The New England Chapter of SWS presents its Annual Chapter Meeting and Field Trip. Our theme this year is “Wetland and Aquatic Restoration: Successes and Failures."
Field Trip Day (Friday May 5th): A field trip to look at the good, bad and ugly of wetland mitigation. In the morning we will visit a mitigation site that failed and after lunch we will visit other sites, discussing if the sites are better or worse and what are our measures of success.
If you’re interested in attending the water mitigation field trip only, please contact Kara Miller at kmiller@sws.org to register.
Conference Highlights (Saturday May 6th): Full-day conference including presentations on the previous day’s field trip, living shorelines, the Connecticut In-lieu Fee Program, the Maine Vernal Pool Special Area Management Plan, and wetland restoration in a changing climate. We will end the day with an optional short field trip right on campus to a wetland restoration project.
Agenda:
Field Trip - Friday, May 5 (capacity: 30)
If you’re interested in attending the water mitigation field trip only, please contact Kara Miller at kmiller@sws.org to register.
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Registration check-in at the University of New England (UNE) in Biddeford, ME
9:00 am – 10:00 am: Presentation on the projects to be visited
10:00 am – 11:30 am: Trip to first site (by van)
11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Return to UNE for lunch
12:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Trip to second and third site
4:00 pm: Return to UNE
Conference Day – Saturday May 6 (capacity: 100)
8:30 am - 9 :00 am: Registration, coffee and continental breakfast
9:00 am - 9:10 am: Opening Remarks
- Jen Karberg, SWSNE Chapter President
9:10 am – 9:50 am: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Wetland Mitigation (Friday Field Trip Re-visit)
- Conrad Welzel (Maine Turnpike Authority), Kevin Slattery (HNTB)
9:50 am – 10:30 am: Living Shorelines and Pilot Projects in Great Bay
- Dr. Tom Ballestero (University of New Hampshire)
10:30 am – 10:50 am: Morning Break
10:50 am – 11:30 am: Saltmarsh Avian Research (SHARP)
- Dr. Kate Ruskin (University of Maine) – Wildlife and SHARP
11:30 am – 12:10 pm: Projects Funded by CT Wetlands In-lieu Fee 2016 Grant Program
- Anthony Zemba (Program Administrator Audubon, CT)
12:10 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch and SWS NE Business Meeting
1:30 pm – 2:10 pm: Integrating Vernal Pool Conservation and Land Use Planning: A New Tool
- Elizabeth Hertz (Blue Sky Planning Solutions)
- Ruth Ladd (Corps of Engineers, New England District)
2:10 pm – 2:50 pm: Wetland Restoration in a Changing Climate
- Dr. Pam Morgan (University of New England)
2:50 pm – 3:10 pm: Afternoon Break
3:10 pm – 3:25 pm: Introduction to Afternoon Campus Field Trip
- Dr. Pam Morgan (University of New England)
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Campus Field Trip with Pam Morgan
In 1998, a wetland was constructed on the campus of the University of New England to compensate for impacts to a wet meadow/scrub-shrub wetland when a new soccer field was built. The functions and values to be replaced by the created wetland included production export, wildlife habitat, education/scientific value and visual quality/aesthetics. After a brief review of the history of the project, we will visit the compensation site, which is considered to be a "success," and see what the project looks like almost 20 years after construction.
Conference Registration Fees:
| Member |
$75.00 |
| Non-Member |
$85.00 |
| Student Member |
$50.00 |
| Student Non-Member |
$50.00 |
Field Trip Registration Fees:
| Member |
$25.00 |
| Non-Member |
$30.00 |
| Student Member |
$15.00 |
| Student Non-Member |
$15.00 |
If you’re interested in attending the water mitigation field trip only, please contact Kara Miller at kmiller@sws.org to register.