Mass ECAN Conference 2019

Thanks to everyone who attended our successful third annual Conference! You can find Conference Proceedings below.

Conference Info

• Tuesday, October 29th, 2019

• Shaw Center, Mt. Ida Campus of UMass Amherst, Newton

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

• Connect to new colleagues and mingle with existing partners

• Learn about current adaptation work in Massachusetts

• Showcase your adaptation projects by sharing publications and joining our Poster Session

• Advance your adaptation practice

Conference Proceedings

Conference Materials

• Agenda

• Speaker Bios

• Poster Abstracts

Presentations

• Welcome, Mass ECAN Updates & Exploring Next Steps

• Opening Remarks: Moving the Adaptation Field Forward

  • Live polling results

• Climate Adaptation Initiatives: EOEEA

  • Session Introduction

  • EEA Remarks, State Hazard Mitigation & Climate Adaptation Plan, and Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program Updates

  • MVP Action Grant: Falmouth Coonamessett River Restoration Project

• Networking Activity

• Strategies for Urban Ecosystem Resilience

  • Urban Connectivity & Shifting Distributions

  • A Watershed-Wide View of Urban Ecosystems Resilience

  • Mapping Nature Based Solutions

  • Equity, Justice, and Resilience in the City of Champions

• Expert Work Groups

  • Mainstreaming Nature Based Solutions

  • Slow the Flow

  • Forest Ecosystems

  • Salt Marsh

• Poster Session

  • The Great Marsh Partnership

  • Planning together for resilient communities through nature-based solutions

  • Addressing Erosion in Natural Areas Under a Changing Climate

  • Applying Living Shoreline Approaches to Increase Resilience and Reduce Risk in New England

  • Building Community Resilience through Local Small Businesses

  • A Community Science Campaign to Map Extreme Heat Locations in Worcester

• Takeaways from the sessions

Thank You

Thanks to everyone who supported this event!

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ORGanizers

Conference Planning Work Group: Bridget Macdonald (US Fish & Wildlife Service), Melissa Ocana (UMass Amherst), Eric Roberts (The Nature Conservancy), Kimberly Noake MacPhee (Franklin Regional Council of Governments), Julie Wood (Charles River Watershed Association), Marissa Weiss (Harvard Forest), Lauren de la Parra (Creative Resilience Consulting), Heidi Ricci (Mass Audubon), and Julia Knisel (MA Office of Coastal Zone Management).