Steering Committee Meeting - November 5-6, 2013
Steering Committee Agenda
November 5, 1:00-5:30 p.m., November 6, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Gardiner, New York
Call Information
Teleconference Number: 866-762-5634
Participant Passcode: 5866227 #
Overall Goals of Meeting: Steering Committee commitment to next steps for delivering LCC science and tools, including common landscape conservation designs.
| TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 | ||
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Agenda Items |
Discussion Leader/Handouts and Presentations |
Time |
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1. Welcome and introductions. Review agenda and goals for meeting, key decisions and messages |
Patricia Riexinger (NY), Ken Elowe (FWS) |
1:00 p.m. |
| 2. Hurricane Sandy $100 million competitive funding process. Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding Hurricane Sandy competitive process and consensus on LCC role |
David O'Neill (NFWF); Rick Bennett (FWS), all |
1:20 p.m. |
| 3. Review and discussion of progress under Northeast Conservation Framework and LCC Conservation Science Strategic Plan. Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding of progress, products and consensus on next steps relative to Conservation Framework and Strategic Plan |
Ken Elowe, Andrew Milliken, all Handout 4a-Summary of LCC Projects Handout 4b--Status of LCC products |
2:20 p.m. |
| Break | 2:50 p.m. | |
| 4. Review and discussion of LCC products and capability to support conservation decisions with landscape conservation designs. Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding of how LCC (and RCN) pieces are fitting together for regional conservation design and consensus on next steps and decisions |
Ken Elowe, Scott Schwenk (LCC), all Handout 5 – Summary of Landscape Conservation Design in the North Atlantic LCC |
3:00 p.m. |
| Adjourn for the day | 5:30 p.m. | |
| Group Dinner at Minnewaska Lodge | 6:30 p.m. | |
| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 | ||
| Breakfast at Minnewaska Lodge | 7:00 a.m. | |
| 5. Review and reflections from first day's discussions |
Ken Elowe, Patricia Riexinger, all |
8:00 a.m. |
| 6. Delivering the science and tools: review and discussion of Science Delivery Team's recommendations on translating, delivering and helping partners adopt conservation information and tools. Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding and consensus on needs to deliver science; priorities for capacity of grants (RFP) needed to support science delivery |
Zoe Smith (Wildlife Conservation Society), Amanda Babson (National Park Service), Kevin Kalasz (Delaware Fish and Wildlife), Steve Fuller (LCC), all Handout 6 – Recommendations for and Summary of Science Delivery |
8:15 a.m. |
| 7. Update on Conservation Synthesis and SWAP updates. Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding of status of Conservation Synthesis and regional information for SWAP updates, consensus on next steps, including regional Conservation Opportunity Areas |
Steve Fuller |
9:30 a.m. |
| Break | 10:00 a.m. | |
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8. Telling Our Story. Expected Meeting Outcome: Discussion and consensus on communications objectives, messaging and tools as part of science delivery |
Dave Eisenhauer (FWS) |
10:15 a.m. |
| 9. Review of approved annual process for science needs and project budgets. Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding of LCC annual science needs process and budget status |
Scot Williamson (WMI) |
10:45 a.m. |
| 10. Review of RFP results, science needs and priorities and next steps for FY13 and FY14. Expected Meeting Outcome: Discussion and decisions on recommended science projects from Vernal Pools and Aquatic Connectivity RFPs and next steps for FY14 science needs |
Scott Schwenk, all Handout 11a -- Recommendations for Vernal Pools Handout 11b-- Reccomendations for Aquatic Connectivity projects Handout 12 -- Table of FY13 science projects
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11:00 a.m. |
| LUNCH (provided) | 11:45 a.m. | |
| 11. Review of discussions and decisions on science projects, science delivery and communications. Expected Meeting Outcome: Decisions on projects to fund and recommendations for needs to develop |
Ken Elowe, all |
12:45 p.m. |
| 12. Update on LCC Network. Expected Meeting Outcome: Introduction of LCC Coorindator, discussion of National Council, National LCC projects, LCC assessment and national allocations |
Elsa Haubold (FWS) |
1:00 p.m. |
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13. LCC and relevant DOI internal Hurricane Sandy projects and Army Corps of Engineers Comprehensive Study. Expected Meeting Outcome: Next steps for LCC Hurricane Sandy LCC projects and coordination of DOI and partner Hurricane Sandy projects |
Andrew Milliken, Rick Bennett, Amanda Babson (National Park Service), Rachel Muir & Pete Murdoch (USGS), Mike Rasser (BOEM), Paul Wagner (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), all Handout 16 – LCC Hurricane Sandy project descriptions Handout 17 – LCC Coastal & Marine Technical Team Handout 18- Hurricane Sandy table of DOI science projects Handout 19 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Comprehensive Study summary Presentation -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Comprehensive Study summary
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1:30 p.m. |
| 14. Review and Approval of Minutes; Action items from last Steering Committee call and actions taken. Expected Meeting Outcome: Approval of minutes |
Ken Elowe, Andrew Milliken, all Handout 20 -- April 10 meeting minutes |
2:30 p.m. |
| 15. Selection of new Vice Chair, Other Business, Next Meeting |
Ken Elowe |
2:45 p.m. |
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ADJOURN |
3:00 p.m. |
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