Download Great Bay Climate Symposium - Great Bay National Estuarine

The 2011 New Hampshire Coastal Climate
Summit
Collaborating for Solutions
December 2, 2011 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Location: Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center and the Great
Bay Discovery Center
The Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Great
Bay Stewards and the NERRS Science Collaborative present:
An annual discussion and collaborative forum among scientist, agencies,
municipal leaders, watershed organizations and citizens concerned about the
impacts of climate change in coastal New Hampshire.
Agenda
7:30
Registration and Networking
Coffee, Fruit, Danish
8:30
Welcome
Peter Wellenberger
Manager
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
8:35
Today’s Challenge
Steve Miller
Coastal Training Program Coordinator
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
8:50
Keynote
“Climate Change in Piscataqua/Great Bay Region: Past, Present and Future”
Cameron Wake, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Univ. of NH
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
9:20
State and Local Perspectives on Managing Climate Change
NH Climate Action Plan, Current NH State Activity, and the
NH Coastal Adaptation Workgroup
Sherry Godlewski
Environmental Program Manager
NH Department of Environmental Services
NHCAW Co-Chair
9:35
“Regional and Municipal Challenges in Planning for Climate Change”
Julie LaBranche
Senior Planner
Rockingham Planning Commission
9:50
Break Coffee/tea service and snacks
10:10 “PANEL: Ecosystems and Resources at Risk from a Changing Climate”
“Panel Overview - Natural Resources, Risks and Priorities for Great Bay”
Paul Stacey
Research Coordinator
GBNERR
10:20
“Drinking Water Resources and Sustainability”
Sarah Pillsbury
Administrator
Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau
NH Department of Environmental Services
10:30
Tracking Sea Level Rise and Impacts – Vertical Control
Rachel Stevens
Stewardship Coordinator
GBNERR
10:40
Wildlife Resources – The Wildlife Action Plan
Emily Brunkhurst
Wildlife Biologist, Conservation Biology
Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program
NH Fish and Game Dept.
10:50
Compounding Risks - Effects of Invasive Species
Rachel Stevens
Stewardship Coordinator
GBNERR
11:00 Infrastructure – Vulnerabilities and Adaptation
11:05
"COAST Cost-Benefit Modeling for Portland Maine and Coastal New
Hampshire"
Samuel B. Merrill, Ph.D.
Director, New England Environmental Finance Center
Associate Research Professor, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public
Service University of Southern Maine New England
Environmental Finance Center
11:25
The Oyster River Culvert Study, Climate Adaptation as a Functional
Reality
Michael H. Simpson
Chair Environmental Studies Dept.
Antioch University New England
11:45
Morning Recap and Focus
12:10 Lunch
Served in the Great Bay Discovery Center
Participants can eat in either building
Networking
Infrastructure, Tools and Resources
1:00
Forging the Link, Linking the Economic Benefits of Low Impact Development
and Community Decisions. Options and Opportunities for Adaptation
Dr. Rob Roseen
Director
UNH Stormwater Center
1:10
“Preparing for the Changing Climate, A Northeast-Focused Needs Assessment”
Christa Daniels (Koehler)
AICP
Manager, State and Local Government Program
Clean Air-Cool Planet
1:20
"Community Insights on Vulnerability Assessment"
Chris Keeley
Dept. of Natural Resources/Environment, UNH, Graduate Student and
2011 Haas Summer Climate Fellow Clean Air – Cool Planet
1:30
The Lamprey River 100 Year Flood Plain Assessment and
Regional Cooperation
Cliff Sinnott
Executive Director
Rockingham Planning Commission
1:40
Pulling it all together: Where and How do we go from here?
Consensus and Action
Steve Miller and
Sherry Godlewski
NHCAW Co-Chairs
3:15
Evaluations, Next Steps
3:30
Adjourn
5:00
Optional Hit the Town
To register for this event just email Steve with the following information; Name, Title,
Organization, Address, Phone and Email. There is a $15 registration fee to cover the cost
of food. A hot lunch will be served.
Checks need to be made out to the
Great Bay Stewards and can be mailed to my address below.
Steve J. Miller
Coastal Training Program Coordinator
Great Bay NERR
89 Depot Road
Greenland, NH 03840
(603) 778-0015 ext 305
[email protected]