Friday, April 12, 2019
Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Brunswick, NJ
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23rd Annual New Jersey Land Conservation Rally
Conservation Innovations in a Changing World
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23RD ANNUAL
NEW JERSEY LAND CONSERVATION RALLY
PROGRAM 8:00 am – 9:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00am – 9:00 am Mentor/Mentee Speed Networking
9:00 am – 10:15 am Workshop Session 1
10:15 am – 10:35 am Break — Visit Exhibitors
10:35 am – 11:50 am Workshop Session 2
11:50 am – 12:00 pm Break — Visit Exhibitors
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Lunch (Regency Ballroom)
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm Keynote Address — Tammy Snyder Murphy First Lady of New Jersey
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm Meet Lisa Plevin, Exec. Director, NJ Highlands Council
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm Break — Visit Exhibitors
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Workshop Session 3
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Break — Visit Exhibitors
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Workshop Session 4
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Networking Social (Regency Ballroom) Sponsored by Coughlin Duffy, LLP Includes 1 free beer or wine, or two soft drinks. Live Music from the newly formed Conservation Combo: Mike Aucott, Scott Breeman, Michele Byers, Patty Cronheim, Tom Gilbert, Russell Juelg, and Tom McKee.
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Workshop 1 9:00 am — 10:15 am
Workshop 2 10:35 am — 11:50 am
Workshop 3 1:30 pm — 2:45 pm
Workshop 4 3:00 pm — 4:00pm
Second Floor Crossing the Finish Line With
Your Green Acres Project
Room: Conference Room A
Improving Land Use at Your Local School District
Room: Conference Room A
Achieving Coastal Resiliency Through Collaboration
Room: Conference Room A
From Scum to Fish: A Journey Through the Aquatic
Food Web and its Management
Room: Conference Room A
Reading Rain Gardens - A Community Library
Environmental Initiative
Room: Conference Room I
Highlands Land Preservation: How Far Have We Come Since
the 2004 Highlands Act?
Room: Conference Room I
Floating Classroom: Successful Citizen Science on
NJ’s Largest Lake
Room: Conference Room I
Be a Safe and Smart e-Communicator
Room: Conference Room I
First Floor (registration level) Wildfire and Prescribed Fire in
New Jersey
Room: Garden State “A”
Hot Topics in Farmland Preservation
Room: Garden State “A”
Accessibility & Inclusion: A Place for Everyone
Room: Garden State “A”
Don’t Treat Your Soil Like Dirt
Room: Garden State “A”
Board Governance and its Role in Organizations
Room: Garden State “B”
Strategic Planning
Room: Garden State “B”
What’s New in Historic Resource Sustainability
Room: Garden State “B”
Hot Topics in Conservation Policy
Room: Garden State “B”
Membership Engagement Through Mindful Programming
Room: Garden State “C”
Everything You (Wish You Didn’t) Need to Know About
Preparing an Open Space Inventory
Room: Garden State “C”
Land Acquisition 101
Room: Garden State “C”
Not Red or Blue but Green: How to Get Billions for
Conservation
Room: Garden State “C”
Lower Level Integrated Climate Resiliency Planning in NJ Municipalities
Room: Brunswick “A”
Nonprofit Storytelling A - Z: How to Transform Passive Clickers into Action Takers
Room: Brunswick “A”
This Land Is Our Land: Mobilizing Diverse Voices in
Conservation Efforts
Room: Brunswick “A”
Improving the Resiliency of Our Natural and Human-built
Resources
Room: Brunswick “A”
UAS (Drone) Applications & Compliance in Conservation
Room: Brunswick “B”
Creating Pollinator Habitat Along NJ Roadways
Room: Brunswick “B”
Conversation with Funder
Room: Brunswick “B”
Upcycling Obsolete Infrastructure to Create New
Parks and Trails
Room: Brunswick “B”
Land Conservation and Environmental Advocacy:
Making the Connection
Room: Brunswick “C”
Revving Up the Complete & Green Streets Movement with a New Model Policy & Guide
Room: Brunswick “C”
Agrihoods: A Case Study in Transforming Urban Lands
into Green Spaces
Room: Brunswick “C”
Using Drones in Monitoring & Evaluating Restoration
Projects
Room: Brunswick “C”
Using Science & Engaging the Community - Catalyzing
Change for Watershed Health
Room: Brunswick “D”
Bringing Back the American Chestnut
Room: Brunswick “D”
Solar Energy: Coming to Land Near You
Room: Brunswick “D”
Compliant & Effective Fundraising: From the Tried &
True to the Novel and New
Room: Brunswick “D”
WORKSHOPS AT A GLANCE
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WORKSHOP SESSION 1 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Land Conservation and Environmental Advocacy: Brunswick Ballroom C
Making the Connection!
Presenter: Hugh Carola, Program Director, Hackensack Riverkeeper Capt. Bill Sheehan, Hackensack Riverkeeper
We environmentalists are nothing if not passionate. Right? We’re passionate about preserving habitats and con-necting people with nature; and about protecting wildlife diversity. But far too often we – land stewards, environ-mental educators, and others, both professional and volunteer – self-impose a “gag rule” when it comes to taking the logical step from land conservation to environmental advocacy. Learn how to be an effective advocate.
Membership Engagement Through Garden State Ballroom C Mindful Programming Presenters: Kate McGuinness, Development and Outreach Manager, Ridge and Valley Conservancy;
Margaret Schiller, Trustee, Ridge and Valley Conservancy; Susi Tilley, Executive Director, Ridge and Valley Conservancy
This workshop will provide an outline of mindful programming ideas, followed by an interactive demonstration of two offerings: writing workshops and yoga/forest meditation. Attendees will enjoy a short gentle yoga practice fol-lowed by a guided meditation of a forest walk. Attendees will then participate in an abbreviated “Writing to Heal: Letting Nature Take its Course” workshop that applies the balm of nature for healing through writing. Attendees are asked to wear comfortable clothing and bring a notebook/pad and a writing utensil. This workshop will provide an overview, a hands-on demonstration and the knowledge to create mindful programming.
Reading Rain Gardens: Conference Room I A Community Library Environmental Initiative Presenter: Tobiah Horton, Landscape Architecture Specialist, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
This presentation will share a case study of a series of projects in Hillsborough that knit together implemented rain gardens, bio-swales, and pathways and benches into a vision for recreating the municipal complex as an ecologi-cal, historical and fitness destination. The Sustainability Master Plans create a phased vision so that the energy and collaboration of implementation processes may pair interested partners with relevant new projects. The plans also provide needed integration of Green Stormwater Infrastructure plans with other Green Infrastructure efforts, as well as with township planning initiatives in transportation, commerce, education, recreation and environment.
Crossing the Finish Line with Your Green Acres Project Conference Room A Presenters: Renee Jones, Central Team Leader, Green Acres Program;
Martha Sullivan Sapp, Director, Green Acres Program Learn about the characteristics of successful Green Acres projects – those that are completed efficiently and quickly. We will also discuss common challenges and missteps that can delay or derail projects and how to avoid them. Discussion and examples will be provided for acquisition, park development and stewardship projects.
Presenter biographies are available at https://2019rally.sched.com/directory/speakers
Presenters are wearing ORANGE ribbons. Thank them for sharing their expertise.
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Board Governance and its Role in Organizations Garden State Ballroom B
Presenters: Cindy Ehrenclou, Executive Director, Raritan Headwaters Association; Ken Klipstein, President, NJ Conservation Foundation; Wendy Liscow, Program Director, Education, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
This workshop will describe the elements of good board governance and discuss the roles of the president of the board and executive director. Presenters will provide tips for successful board administration and development.
Integrated Climate Resiliency Planning in Brunswick Ballroom A New Jersey Municipalities
Presenters: Thomas Flynn, Floodplain Manager, Township of Woodbridge;
Kathleen Kerwin, Program Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension; Brooke Maslo, Assistant Professor, Rutgers University
Much of NJ consists of densely developed areas in close proximity to surface waters. These locations are highly vulnerable to increased stormwater discharge. Through the NJ Blue Acres Program, Woodbridge Township ac-quired over 100 residential structures within flood-prone areas and established an Open Space Conservation/Resiliency Zone within this area to help minimize future risk. The Township partnered with Rutgers Cooperative Ex-tension (RCE) to maximize community resilience through land stewardship. RCE developed a plan for ecological restoration, stormwater/flood management, and increased public amenities, which was implemented in 2015.
Using Science and Engaging the Community: Brunswick Ballroom D Catalyzing Change for Watershed Health
Presenters: Barbara Heskins Davis, Vice President, Programs, The Land Conservancy of New Jersey;
Abigail Weinberg, Director of Conservation Research, Open Space Institute
What is good planning when the geography spans four states and over 50 organizations - both government and nonprofit? This workshop aims to share some of the successes of partners to achieve strategic planning for clean water. Open Space Institute will present the science available for land trusts to target land protection for water qual-ity. The Land Conservancy of NJ will present its experience integrating watershed science into county Open Space Plans. This workshop will share the tools, methods, and strategies that are bringing together collaborative partner-ships, boots on the ground, and meaningful results for New Jersey's water supplies.
UAS (Drone) Applications and Compliance in Conservation Brunswick Ballroom B
Presenters: Gene Huntington, Lead Consultant, Steward Green Jessica Ray, Staff Scientist, Raritan Valley Community College
UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems, or drones) have served the conservation world for several years now, monitoring, mapping and providing thermal data collection. This presentation focuses on UAS application, safety, quality, af-fordability, in-house vs. outsourced, insurance requirements, and Federal Aviation Administration compliance. Much of the presentation will focus on fauna and flora species data collection, yet other projects will be offered.
Wildfire and Prescribed Fire in New Jersey Garden State Ballroom A Presenters: Ryan Hasko, Stewardship Project Coordinator, New Jersey Audubon;
Inga La Puma, Science Communications Director, North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange; Jeremy Webber, Assistant Division Forest Firewarden, New Jersey Forest Fire Service
Presenters will share information about wildfire risk assessments done in Ocean Township, at the state level, and for the northeast region. Information will be shared on New Jersey’s new prescribed burn legislation and associated policies, along with information on example projects. Finally, a profile will be shared on a project underway in the Highlands of New Jersey that is using prescribed fire in conjunction with forest management to enhance both up-land forest and wetland habitat for priority wildlife species.
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WORKSHOP SESSION 2 10:35 am – 11:50 am
Revving up the Complete & Green Streets Movements Brunswick Ballroom C
With a New Model and Policy Guide Presenters: Janna Chernetz, Esq, Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Tri-State Transportation;
Leigh Ann Von Hagen, Senior Researcher, Rutgers University, Vorhees Transportation Ctr Kandyce Perry, Planning and Policy Manager, New Jersey Future
This session introduces a NEW Model - Complete and Green Streets Policy and Guide - that highlights a broad range of benefits, incorporates Green Streets strategies, encourages equity, recognizes positive economic, envi-ronmental and public health outcomes, and lays out a path from policy to implementation. The session will re-view the Policy and Guide’s innovations and highlight real-world best practices through Complete and Green Street success stories. The latest Complete and Green Street resources, including Sustainable Jersey’s up-dated certification program, will also be discussed.
Improving Land Use At Your Local School District Conference Room A Presenters: Dr. Thomas Smith, Superintendent of Schools, Hopewell Valley Regional School District;
Lisa Wolff, Executive Director, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space Michael Van Clef, Ecologist, Ecological Solutions
Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) will share how they worked with their local school district (Hopewell Valley Regional) to add native meadows, outdoor classrooms, and project-based environmental edu-cation to all six schools in the district. The FoHVOS Executive Director, along with the District Superintendent and Facilities manager, will discuss academic, maintenance, and roll-out concerns, funding, publicity, commu-nity partnerships and involvement, and most importantly, how your nonprofit can duplicate the results.
Nonprofit Storytelling A-Z: Brunswick Ballroom A How to Transform Passive Clickers into Action Takers
Presenters: Lindsay McNamara, Mid-Level Giving Manager, National Audubon Society; Dana Patterson, Communications Strategist, Princeton Hydro
How do you authentically engage potential donors and ambassadors of your organization to develop meaningful relationships that lead to action? Learn how to use values-driven and science-congruent narratives to reach your most valued stakeholders and supporters in the New Jersey conservation community and beyond. You’ll learn how to translate wonky science findings into interesting, relevant stories that matter to your constituents. This session will dive into humanistic storytelling strategies that will activate the existing public, peers, or potential donors, and reach new audiences.
Everything You (Wish You Didn’t) Need to Know About Garden State Ballroom C Preparing a Recreation and Open Space Inventory
Presenters: Sharon Cost, GIS Specialist, Green Acres Program; Nancy Lawrence, Compliance Officer, Green Acres Program
This hands-on workshop will walk through the steps that Green Acres uses to verify the accuracy of a Recrea-tion and Open Space Inventory, and to identify missed or improperly listed properties. It is for anyone interested in understanding the preparation of a ROSI and who is looking to provide meaningful assistance to their munici-pality or county while they prepare their ROSI. This workshop is also useful for preparing a list of lands held for recreation and/or conservation purposes in support of the Open Space element of a Master Plan. Participants are encouraged to bring a copy of their municipality’s online ROSI (found on the Green Acres website) and a list of municipality owned lands which can be obtained from the Tax Office or via many online services.
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Hot Topics in Farmland Preservation Garden State Ballroom A
Presenters: Jeffrey C. Everett, Chief of Agricultural Resources, Farmland Preservation Program, SADC; Susan Payne, Executive Director, State Agriculture Development Committee
This panel discussion will report on the latest developments in the state’s Farmland Preservation Program, from new funding opportunities to major court decisions affecting the program. Topics will include results of a recent NJ Supreme Court decision related to soil disturbance on preserved farms; new rules to expand municipal fund-ing opportunities under the Municipal Planning Incentive Grant (PIG) program; and the ability of the SADC to now issue permits for conducting “Rural Microenterprises” on preserved farmland.
Strategic Planning Garden State Ballroom B Presenters: Robert Allen, Assistant State Director, The Nature Conservancy;
Michele Byers, Executive Director, NJ Conservation Foundation; Linda Mead, President and CEO, D&R Greenway Land Trust
All the panelists are engaged in strategic planning processes within their organizations. They will share general outcomes of their strategic plans, the basic process employed, and what the plans mean for the organization.
Highlands Land Preservation: Conference Room I How Far Have We Come Since the 2004 Highlands Act? Where Do We Go From Here?
Presenters: Stefanie Miller, Regional Planning Manager, State Agriculture Development Committee; Drew Siglin, Regional Planner, Open Space & TDR Coordinator, NJ Highlands Council; Larry Fink, Land Acquisition Project Manager, Green Acres Program
Highlands Council staff will discuss its 2018 Land Preservation Status Report, its two land preservation pro-grams, and identify examples of how the Highlands Regional Master Plan helps guide land preservation. Green Acres and SADC staff will discuss land preservation successes since 2004, preservation opportunities still avail-able and challenges unique to the Highlands Region. Participants will also learn how they can advance land preservation efforts in the Highlands.
Bringing Back the American Chestnut Brunswick Ballroom D Presenters: Mike Aucott, Hopewell Environmental Commission;
Carolyn Klaube, Stewardship Coordinator, Sourland Conservancy This workshop will touch on the importance and recent tragic history of this iconic tree. Mike will describe the challenges and the varied strategies underway that are part of the effort to help propel the tree over what re-searchers have called "the cusp of extinction" and to re-establish it in the North American forest. Carolyn will de-scribe some of the efforts of area organizations to establish plantings of American chestnuts in this region. Caro-lyn will also provide details on the Sourland Conservancy’s “Foraging Forest” project, which will restore a section of Hopewell Borough Park with a planting of native shrubs and trees that produce edible nuts and fruits.
Creating Pollinator Habitat Along New Jersey Roadways Brunswick Ballroom B Presenters: Brittany Dobrzynski, Stewardship Project Coordinator, New Jersey Audubon Society;
Kelly Gill, Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Xerces Society; Nicholas Marchese, Operations Project Manager, South Jersey Transportation Authority
This workshop will discuss why pollinator habitat is critical for the health of our ecosystem, from basic bee ecol-ogy to the big picture. We will provide tips and challenges for installing perennial pollinator habitat and sources of assistance in these types of habitat installations. We will detail the process and considerations SJTA took to create pollinator habitat along NJ roadways, as well as lessons learned.
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WORKSHOP SESSION 3 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Floating Classroom: Conference Room I Successful Citizen Science on NJ’s Largest Lake
Presenters: Donna Macalle-Holly, Grant and Program Director, Lake Hopatcong Foundation; Chris L. Mikolajczyk, Senior Aquatic Scientist, Princeton Hydro
Learn how the Lake Hopatcong Foundation conceptualized, funded, and launched a “floating classroom.” The custom-built 40-foot education vessel Study Hull gives citizen scientists and students an interactive, hands-on educational experience to explore Lake Hopatcong while learning about freshwater ecology. The boat’s laboratory instruments are used to study hydrology, temperatures, plankton, and dissolved oxygen levels. Lake Hopatcong has one of the longest continuous ecological databases in New Jersey; almost 30 years of consistently collected water quality data. Hear directly from experts on what goes into designing a science curriculum, how to properly train volunteers, and best practices for managing collected data.
This Land is Our Land: Brunswick Ballroom A Mobilizing Diverse Voices in Conservation Efforts Presenters: Sandra Meola, Director, Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed;
Dale Rosselet, Vice President of Education, NJ Audubon Society; Julie Slavet, Executive Director, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership
The future of the conservation movement relies on representation that reflects the diverse voices within our com-munities. Panelists will share transferable success stories of engaging under-served communities and youth in and out of school. Additionally, panelists will explore how to be intentional and genuine with strategies to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion across an organization's framework.
Conversation with Funders Brunswick Ballroom B
Presenters: Margarethe Laurenzi, Dir., Leadership Grantmaking & Engagement, Community Fndn of NJ;
Bob Atkins, Director, NJ Health Initiatives; Stephanie Greenwood, Senior Program Officer, Victoria Foundation; Sam Huber, President, Stone Foundation of New Jersey; Margaret Waldock, Environment Program Director, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
A panel of funders will describe trends in the philanthropy business, emerging priorities, how to share your organi-zation's stories with funders, and other aspects of the environmental grant-making process.
Land Acquisition 101 Garden State Ballroom C Presenter: James Wyse, Partner, Coughlin Duffy LLP Learn the basics of the land acquisition process, including lessons from the field and how to avoid problems.
Accessibility and Inclusion: A Place for Everyone Garden State Ballroom A Presenters: Bob Amelio, Accessibility Support Coordinator, Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living;
Nora DiChiara, Director, Programs and Strategic Planning, Duke Farms Foundation; Brian Rogers, Coordinator of Accessibility Programs, LVCIL
During this presentation, workshop participants will learn that accessibility planning does not need to be scary, daunting or an expensive process. Access becomes even more important over time, and allows for our land eth-ics to be shared with everyone.
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Solar Energy: Coming To Land Near You! Brunswick Ballroom D
Presenters: Audrey Friedrichsen, Land Use & Environmental Advocacy Attorney, Scenic Hudson; Kathy Haake; Director of Real Estate and Permitting, NY; Clean Energy Collective Tom Gilbert, Campaign Director, Energy, Climate, &Natural Resources, NJ Conservation Foundation
New Jersey is fast becoming a leader in the transition to clean, renewable energy, including solar energy. While that's important to reduce harmful emissions, it does present some challenges to land trusts and land preserva-tion. Find out how land trusts in New Jersey and beyond are thinking about solar siting issues, and hear a solar developer's perspective on siting challenges.
Achieving Coastal Resiliency through Collaboration Conference Room A Presenters: Russ Furnari, Manager Environmental Policy Enterprise, NJCWRP/PSEG;
Martha Maxwell-Doyle, Deputy Director, Ocean County College– Barnegat Bay Partnership; Captain Alek Modjeski, Habitat Restoration Program Director, American Littoral Society
Russ will provide brief remarks about the NJ Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership (NJCWRP), a unique collaboration that has been viewed by government partners as the model for the nation, and has received numer-ous awards. Each presenter will describe a recent coastal resiliency project partially funded by NJCWRP.
What’s New in Historic Resource Sustainability Garden State Ballroom B
Presenters: Glenn Ceponis, Historic Preservation Specialist 3, New Jersey Historic Trust; Jeffrey C. Everett, Chief of Agricultural Resources, Farmland Preservation Program; SADC Kate Marcopul, Administrator, New Jersey Historic Preservation Office.
Preserved land often contains historic resources that may be worthy of preservation. This session highlights the new tools and initiatives that can help to preserve and rehabilitate cultural resources on open space and pre-served farmland. Content will highlight benefits of easements, funding, and programs available to ensure sustain-able approaches to resource protection.
Agrihoods– A Case Study in Transforming Brunswick Ballroom C Urban Lands into Green Space to Support Community Health and Stimulate Reinvestment
Presenters: John S. Watson Jr, Vice President, D&R Greenway Land Trust; The session will begin with a case study of a property in Trenton: the acquisition and transformation of a two-acre garbage strewn, complicated lot into a green oasis in the midst of one of the most challenging neighbor-hoods. The project, "Capital City Farm," was initially conceived as a place that would provide fresh produce to the adjacent Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, but turned into a project that not only transformed that space, but has the potential to serve as the cornerstone for a much larger contextual discussion and influence.
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WORKSHOP SESSION 4 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Hot Topics in Conservation Policy Garden State Ballroom B Presenters: Tom Gilbert, Campaign Director for Energy, Climate, and Natural Resources, NJCF;
Alison Mitchell, Policy Director, NJ Conservation Foundation (NJCF)
Join a conversation around emerging policy changes affecting land conservation in New Jersey. Bring your questions and any information you'd like to share about current issues. Organizers will start things off with a cou-ple of topics, but this will be an informal, interactive session.
Compliant and Effective Fundraising: Brunswick Ballroom D From the Tried and True to the Novel and New
Presenter: Alexandra Kilduff, Staff Attorney, Pro Bono Partnership
This workshop will discuss current New Jersey and federal laws governing nonprofit fundraising and solicitation efforts, disclosure to donors and grantors, and charitable registration. Additional discussions will focus on recent developments in New Jersey and federal law regarding these newer fundraising tactics listed above, and best practices for nonprofits to implement in order to fund-raise effectively, safely and legally, and shield themselves and their donors from liability.
Don’t Treat Your Soil Like Dirt! Garden State Ballroom A Presenters: Stephanie Murphy, Ph.D.; Director of Soil Testing, Rutgers NJ Agriculture Experiment Stn.
Christine Raabe, District Director, Ocean County Soil Conservation District This session will provide an understanding of the importance of soil health to the overall health of the environ-ment. Change your perspective on soil and its role in environmental issues of stormwater, low impact develop-ment, and sustainable and successful landscapes. Learn the importance of assessing and testing soil to ensure success. View soil through the regulatory lens of erosion and sediment control and the new Soil Restoration Law which requires compaction mitigation.
Be a Safe and Smart e-Communicator Conference Room I
Presenter: James Wyse, Partner, Coughlin Duffy LLP The first part of the workshop will cover the challenges of protecting organizations from some of the pitfalls asso-ciated with electronic communications. Jim will share a list of recommended practices to avoid the harm and em-barrassment that can arise from use of email, text messages and other media, including the loss of attorney-client privilege. The topic of insurance coverage for cyber-loss, or so-called “hackers insurance,” will also be dis-cussed. If time allows, the group will share technological innovations they have found that advance their conser-vation work.
Upcycling Obsolete Infrastructure to Brunswick Ballroom B Create New Parks and Trails
Presenters: Sarah Bryant, Director of Community Initiatives, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership;
Matthew J. Johnson, P.P., A.I.C.P., Coordinator, Open Space Acquisition and Develop-ment, Burlington County, NJ
Through examples in Burlington County and the City of Camden, the presenters will explore projects that are transforming outdated, abandoned or hazardous infrastructure into public parks and trails. As the projects are diverse and complex, the key partnerships and processes needed to succeed will be highlighted.
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From Scum to Fish: Conference Room A A Journey Through the Aquatic Food Web and its Management
Presenters: Fred S. Lubnow, Director of Aquatic Programs, Princeton Hydro; Jack Szczepanski PhD, Senior Aquatic Ecologist, Princeton Hydro
There are many facets to a freshwater system, not the least of which are the living things that make a lake their home. We will explore the different types of life that inhabit the aquatic environment: from algae and cyanobacte-ria to submerged aquatic vegetation and fish. We'll discuss each one's place in the food web, how they interact with each other, their effects on the health of the water they live in, and management techniques to deal with wa-ter quality issues associated with each.
Improving the Resiliency of Our Brunswick Ballroom A Natural and Human-Built Resources: The Benefits of Using Green Infrastructure and Nature-Based Strategies Presenters: Captain Alek Modjeski, Habitat Restoration Program Director, American Littoral Society;
Martin McHugh, J.D., Mid-Atlantic Director, The Dawson Corporation This workshop will discuss examples and lessons learned, and will also highlight the range of potential benefits these strategies can generate for ecosystems, for increased resiliency and beyond. Considering the continued increase of severe weather incidents, intense storms, and high water events, it is becoming more important for natural resource practitioners and environmental professionals to more fully understand and evaluate the poten-tial for green infrastructure and nature-based approaches, as well as the hurdles during the planning process.
Using Drones in Monitoring and Brunswick Ballroom C Evaluating Restoration Projects
Presenters: David Zuckerman, MS DMD, Licensed Drone Pilot, The Nature Conservancy; Chuck Gullage, Licensed Drone Pilot, The Nature Conservancy; Beth Styler Barry, River Restoration Manager, The Nature Conservancy
This presentation will examine the scientific uses of drones in monitoring restoration projects, using an ongoing Nature Conservancy dam removal project as an example. We will start with how to assemble a well-trained Drone Team. The team will demonstrate ideas on how to go beyond the typical use of drones to collect before and after images and to monitor the progress of projects. In this workshop, we will look at innovative ways to use drones to precisely capture before and after images and how to use programmed flights to ensure repro-ducible images. We will give examples of how the team uses software for quantitative measurements.
Not Red or Blue, but Green: Garden State Ballroom C How to Get Billions for Conservation Presenters: Bill Kastning, Executive Director, Monmouth Conservation Foundation;
Will Abberger, Vice President, Director of Conservation Finance, The Trust for Public Land Since 1988, voters in cities, counties, and states, both blue and red, have approved over 2,000 ballot measures, creating $78 billion in new funding for conservation. Local land trusts have been involved in many of these suc-cessful ballot measures, developing advocacy skills and, in some cases, truly transforming their organizations. This workshop provides land trusts with the tools needed to lead or support ballot measures. Learn from suc-cessful campaign experts and case studies from land trust colleagues.
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Neshanic Valley Beekeepers offer
as many "source" quality premium
and specialty honeys from NJ as
well as from other parts of the
country and the world. One of their
most popular is authentic
Australian Eucalyptus honey. Their
products are never pasteurized
and never manipulated. Neshanic
Valley Beekeepers also promotes
beekeeping as a viable hobby and/
or venture.
P.O. Box 1117
Somerville, NJ 08876
Neshanicvalleybeekeepers.com
Neshanic Valley
Beekeepers
Tony and Andrea share the dream
of growing beautiful, produce year
round for themselves, their family
and their community. Martenette
Farms came to life when they
moved to Mueller Acres, a 137 acre
farm that was once a nursery in the
bucolic setting of western
Hillsborough. They are proud to
introduce Martenette Farms to the
community. Martenette's goals are
to provide a mix of storage
vegetables, fresh greens, fruit
preserves and canned goods
throughout year and to offer
classes and workshops on
vegetable preparation and
preservation, yoga, medicinal and
edible plant harvesting, plant
identification and videography and
photography.
49 Wertsville Road
Hillsborough, NJ
(visit by appointment only)
www.facebook.com/
martenettefarms/
Morganics Family Farm was
born from a desire to breach
the final frontier of local
organic production in the
Northeast section of the
United States and thereby
take part in the revitalization
of the local grainshed. The
goal of Morganics is to
provide top quality product,
grown in organic soil and sun
dried to perfection.
225 Long Hills Road Hillsborough, NJ
Morganicsfamilyfarm.com
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2019 Rally Planning Committee
Committee Members are wearing GREEN ribbons. Share your ideas for next year with them!
Jessica Patterson NJDEP Green Acres Program
Kimber Ray
The Watershed Institute
Liz Ritter Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
Sally Rubin
Great Swamp Watershed Association
George Schaberg Raritan Headwaters Association
Mike Shanahan
The Nature Conservancy of New Jersey
Laura Szwak New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Susi Tilley
Ridge and Valley Conservancy
Fran Varacalli Rally Advisor!
Land Preservation and Management
Thanks, Rally Team!
Amanda Brockwell & Jena Cosimo Monmouth Conservation Foundation
Steven Bruder
State Agriculture Development Committee
Hugh Carola Hackensack Riverkeeper
John Cecil & Lindsay Gafford New Jersey Audubon Society
Caroline Katmann
Sourland Conservancy
Tara Kenyon Kenyon Planning
Susan Lockwood
NJDEP Land Use Regulation Program
Barbara McCloskey The Land Conservancy of New Jersey
Lindsay McNamara
National Audubon Society
Thanks to Volunteer Steve Krakauer and interns Matthew McInerney and Michael Stellitano for their VALUABLE help in planning and producing the
Rally!
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Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
P.O. Box 157, Mendham, NJ 07945 www.anjec.org
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ
501 E. State Street, Building 5, 3rd Floor Trenton, New Jersey 08609 www.conservewildlifenj.org/
Crossroads of the American Revolution
101 Barrack Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608 revolutionarynj.org/
FoHVOS New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team
P.O. Box 395, Pennington, NJ 08534 www.fohvos.info/invasive-species-strike-team
Hackensack Riverkeeper
231 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 hackensackriverkeeper.org
JM Sorge, Inc.
57 Fourth Street, Somerville, NJ 08876 jmsorge.com
Land Trust Alliance
112 Spring Street, Suite 204 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
landtrustalliance.org
New Jersey Audubon Society 9 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
www.njaudubon.org
The Nature Conservancy 200 Pottersville Rd, Chester, NJ 07930
www.tnc.org
NJCHANJ http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/chanj.htm
NJ Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership
c/o PSEG Services Corporation, 80 Park Plaza, MC – T17 Newark, NJ 07102 www.njcwrp.org/
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
170 Longview Road, Far Hills, NJ 07931 www.njconservation.org
NJDEP Office of Natural Land Management
www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/natural/
New Jersey Forest Service PO Box 404, Trenton, NJ 08625-0404
www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/forest/forestry_old/
NJ Forest Watch
www.savespartamountain.org/
NJ Future 16 West Lafayette Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
njfuture.org
NJ Historic Trust www.njht.org
NJ League of Conservation Voters
P. O. Box 1237, Trenton, NJ 08607-1237 www.njlcv.org/
North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange
www.firesciencenorthatlantic.org
North Jersey Resource Conservation & Development 10 Maple Avenue, P.O. Box 117, Asbury, NJ 08802
www.northjerseyrcd.org
Princeton Hydro, LLC 1200 Liberty Place, Sicklerville, NJ 08081
princetonhydro.com
Rahway River Watershed Association P.O. Box 1101, Rahway, New Jersey 07065
www.rahwayriver.org/
Raritan Headwaters Association 2121 Larger Cross Road, Bedminster, NJ 07921
raritanheadwaters.org
ReThink Energy NJ 170 Longview Road, Far Hills, NJ 07931
www.rethinkenergynj.org
Rowan University - NJMap NJ Conservation Blueprint Geospatial Research Lab
www.njmap2.com/blueprint
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program
14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 water.rutgers.edu
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Student Poster Presented by Michael Stellitano,
Ramapo College
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Tree Mortality in Two Mixed
Hardwood Forests in the New Jersey Highlands
Sourland Conservancy 83 Princeton Avenue, Suite 1A, Hopewell, NJ 08525
sourland.org
Steward Green 726 Rte. 202, Suite 320-130, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
www.stewardgreen.com
The Watershed Institute 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 08534
thewatershed.org
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - NJ 220 Davidson Ave 4th Floor, Somerset, New Jersey 08873
www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/nj/home/
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