Materials from the 2018 Summit
The 2018 Summit was held on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The 2018 agenda and program are below.
- 2018 Summit at a Glance (Adobe Acrobat format)
- 2018 Full Summit Program (Adobe Acrobat format)
Gus Seelig of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board gave the keynote address on Building Community through Conservation: Lessons from 30 Years slide show.
Lunchtime Presentations: Celebrating years of dedication to land and water conservation—two success stories:
- Alicia Lehrer, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council: 25 Years and Going Slide Show
- Melissa Horne, Barrington Land Conservation Trust: Terrapin Success Story Slide Show
Selected Materials from Conference Presentations:
Presentations will be uploaded as they become available.
- Board Boot Camp 101: Board Member Roles & Responsibilities
- Board Boot Camp 201: Core Functions of a Land Trust
- Board Boot Camp 301: Board Culture and Keeping the Board Engaged
- Board Culture and Keeping the Board Engaged workshop handout by Abigail Brooks and Chuck Allott (PDF)
- Connect with Your Audiences Through Effective Messaging
- Connect with Your Audiences PowerPoint presentation by Jennifer West (PDF)
- Creating Rhode Island's First Wild & Scenic River - the Wood Pawcatuck Study
- Designing "Maintainable" Green Infrastructure
- Designing "Maintainable" Green Infrastructure PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
- Engaging Community through Pollinator Conservation
- Engaging Community through Pollinator Conservation PowerPoint presentation by Vanessa Venturini and Johanna Vietry (PDF)
- Four Principles to Help Bees and Butterflies (PDF)
- Pollinator Plants in the Northeast Region (PDF)
- Rhode Island Native Plant Guide website
- Getting the Right Value! Appraisals for Land Conservation
- Appraisals for Land Conservation workshop handout by E. Jenny K. Flanagan (PDF)
- Leading Age Appropriate Outdoor Experiences for Children of All Ages
- Leading Age Appropriate Outdoor Experiences PowerPoint presentation by Andrea Stein (PDF)
- Leading Engaging Walks
- Leading Engaging Walks workshop handout (PDF)
- Partnering with Environmental Organizations and Schools
- PowerPoint presentation by April Alix, Kassi Archambault and Rachel Holbert (PDF)
- Resilience Tools for Communities: PREP-RI, STORMTOOLS & more
- RI's Climate Resilience Action Strategy: Update & Next Steps
- PowerPoint presentation by Shaun O'Rourke (PDF)
- Siting Renewable Energy: Strategies for Balancing Land Protection with Meeting Aggressive Carbon Reduction Goals
- PowerPoint presentation by Paul Raducha (PDF)
- Stream, River & Bay-Friendly Homes: Working with Communities to Install Residential Scale Green Infrastructure
- Stream, River and Bay-Friendly Homes PowerPoint presentation by Alicia Lehrer, Sara Churgin and Bob McMahon (PDF)
- Permeable Pavers workshop handout (PDF)
- Rain Box workshop handout (PDF)
- Pleasant Valley Door Hanger workshop handout (PDF)
- Stormwater Presentation Flyer workshop handout (PDF)
- Survey Monkey workshop handout (PDF)
- Resident Survey workshop handout (PDF)
- Understanding DEM's Wetland Regulations and Permitting Best Practices
- Wetland BMP Manual: Techniques for Avoidance and Minimization (PDF)
- Where am I anyway? Map-reading & Orienting in the Field
Photographs of the 2018 Summit by Laura Landen Photography
Keynote speaker Gus Seelig (center), Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board receiving a walking stick from Rupert Friday, RI Land Trust Council, and Meg Kerr, Adubon Society of Rhode Island.
Marilyn Grant (left) receiving the 2018 Peter Merritt Award for Land Conservation from Carol Lynn Trocki, from the Rhode Island Land Trust Council.
Alicia Eichinger (left) receiving the 2018 Blueways Stewardship Award, given posthumously to Ted Callender. The Award is beintg presented by Bruce Hooke, President of the Rhode Island Blueways Alliance.
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