CWC NETWORK AGENDA

May 19, 2006

DeKoven House in Middletown (directions below)

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

8:30, check-in and light breakfast

Saving Land and Water Together

  1. Welcome. Megan Hearne, Connecticut River Watershed Council, and Marc Taylor, Rivers Alliance. The theme of this conference is mutual interests of land trusts and watershed groups. 
  1. Water science data that can help town commissions and land trusts make good conservation and development decisions. Case presentation: Pomperaug River Watershed study. 
  1. Current news (with handouts and brief explanations)
  • Land Trust Alliance conservation initiative in New England. Kevin Case.
  • Hydropower legislation & the Clean Energy Fund. Eric Hammerling.
  • Stream flow regulation & the Water Planning Council. M. Miner
  • Future of NU lands. Lynn Werner. 
  • Open space funding bill. David Sutherland.
  • Clean Water Fund & the DEP. Lori Brown
  1. Panel: Paths and Partners for Conservation

Moderator, Kevin Case, Land Trust Alliance

    • Bill Horne, Branford Land Trust, working with multiple partners on river and land protections.
    • David Sutherland, The Nature Conservancy, combining the Land Trust Service Bureau and Land Conservation Coalition of Connecticut (LCCC)
    • Jean Cronauer, Northwest Conservation District and New Hartford, a town-based approach to watershed protection
    • Lynn Werner, HVA, equally dedicated to land & water, how do you work with land trusts and river groups in your watershed
    • Speaker to be announced, preserves to protect fish habitat..
  1. Panel: Getting the Money
    • Trust for Public Land, invited
    • State and town open-space funding, speaker to be announced
    • Anne Colby, Southbury Land Trust, putting it all together.