Materials from the 2008 Summit
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)
- RI 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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