Protecting Land & Habitat
The presentations below focus on strategies for identifying which land areas are the most critical to protect; resources and strategies for funding land protection efforts; and methods for land protection that don’t require an outright purchase of land—such as conservation zoning and other planning tools.
Planning for Resiliency
Applying Future Scenarios to Inform Local Action
RCP Network Gathering, November 15, 2018
Birds of the MA Woodlands: Climate change, smart development, and your community
Workshop, Dartmouth, March 27, 2018
Don’t Just Map it, Conserve it! Conservation success stories with MAPPR
MA Association of Conservation Commissions Conference, Worcester, March 3, 2018
What Can Conservation Commissions do to Improve Climate Resilience?
MA Association of Conservation Commissions Conference, Worcester, March 3, 2018
Using Mass Audubon’s MAPPR Tool to Prioritize Land Protection
Presentation from a workshop at the MACC Conference held in March 2017.
→ Planning Land Conservation for Resiliency ←
A workshop focused on identifying land with high local conservation value and potential for climate change resiliency. Presentation given in September 2015 in Norton, MA.
Identifying Priority Parcels for Conservation
Making Conservation Work for You
→ Benefits of Improving Community Resilience ←
A conference on what tools can assist your community to be resilient to intense storms and other impacts of a changing climate, and how can your community use these tools to provide parks and trails, minimize infrastructure costs, and enhance property values—all while supporting economic growth. Presentations given in November 2014 in Framingham, MA.
MAPC Climate Adaptation Strategy
Julie Conroy
Resilience Tools at the State Level
Kurt Gaertner, MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Building Resilience
Valerie Massard, AICP, CFM
Farms and Forests: Working Landscapes for People and Nature
Presentations from a forest protection workshop in Hanson on September 30, 2017.
Presentation given at a workshop at Mass Audubon’s Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary on May 10, 2016.
Presentation given by Kim Peters (Mass Audubon) at the "Sustaining Communities and Birds Too!" conference held on April 24, 2012, at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA.
Presentation from workshop held on November 16, 2011, at Monponsett Inn in Halifax, MA.
Building Resilient Communities
A conference on how Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development (LID) can save money, prevent flood damage, and enhance communities. Presentations given in November 2014 in Halifax, MA.
Cathy Bozek, Green Infrastructure
Margherita Pryor, Taunton River Watershed and the EPA
Heidi Ricci, Community Planning for Resiliency with Green Infrastructure
Conservation in Southeastern Massachusetts
The Southeastern Massachusetts Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens is a globally rare ecoregion at risk. A regional, collaborative effort of federal, state and municipal agencies, land trusts, conservation organizations, community leaders and business owners is working to conserve it. This presentation was given at the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Conservation Forum hosted by Southeastern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance, Inc. on February 6, 2015.
Losing Ground: Planning for Resilience and Natural Resource Protection Zoning (NRPZ) with Conservation Design
by Heidi Ricci and Valerie Massard, AICP
Open Space Design & Conservation Subdivision Planning
Presentations from the CPTC Conference held in March 2016.
Innovations in Neighborhood Design
Union Studio/NOW Communities
Introduction & Overview
Stephanie Elson, Mass Audubon
The State’s New Model Open Space Design Bylaw
Kurt Gaertner, MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Conservation Subdivisions in Action
Presentations from a workshop held in October 2014 in Westford, MA.
Conservation Subdivisions in Action: The Westford Experience
Chris Klutchman, AICP, Director of Land Use Management, Town of Westford
& Bill Turner, Conservation/Resource Planner, Town of Westford
Westford Case Study
Valerie Massard, AICP, Mass Audubon
Workshop and Mobile Tour Overview
Heidi Ricci, Mass Audubon
Working for the Green
Presentations given during the Innovations in Land-Use Planning and Zoning workshop at a conference on accelerating green growth throughout the Commonwealth. Presentations given on October 18, 2012, in Devens, MA.
Innovation in Land Use Planning & Zoning
Neil Angus, AICP, LEED AP, Environmental Planner, Devens Enterprise Commission
Land Use Planning
Heidi Ricci, Senior Policy Analyst, Mass Audubon
Conservation Subdivisions
Site Analysis and Conservation Restrictions in OSRD
Presentation given at the MACC Annual Environmental Conference on March 3, 2012.
Conservation Restrictions in Conservation Subdivisions
Joel Russell and Bob Levite
The Community Preservation Act
CPA and BioMap2 in Norther Worcester County
Presentation give on October 10, 2013, in Leominster, MA.
CPA Overview
Katherine Roth, Associate Director, Community Preservation Coalition
Birds, Rare and Endangered Species, & Priority Habitat
Biodiversity Conservation Tools ‘Walk and Talk’
Presentations given on May 11, 2013, at Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon, MA.
Introduction to The Vernal Pool and Rare Species Information System and BioMap 2 Town Profiles
Sarah Haggerty, Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
Defusing Landowner-Conservation Conflicts: Protecting Habitat for Endangered Species and Other Wildlife with Conservation Design
MACC Annual Environmental Conference, March 4, 2013
Heidi Ricci, Senior Policy Analyst, Mass Audubon & Eve N. Schulter, Endangered Species Review Biologist, MA Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
Working for the Green
A conference on accelerating green growth throughout the Commonwealth held on October 18, 2012, in Devens, MA.
State of the Birds of Massachusetts
Stephanie Elson, Shaping the Future of Your Community Project Director, Mass Audubon
Birds & Buildings: New LEED Standards for Bird-Friendly Design
Richard Moore, AIA CSI LEED BD+C ID+C, Richard Moore Environmental Consulting
Massachusetts State of the Birds: Measuring Changes in a Rapidly Changing Climate and Landscape
Presentation give on September 19, 2011, at Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary.
Protecting Agricultural Land in the Suburbs
Presentations from a conference held on January 9, 2014, in Framingham, MA.
Recent Development Trends & Tools for Agricultural Land Protection
Stephanie Elson, Mass Audubon
MAGIC Agricultural Lands Comprehensive Planning Project
Christa Collins, Sudbury Valley Trustees