Materials from the 2016 Summit

The 2016 Summit was held on Saturday, March 19, 2016. The 2016 agenda and program are below.

• 2016 Summit at a Glance (Adobe Acrobat format)
• 2016 Full Summit Program (Adobe Acrobat format)

Selected Materials from Conference Presentations:

Presentations will be uploaded as they become available.

• Because 'Saving Acres' Isn't Enough...by Carol Lynn Trocki
  • PowerPoint presentation by Carol Lynn Trocki (PDF)
• Comprehensive Plans Revisited - Using Comprehensive Plans for Conservation and Managementby Nancy Letendre, Esq. AICP and Kevin Nelson
  • PowerPoint presentation by Nancy Letendre and Kevin Nelson (PDF)
  • PowerPoint presentation by Nancy Letendre (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: Resource List (PDF)
• Conservation ADHDby Paul Roselli, Nancy Letendre,Esq. AICP, Wenley Ferguson and Brian Blais
  • Presentation by Dr. Brian Blais (PDF)
• Enhancing Coastal Resilience with Green Infrastructureby Wenley Ferguson and Pam Rubinoff
  • PowerPoint presentation by Drew Youngs and Pam Rubinoff (PDF)
• Free Has a Cost - Being Your Own “Tree Activist”by David Flanders
  • Workshop handout by David Flanders (PDF)
• How to Create Community Stewardship for Urban Watershedsby Holly Ewald and Amelia Rose
  • PowerPoint presentation by Holly Ewald (PDF)
• Implementing the NEW Regulations for the Statewide Freshwater Wetlands Programby Chuck Horbert
  • PowerPoint presentation by Chuck Horbert (PDF)
• Land Conservation 101by Chuck Allott
  • PowerPoint presentation by Chuck Allott (PDF)
• Reinventing Urban Landscapes with Green Infrastructureby Alicia Lehrer and Karen A. Beck, RLA, FASLA
  • PowerPoint presentation by Karen Beck (PDF)
  • PowerPoint presentation by Alicia Lehrer (PDF)
• Resources Available for Stewardshipby Peter August and David Gregg
  • PowerPoint presentation by Pete August (PDF)
  • PowerPoint presentation by David Gregg (PDF)
• Revising the Land Trust Standards & Practicesby Kevin Case
  • PowerPoint presentation by Jane Calvin and Ethan Winter (PDF)
• Starting & Running a Community Gardenby Margaret DeVos and Rob Booz
  • PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: Community Garden Toolkit (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: Garden Leader Responsibilities (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: Gardener Contract (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: Community Garden Rules (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: Community Garden Budget (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: Funding Sources For Community Gardens (PDF)
• Strategic Framing for Climate Change Communicationby Jennifer West
  • PowerPoint presentation by Jennifer West (PDF)
• Strength in Diversity: the Importance of Developing Urban Conservationby Rebekah Greenwald Speck, Students and Max Greene
  • PowerPoint presentation by Max Greene (PDF)
• Telling Stories 2.0. Creating a New Visionby Dan Novak, Rebekah Greenwald Speck and Students
  • Workshop handout by Dan Novak (PDF)
• The Future of Conservation Commissions in Rhode Island: the Argument for Regulatory Authorityby Tom Sullivan, Michael A. Rice and Members
  • PowerPoint presentation by Michael A. Rice (PDF)
  • PowerPoint presentation by Meredith Avery (PDF)
• The Intersection of Landscape Planning Necessity & Aesthetic Beautyby Kelly Addy and Rick Enser
  • PowerPoint presentation by Rick Enser (PDF)
• The Traditional Media Are Here to Stayby Chip Young and Rick Schwartz
  • Workshop handout: PR Words to Live By (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: "Sample Communications Strategy and Execution" by Chip Young (PDF)
• Using Online Information to Make Mapsby Peter Stetson and Roy Najecki
  • Workshop handout by Peter Stetson (PDF)