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Friday, April 25

8:00-9:00

Registration

9:00-9:10

Conference welcome: Paul Cawood Hellmund, Director, The Conway School

9:10-9:30

Welcome and remarks: Jonathan Lash, President, Hampshire College, and previous president of World Resources Institute (WRI)

9:30-10:10

Plenary: Keith Bowers, President, Biohabitats. “Practicing ecological restoration within the context of climate change, trophic cascades and urbanization – Where do we go from here?”

10:10-10:15

Presentation to Joanna Garbisch in recognition of Ed Garbisch and his lifetime contribution to ecological restoration

10:15-10:45

Break

10:45-12:25

Concurrent Sessions:

Coastal Restoration & Management 1 (East Lecture Hall)

Ecosystem Services & Human Ecology 1 (West Lecture Hall)

River Restoration 1: Approaches & Theory (Main Lecture Hall)

Freshwater Wetland Restoration (Classroom 107)

12:25-1:45

Lunch

1:45-3:25

Concurrent Sessions:

 

Coastal Restoration & Management 2 (East Lecture Hall)

Ecosystem Services & Human Ecology 2 (West Lecture Hall)

River Restoration 2: Approaches & Case Studies (Classroom 107)

Native, Invasive, and Rare Plants (Main Lecture Hall)

3:25-3:45

Break

3:45-4:25

Plenary: Chris Neill, Director, Ecosystems Center at Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory. “Wastewater and sea level rise: Cape Cod’s biggest environmental problems as ecological restoration opportunities.”

4:25-4:35

Closing remarks: Tom Touchet, Director, SER Conference Planning Committee

4:45-7:00

Poster pub and social gathering at the Red Barn

7:00-9:00

Student fireside gathering

Saturday, April 26

9:00AM–2:00 PM

Field Trip #1: Montague Prescribed Burn Area

Field Trip #2: Dam Removal on Amethyst Brook

Field Trip #3: Connecticut River Bio-engineering Sites

9:30AM–3:30PM

Hitchcock Center Design Charrette. Free, Pre-registration required. Prescott Tavern, Hampshire College.

2:30PM-3:30PM

All participants are invited to a presentation of the Hitchcock Center Design Charrette. Free, no pre-registration required. Prescott Tavern, Hampshire College.