The 2011 Regional Conservation Partnerships Gathering was a Great Success!
The 2011 Regional Conservation Partnerships Gathering:
What do we want to do together to advance conservation efforts New England-wide?
On Monday, November 14, 2011 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, 53 people gathered at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wells, Maine to explore the art and science of collaborative conservation.
This free event was hosted by the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve and sponsored by Highstead.
Immediate results of the Gathering include consensus on the need for:
- A New England-wide network of regional conservation partnerships
- Continuing the conversation on how RCPs can advance conservation in their own regions and throughout New England by working more closely with two constituents: Water Suppliers and Business interests in energy, forestry, food, and water
Next meeting of the Network of RCPs will be on March 5, 2012 at Antioch University in Keene, NH as part of the next Wildlands and Woodlands Partnership Meeting. Click here for a draft agenda.
See below for links to the presentations and meeting and discussion notes, evaluation summary:
List of participants and contact info
Presentations (see below for links to PDFs and hand-outs)
Multi-parcel Campaigns: tools, techniques and best practices
Presentation: Quabbin Reservoir to Wachusett Mountain FY13 Forest Legacy Grant application
Speakers: Leigh Youngblood, Sara Wells, and Jay Rasku with the Mt. Grace Land Conservation Trust and the North Quabbin Regional Landscape Partnership
Handouts:
- Landowner Participation Letter
- Western MA Aggregation Memorandum of Agreement
- Procedure for Calculating Stewardship Fund
Models of Cooperative Land Stewardship
Presentations:
The Rhode Island Stewardship Collaborative - Larry Taft, Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership - Dea Brickner-Wood, Coordinator
Engaging Non-traditional Conservation Partners
Presentations:
Kennebec Woodland Partnership - Amanda Mahaffey, Coordinator
Maine Appalachian Land Trust (MALT) and High Peaks Initiative - Carole Haas, Lloyd Griscom and Chris Beach
How to build a case for large landscape conservation - Tom Henderson, Greater Lovell Land Trust
Engaging Communities in Conservation
Presentation on Engaging Communities in Conservation - Nancy Bell, The Conservation Fund and Bill Labich, Highstead
Smaller Group Discussion Topics - led with case studies
Woods and Water
- Case Study #1 - Providence Water: Christopher Riely, Providence Water
- Case Study # 2 - Highland Farm: Kittery Water District and York Land Trust: Erika Bonenfant, Maine CDC Drinking Water Program
Engaging Businesses and Government Agencies in your RCP
- James N. Levitt, Center for Conservation Innovation, Harvard Forest, Harvard University
- Thomas P. Curren, Northeast Land Trust Consortium – a project of The Pew Charitable Trusts
Organizing a NE-wide Network of RCPs
- Bill Labich, Highstead
- Amanda Mahaffey, Kennebec Woodland Partnership
Join the Wildlands and Woodlands Partnership
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