WNERR at CZ09
Associated People Chris Feurt Tin Smith Susan Bickford Zack Steele
This week the international Coastal Zone 2009 conference is being held in Boston with the theme Revolutionary Times: Catching the Wave of Change. The CZ09 website says:
Our coastal and ocean landscape is changing, whether it's the climate, shoreline, habitat, or even the people setting and implementing policy. Join us... as we explore the many facets of change and share tools and information to help in managing our changing coastal and ocean resources.
Several members of the Wells Reserve staff accepted the invitation and contributed importantly to the event.
Christine Feurt made two presentations, "Barriers and Bridges to Ecosystem Management -- Using Collaborative Learning to Define and Measure Progress" and "Collaborative Learning and Land Use Tools to Support Community-Based Ecosystem Management." Chris also moderated a session on Climate Risks and Vulnerabilities.
In the Conservation Planning session, Tin Smith and Susan Bickford presented "Building Support for Coastal Conservation: Small Organizations and Big Plans," based on the Wells Reserve's work with the Great Works Regional Land Trust.
Zack Steele was session moderator for Water Quality: Dischargers and Nutrient Monitoring.
Congratulations to Chris, Tin, Sue, and Zack for being selected and thanks for pitching in to make this influential conference a success.
