Materials from the 2017 Summit

The 2017 Summit was held on Saturday, March 11, 2017. The 2017 agenda and program are below.

• 2017 Summit at a Glance (Adobe Acrobat format)
• 2017 Full Summit Program (Adobe Acrobat format)

Keynote Address:

Dr. Eric Chivian M.D., Director of The Program on Preserving the Natural World, Keynote presentation text: Medical Models for Helping Us Understand Global Environmental Threats (pdf)

Video by Tim Faulkner, EcoRI:

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Senator Whitehouse’s Opening Presentation at Land & Water Conservation Summit.

Video by Tim Faulkner, EcoRI

Selected Materials from Conference Presentations:

Presentations will be uploaded as they become available.

• Biodiversity, Climate Change, Human Health: Continuing the Dialogueby Eric Chivian M.D. Keynote Speaker
  • "The fossil fuel industry's invisible colonization of academia" by Benjamin Franta and Geoffrey Supran, The Guardian (PDF)
  • Information about Dr. Chivian's new book: "Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity" (PDF)
• Building Relationships with Elected Officialsby Walter Burke and Representative Ken Marshall
  • PowerPoint presentation by Walter Burke (PDF)
• Developing Solar & Wind Energy: Legal Considerations & Best Practicesby Max Greene and Sumana Chintapalli
  • PowerPoint presentation by Max Greene & Sumana Chintapalli (PDF)
• Do Less Better: Using Social Media to Engage Constituents by Cindy Sabato
  • PowerPoint presentation by Cindy Sabato (PDF)
• Family Hikes (and Why They’re Different from Other Hikes)by Jeanine Silversmith
  • PowerPoint presentation by Jeanine Silversmith (PDF)
• Financing Stormwater Management and Incentivizing Green Infrastructureby Sheila Dormody and Fred Presley
  • PowerPoint presentation by Sheila Dormody (PDF)
  • PowerPoint presentation by Fred Presley (PDF)
• Giving Yourself An Out - Knowing When To Say “No!”by Reggie Hall
  • PowerPoint presentation by Reggie Hall (PDF)
• Harmful Algal Blooms in Rhode Island Watersby Cindy Hannus, David Borkman and Brian Zalewsky
  • PowerPoint presentation by Brian Zalewsky (PDF)
• Helping Municipalities with Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigationby Teresa Crean and Tom Ardito
  • PowerPoint presentation by Thomas Ardito and Teresa Crean (PDF)
• How to Run a Better Board Meetingby Jennifer West
  • PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
• Managing an Effective Volunteer-based Stewardship and Monitoring Programby Becca Washburn
  • Presentation handout (PDF)
  • Sample Letter to Stewards (PDF)
  • Sample Post Monitoring Landowner Ltr (Word Document)
  • Sample Annual Monitoring Report Form (Word Document)
  • Sample Stewardship Inspection Tracking (Excel Spreadsheet)
  • Sample BDR Outline (Word Document)
  • Sample BDR (Word Document)
  • Obtaining Signatures for Older BDRS (PDF)
  • Sample BDR Policy (Word Document)
  • Easement Revitalization Guidebook (PDF)
• Managing Natural Areas for Resilience to Climate Change: Lessons From the Napatree Point Demonstration Projectby Charles Roman, Janice Sassi, Peter August and Bryan Oakley
  • PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
• Managing Small Greenspaces in Urban Areasby Helene Miller and David Westcott
  • PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
• New Land Management Tools - Technology At Your Fingertips!by Maria Mack, James Turenne and Brian Lafaille
  • PowerPoint presentation by Brian Lafaille (PDF)
  • PowerPoint presentation by Jim Turenne (PDF)
• Practices for Enhancing Pollinator Habitat: Tools for a Broad Range of Landownersby Scott Ruhren and Gary Casabona
  • PowerPoint presentation by Scott Ruhren and Gary Casabona (PDF)
• Promoting Green Infrastructure Stormwater Solutionsby John Berard and Amelia Rose
  • PowerPoint presentation by Johnathan Berard and Amelia Rose (PDF)
• Rare Species Management in Rhode Island: Getting the Information You Need by David Gregg
  • Rare Species Handout (PDF)
• Salt Marsh Migration - Challenges, Partnerships and Next Stepsby Wenley Ferguson and Caitlin Chaffee
  • PowerPoint presentation by Caitlin Chaffee (PDF)
• Save Effort and Heartache over Invasive Species with Early Detection & Rational Responseby David Gregg
  • Invasives Handout (PDF)
• Taking Learning Outdoorsby Andrea Stein and April Alix
  • PowerPoint presentation by Andrea Stein and April Alix (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: Resources to Get Started (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: The Urban Naturalist Field Guide (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: Doggy Doo Brochure (PDF)
• Understanding and Improving Pollinator Health: Recommendations from RI’s Pollinator Working Groupby Shannon Brawley and David Gregg
  • PowerPoint presentation by Shannon Brawley and David Gregg (PDF)
  • Pollinator Handout (PDF)
• Using Land Protection Tools to Protect Watershedsby Chuck Allott
  • PowerPoint presentation by Chuck Allott (PDF)
• Where is the Money? The 2017 Funders Panelby Judith Swift, Keith Lang, Jenny Pereira, Lisa Primiano and Sue Kiernan
  • PowerPoint presentation by Jenny Pereira (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: RI Foundation Grant Programs (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: Current Financial Assistance Grant Programs from the Office of Water Resources (PDF)
  • Workshop handout: Grants for Specific Geographic Regions (PDF)

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Reflections on the Summit: Kicking the Can Upstairs by Ken Payne.