MACC 2008 FALL CONFERENCE
Rivers and Riverfront:
Current Science, Regulatory Issues and Solutions

( Register Now! )

 

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Saturday, October 18th
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(2.0 Advanced Credits)
MassBay Community College
Wellesley Hills

(click on locations for directions)

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Saturday, November 8th
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(2.0 Advanced Credits)
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Pittsfield

(click on locations for directions)

This daylong conference will explore and reinforce the reasons why river protection is so essential and address some of the common mysteries and confusion surrounding the Riverfront Area Performance Standards in the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act Regulations. Learn from case studies and a panel of experts what information applicants should submit, what questions you should be asking, and what conditions you can impose to ensure that our rivers are adequately protected. This conference is designed to meet the needs of Conservation Commissioners, Conservation Administrators, environmental consultants, attorneys, engineers - anyone involved with the design and permitting of projects near rivers, river protection and land-use change.

AGENDA


   
Moderators
    Wellesley
Tim Purinton
Pittsfield
Shep Evans

8:00 am

8:30

8:35

Registration: coffee and Donuts

Welcome..................................................

Current River Science: "Why Rivers are Cool"

 

Linda Mack

Patrick Garner

 

Linda Mack

Beth Lambert

9:25 Break    
9:35 Essentials of the
Mass Rivers Protection Act and Regulations

Ingeborg Hegemann

Ingeborg Hegemann
10:35 Riverfront Area Case Studies
- Evaluating Primarily Riverine Characteristics
- Dam Management
Heidi Davis Joanna Carey
11:20 Q&A    
11:30 Lunch Break and Needs Assessment Regional Forum ... all invited    
12:50 pm


1:35
RFA Performance Standards Case Studies
- Minimizing Impacts and the Alternatives Analysis

- Redevelopment Projects ...............................
Paul McManus


Michele Grzenda
Paul McManus


Michele Grzenda
2:20 Break    
2:30

Panel Discussion with River and Riverfront Experts

- Wellesley -
Patrick Garner, Ingeborg Hegemann, Kathleen Connolly, Heidi Davis
- Pittsfield - Ingeborg Hegemann, Alexandra Dawson, Paul McManus, Alison Bowden

Tim Purinton Shep Evans
3:00 Effective Strategies to Protect Rivers/New Trends

- Coldwater Rivers-New Guidance
Alison Bowden

Alicia Norris
Alison Bowden

Dana Ohman
3:50 Wrap Up and Closing Linda Mack Linda Mack
4:00 Adjourn    

( Register Now! )