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.
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Moderators |
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Wellesley
Tim Purinton |
Pittsfield
Shep Evans |
8:00 am
8:30
8:35
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Registration: coffee and Donuts
Welcome..................................................
Current River Science: "Why Rivers are Cool"
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Linda Mack
Patrick Garner
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Linda Mack
Beth Lambert
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| 9:25 |
Break |
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| 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 |
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| 11:30 |
Lunch Break and Needs Assessment Regional Forum ... all invited |
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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 |
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| 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
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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 |
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