Mass ECAN Conference 2017

Thanks to all who attended! See presentations below.

Conference Info

• Thursday, November 30, 2017, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

• Division of Fisheries & Wildlife Headquarters (map)

This is a one-day conference to help launch the new network and shape adaptation action in Massachusetts.

• Meet new colleagues and mingle with existing partners

• Learn about adaptation work in Massachusetts

• Develop outreach messages during the climate adaptation communications training

• Contribute to the state climate adaptation and hazard mitigation plan

• Showcase your adaptation projects

Conference Proceedings

Conference Materials

• Agenda

• Speaker Bios

• Showcase of adaptation initiatives

• Welcome & Mass ECAN Next Steps

• Adaptation Project Examples Panel

• Communications Workshop

  • Climate Change Communication Pitfalls, Recommendations, & Practice

  • Example from Lisa Hayden, Forest Resilience for Woodland Owners

  • Example from Kristen Grubbs, Great Marsh Resiliency Planning Project

• State climate adaptation and hazard mitigation plan Session

• Coldwater Streams Expert Working Group

Thank You

Thanks to everyone who is supporting this event! Especially to our sponsors below, planning work group: Stefanie Covino (Mass Audubon), Laura Hilberg (EcoAdapt), Bridget Macdonald (US Fish & Wildlife Service), Melissa Ocana (UMass Amherst), Rebecca Quinones (MA Div. of Fisheries & Wildlife), and Marissa Weiss (Harvard Forest), and our UMass team: Waverly Lau, Dugan Becker, Charlie Misenti, and Valerie Pasquarella.

Sponsors