[getsmart-l] Reed Noss to Headline Ontario Nature's Conference

[Wendy Francis]

World renowned conservation biologist, Dr. Reed Noss, will lead off
Ontario Nature's conference on greenway tools on June 8th.  Registration
closes June 1st.  Don't delay - space is limited!  Details below and
attached.

 

          Wendy

 

Wendy Francis

Director of Conservation and Science

Ontario Nature

201, 366 Adelaide Street West

Toronto, ON  M5V 1R9

Ph. 416.444.8419, ext.239

Fx. 416.444.9866

Cell. 416.846.2404

www.ontarionature.org

 

 Join Ontario Nature and our hosts the Peterborough Field Naturalists on
June 8, 2007 for the Provincial Issues Day

 

 

 

"Making Green Connections, Creating Partnerships &

 Providing Tools for Greenways"

 

Trent University- Wenjack Theatre, Peterborough, Ontario

www.peterboroughnature.org <http://www.peterboroughnature.org/> 


Schedule at a glance


8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.    Registration, Information and Exhibits



9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.    Welcome - The Honourable David Ramsay, Minister
of Natural Resources (Invited) 

 

9:20 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Plenary Speaker: Professor Reed F. Noss,
Davis-Shine Professor of  Conservation Biology, University of Central
Florida "Greenways and Ecological Connectivity in Urban Landscapes &
Beyond"

 

10:30 a.m. - noon         Concurrent Workshops 

*	Greenway Best Management Practices Moderator: Gray Merriam,
Retired Professor

Natural Spaces Program: Building Greenways in Southern Ontario through
Voluntary Tools and Incentives, Lynne Peterson, Director of Natural
Spaces Program, MNR
Kitchener/Waterloo Perspective, TBC

Greenway Conservation Planning in Grey and Bruce Counties, 

Mark Carabetta, Conservation & Science Manager, Ontario Nature 

 

*	Climate Change - The Adaptive Value of Greenway 

Moderator: Don Pearson, General Manager, Conservation Ontario 
Global warming and Biodiversity Loss: How bad is it and what can we do?,
Jay Malcolm, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto
Planning for Climate Change : The Role of Greenways in an Ecosystem,  

Paul Gray, Senior Program Advisor, Ontario Parks

Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Fragmented Landscape of Southern
Ontario, 

Ken Towle, Terrestrial Ecologist, Ganaraska and Kawaratha C.A.'s 

 

*	Policy Gaps - Opportunities and Incentives

Moderator: Caroline Schultz, Ontario Nature, Executive Director
Protecting Ontario's Natural Heritage: From Good to Great, Wendy
Francis, Conservation & Science Director, Ontario Nature

Ontario Nature Ontario's Natural Heritage Policies Failing to Protect
Environmentally Important Landscapes, David Donnelly, Environmental
Lawyer, Gilberts LLP

Ontario's New Endangered Species Act Amendments, Debbie Ramsay, Manager
Species at Risk Legislative Review, MNR

 

*	Valuing Nature's Ecological Goods and Services 

Moderator: Cathy Nielsen, Ontario Nature Board of Directors
Nature Count$ - Natural Spaces, Amy Handyside, Senior Planner, MNR

Farmers Want to Talk About the Environment with Canadians, Dave Reid,
Coordinator, Norfolk Land Stewardship and Bryan Gilvsey, ALUS
Demonstration Farm

Agro Forestry Systems: Providing Ecological Goods and Services, Andrew
Gordon, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph 

 

*	Valuing Landowners Contributions to Greenways 

Moderator: Wayne Caldwell, School of Rural Planning, University of
Guelph
A View from Fleetwood Ridge, Russ Powell, Landowner, Central Lake
Ontario C.A.

Living Rural for a Greener World: Non-farm Land Use Decisions and Open
Space Systems, Lee-Ann Milburn, University of Guelph

The Rural Landowner Stewardship Program: Helping Landowners to Set
Conservation Actions, Doug Van Hemessen, Victoria Land & Water
Stewardship Coordinator, Ontario Stewardship

 

Noon - 1:15 p.m.           Luncheon



1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.    "Making the Connection" - Panel Session 

Reed Noss, Gray Merriam, Don Pearson, Caroline Schultz, Cathy Nielsen
and Wayne Caldwell are tasked with bringing it to all together to move
forward in    "Making Green Connections, Creating Partnerships and
Providing Tools for Greenways". 

 

(Completion of sessions - all participants are welcome to attend the
following)

 

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.    Ontario Nature Annual General Meeting - AGM



5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.    Wine and Cheese Reception



6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.    Barbeque Dinner



8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.    Presentation of Ontario Nature Conservation
Awards

 

When:                          Friday, June 8, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. (sessions)

Where:                         Trent University, Wenjack Theatre,
Peterborough, Ontario

Cost:                  $85.00 includes, full day program, lunch, wine &
cheese reception and dinner 

Register:            Peterborough Field Naturalists, Jim Cashmore, 1
Claudette Court, Peterborough, ON, K9J 7Y7  

                                    Email cashmore1 at sympatico.ca
(705)742-8644

Website                       www.peterboroughnature.org
<http://www.peterboroughnature.org/>  for further information

Further Information:  Barbara Mackenzie-Wynia, Ontario Nature,
416-444-8419, 

                        Ext. 240, barbaraw at ontarionature.org 
www.ontarionature.org <http://www.ontarionature.org/> 

                                    
http://www.peterboroughnature.org/AGM/program/Friday.html

 

 

 

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