Mass ECAN Conference 2018

Thanks to all who attended the second annual Mass ECAN Conference!

 Conference Info

• Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

• Framingham State University, McCarthy Center Forum (map)

This is a one-day conference to help shape adaptation action in Massachusetts.

• Meet new colleagues and mingle with existing partners

• Learn about others’ adaptation work in Massachusetts

• Showcase your adaptation projects

• Advance your adaptation practice

Conference Proceedings

Conference Materials

• Agenda

• Speaker Bios

Presentations

• Showcase of Adaptation Initiatives

• Welcome, Mass ECAN Updates & Exploring Next Steps

• Overview of Climate Adaptation

• Expert Work Group Updates

  • What are Expert Work Groups?

  • Climate Communications

  • Mainstreaming Nature Based Solutions

  • Coldwater Streams

  • Saltmarsh

• State Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan

• Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program

• Municipal Climate Adaptation - Natick

• Municipal Climate Adaptation - Essex

• Monitoring and Evaluation Overview

• Monitoring and Evaluation - Manomet

• Monitoring and Evaluation - Duxbury Beach Reservation

• Regional Organizations Leading on Climate Adaptation - Franklin Regional Council of Governments

• Regional Organizations Leading on Climate Adaptation - Mystic River Watershed Association

Reflections on the day

Thank You

Thanks to everyone who supported this event!

SPONSORS

Supporter-level

Contributor-level

ORGANIZERS

Conference Planning Work Group: Stefanie Covino (Mass Audubon), Laura Hilberg (EcoAdapt), Bridget Macdonald (US Fish & Wildlife Service), Melissa Ocana (UMass Amherst), Rebecca Quinones (MA Div. of Fisheries & Wildlife), Eric Roberts (The Nature Conservancy) and Kimberly Noake MacPhee (Franklin Regional Council of Governments), and our UMass students: Mike Crowley and Grace McCabe.