Island Foundation
- Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program
- Save the Bay
- The Nature Conservancy
- Third Sector New England
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