Large Landscape Conservation in Metropolitan America

Large Landscape Conservation in Metropolitan America:
Taking Stock and Shaping the Future

Sponsors and Partners

Chicago Region
The Boeing Company
Liberty Prairie Foundation
Chicago Wilderness
Openlands
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Field Museum
Loyola University

National
Practitioners’ Network for Large Landscape Conservation
Metropolitan Greenspaces Alliance
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, The University of Montana
School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Arizona
Regional Plan Association
Sonoran Institute

Draft Program
Draft of April 11, 2013

This interactive workshop will examine how large landscape conservation is an increasingly effective approach to address metropolitan regions’ most compelling issues related to water, energy, land use, transportation, open space, recreation, and urban growth.

The workshop will also highlight recent developments and trends in large landscape policy, practice, and performance throughout North America.

8:00 Registration and Sign-in
(continental breakfast provided) 9:00

Welcome and Overview of the Day
Dr. Nancy Tuchman, Loyola University
Congressman Mike Quigley, 5th District of Illinois
Rob Pirani, Regional Plan Association, New York and Practitioners Network for Large Landscape Conservation
Jerry Adelmann, Openlands, Chicago and Metropolitan Greenspaces Alliance

9:30 Keynote Address: Large Landscape Conservation in Metropolitan America
David Bragdon, TransitCenter, Inc, New York 10:00

Survey of Large Landscape Conservation in Metropolitan America
Mike Wetter, The Intertwine, Portland, Oregon
Rob Pirani, Regional Plan Association, New York

10:45 Break 11:00

--- Knowledge Building Breakout Sessions ---

Panel 1: Why Nature Needs Cities
Dr. Abigail Derby-Lewis, Field Museum, Chicago, Moderator
Armando Carbonell, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Jesse Elam, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Panel 2: Partnering with Governmental Entities
Larry Fisher, University of Arizona, Moderator
John Rogner, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Lynne Westphal, US Forest Service
Cameron Davis, Environmental Protection Agency

Panel 3: Water in Metropolitan America
Jenny Hoffner, American Rivers
Kevin Shafer, Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewage District
David St. Pierre, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Jim Holway, Sonoran Institute

Panel 4: Understanding and Using Market-based Approaches to Large Landscape Conservation
Sabina Shaikh, University of Chicago
Skip Swenson, Forterra, Seattle
Bill Schleizer, Delta Institute

12:00

Lunch Keynote
George Ranney, Metropolis Strategies, Moderator
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, 3rd District, Oregon

1:30

--- Skill Building Breakout Sessions ---

Workshop 1: Building Effective Partnerships and Coalitions
Larry Fisher, University of Arizona, Moderator
Carolyn Campbell, Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, Phoenix
Arnold Randall, Forest Preserve District of Cook County and Chicago Wilderness

Workshop 2: Using Mapping and Citizen Participation Tools to Support Large Landscape Conservation in Metropolitan America
Will Allen, The Conservation Fund
Ken Snyder, PlaceMatters

Workshop 3: Working with Local Governments to Achieve Strategic Conservation Goals
Ole Amundsen, The Conservation Fund
Cliff Chapman, Central Indiana Land Trust, Indianapolis

Workshop 4: Sharing Your Story
Robin Rather, Collective Strength

3:00 Break 3:30

Panel and Interactive Discussion:
Shaping the Future of Large Landscape Conservation in Metropolitan America
Armando Carbonell, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Moderator
David Bragdon, TransitCenter, Inc, New York
Robin Rather, Collective Strength
Rob Pirani, Regional Plan Association, New York
Jerry Adelmann, Openlands, Chicago

4:50 Concluding Remarks 5:00 Adjourn - Sponsored Reception Immediately Following Adjournment