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Reaching Common Ground: A Forum on Land Use and Protection in the Deerfield River Watershed |
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Come and help envision the future with workshops and presentations on natural resource protection, recreation, culture and the land, and preservation tools for landowners.
Land protection is in everyone's interest. This Open Space Forum provides an opportunity for residents, teachers, students, business and community leaders to learn about the land preservation efforts going on in the watershed and how they can get involved. Individual land owners will also discover tools to preserve their family lands or retain those lands in the family's hands.
Registration Welcome and Today's Agenda Christine Duerring, EOEA Deerfield Watershed Team Leader
Gisela Walker, DRWA PresidentWhy do we care? Scott Jackson, Wildlife Biologist
UMass ExtensionCurrent land protection efforts in the watershed Christine Duerring, EOEA Deerfield Watershed Team Leader Open space planning in three dimensions Peter Flinker, Principal Consultant
Dodson AssociatesLogistics of the next hour Gisela Walker, DRWA President Break What places do YOU care about?
Concurrent sessionsNatural Resources: Bill Labich
Cultural Resources: Sarah lacour
Recreational Resources: Peter FlinkerGetting back together How your input will be used and opportunities for future involvement in the watershed-wide open space plan Lunch and Exhibits
DRWA Annual MeetingTaking action
Concurrent sessions
Tools for private landowners: What can I do with my land? Mark Zenick, Director, Franklin Land Trust and Robert levite, Esq. UMass Extension Educator
Town and regional initiatives: Leigh Youngblood, North Quabbin Regional Landscape Partnership, Jocelyn Forbush, Highland Communities Initiative, and Edie Mas, Tannery Wildlife Refuge
The community preservation act: What can it contribute to our land preservation efforts? Dorrie Pizella, Executive Director of the Community Preservation Coalition, and CPA advocates from Buckland and AshfieldAdjourn Directions
Mohawk Trail Regional High School is on Rte 112 in Buckland, a couple of miles south of the Rte 2/Rte 112 the intersection.
Take exit 26 off I-91 in Greenfield and follow the traffic rotary to Route 2 west.
Follow for about 10 miles, and turn right onto Rte 112 South.
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Massachusetts Watershed Initiative
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA), the Deerfield Watershed Team, is made up of representatives from federal, state, regional, municipal and local groups, agencies and businesses that have an interest in the Deerfield River Watershed. Through the Massachusetts Watershed Initiative of EOEA, the team comes together to coordinate the management, protection and restoration of natural resources at the watershed level.Deerfield River Watershed Association
The Deerfield River Watershed Association (DRWA) was established in 1988 as a nonprofit volunteer membership organization dedicated to preserve, protect and enhance the natural resources of the Deerfield River Watershed. DRWA continues to educate, advocate and organize for the protection of the watershed’s natural resources and is the only organization whose sole focus is to protect the Deerfield River Watershed.Franklin Regional Council Of Governments
Building upon the strengths of its member communities and their sense of regional identity, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments is a catalyst and resource for the coordination of public policy and service delivery. By linking and coordinating planning, services, and advocacy, the FRCOG assists its constituent communities in benefiting from regional cooperation while retaining local control.Back to DRWA Home Page
Page updated 10/13/02 by MF Walk