Steering Committee Meeting: October 28-29, 2014

Agenda: October 28-29, 2014 Steering Committee Meeting

Overall goal of meeting: Steering Committee input on strategic direction, updating strategic plan and next steps for science, science delivery, conservation design and communications

Agenda

North Atlantic LCC Steering Committee Meeting in

Rhinebeck, New York

October 28, 2014 12:00 noon – 5:15 p.m.; October 29, 8:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Call in Information: Call Number: 866-762-5634 Passcode: 5866227#

Web page for handouts: link

Discussion input document: link

Summary of Action Items, Highlights and Discussion: link

Tuesday, October 28

Time	Agenda Item	Discussion Leader	Links to Download Files
12:00 noon	Lunch (Provided)
1:00	Welcome & Introductions Review agenda and goals for meeting Key decisions and messages Approve minutes from last call (July 1, 2014)	Ken Elowe (FWS), Bill Hyatt, (Connecticut DEEP), Patricia Riexinger (New York State DEC),	Handout 1 – Agenda Handout 2 – Attendance List Handout 3 – Minutes from 7/1/2014 call
1:20	Action items from last Steering Committee meeting/call and actions taken	Andrew Milliken (LCC)	Handout 4 – Action items status
1:30	Review and discussion of progress under Northeast Conservation Framework and LCC Conservation Science Strategic Plan (a) Science project updates, products available and next steps Steering Committee questions & discussion Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding of current status of science projects, products available, how they fit together and feedback from committee.	Andrew Milliken, Scott Schwenk (LCC), all	Handout 5a – Summary of LCC projects Handout 5b – Status of LCC products Handout 5c – Spatial data layers available Presentation: Science Project Updates
2:00	(b) Updates on DOI and partner Hurricane Sandy resiliency projects, coordination and common metrics Steering Committee questions & discussion Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding of LCC Hurricane Sandy projects and coordination and exchange of information on other relevant Hurricane Sandy projects; input on next steps for further coordination.	Andrew Milliken, Pete Murdoch (USGS), Amanda Babson (NPS), Ellen Mecray (NOAA), Mike Rasser (BOEM), Roselle Henn (U.S. Army COE), Bill Brumback (NEWFS), all	Handout 6a – LCC Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Project Summaries Handout 6b –DOI Hurricane Sandy science project table Handout 6c – Table of common metrics Presentation: DOI Metrics Expert Group Briefing
2:45	Break
3:00	(c) Updates and next steps for science delivery Steering Committee questions & discussion Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding of status of science delivery projects and capacity and input on next steps.	Steve Fuller, Lori Pelech (LCC), Zoe Smith (WCS)	Handout 7a – Summary of demonstration and science delivery projects Handout 7b – Summary of training delivered Presentation: Science Delivery Updates
3:30	Discussion on Landscape Conservation Design (a) Regional Conservation Opportunity Areas: review of purpose and process agreed to by Northeast Fish and Wildlife Diversity Program Managers; (b) Updates on and lessons learned from the Connecticut River Watershed Landscape Conservation Design Pilot; (c) Needs for Landscape Conservation Design at multiple scales in the LCC (d) Next steps Steering Committee questions & discussion Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding and steering committee input on how multiple ongoing and planned landscape conservation design projects fit together, lessons learned so far, direction on next steps and how to effectively manage designs and multiple scales	Ken Elowe, Scott Schwenk, Steve Fuller, Andrew Milliken, Becky Gwynn (Virginia DGIF), Kevin Kalasz (Delaware DFW), Gwen Brewer (Maryland DNR)	Handout 8 – Process for RCOAs Handout 9 – Summary of Connecticut River Watershed Pilot Handout 10 – White paper on approach for addressing multiple scales of conservation design in the LCC Presentation(s): Landscape Conservation Design, Connecticut River Pilot and RCOAs
5:15	Adjourn for day

6:15 p.m. Poster Session/Reception - Beekman Arms, Wayfarer Room

7:30 p.m. Group Dinner at Gigi Hudson Valley Trattoria (one block north of Beekman Arms on Route 9)

Wednesday, October 29

Time	Agenda Item	Discussion Leader	Links to Download Files
7:00 a.m.	Breakfast Provided at Beekman Arms
8:00	Review and reflections from first day’s discussions	Ken Elowe, Bill Hyatt, all
8:15	Communications Discussion LCC Communications and toolkit: what is most needed for LCC Steering Committee members to communicate with their agencies/organizations? Steering Committee questions & discussion Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding of communications goals; existing and planned communications tools and capacity; and input on increasing effectiveness.	Dave Eisenhauer (FWS), Bridget Macdonald (LCC), all	Handout 11 – LCC Communications framework and toolkit Handout 11b - Draft Product Users Guide Presentation: Communications toolkit NALCC Fall 2014 Newsletter
8:45	Discussion on LCC Strategic Direction What is missing or needs additional attention from the North Atlantic LCC to make it stronger and more relevant? Input on additions and revisions needed for the strategic plan. Expected Meeting Outcome: Input on what additional aspects need to be addressed by the North Atlantic LCC and how they fit into mission and revised strategic plan.	Bill Hyatt, Ken Elowe, Scott Schwenk, Andrew Milliken, all	Handout 12a – North Atlantic LCC Strategic Plan Handout 12b – Strategic Plan matrix Handout 12c – Recommended additions to Strategic Plan Handout 12d – LCC Network Strategic plan
9:45	Break
10:00	Discussion on LCC Strategic Direction (continued)
10:30	Technical committees, Science Needs process and Science Delivery process for 2015 Expected Meeting Outcome: Input on approach and scope of science needs and science delivery process for 2015.	Scott Schwenk, Steve Fuller, all	Handout 13 – Annual process Handout 14 – Current technical committee membership Handout 15 – Current Science Delivery Team membership
11:15	Review of project budgets and OMB requirements Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding of LCC project budget status and OMB requirements	Scot Williamson (WMI)	Handout 16 – Budget summary Handout 17 – OMB requirements
11:30	Other business, next meeting	Bill Hyatt, Ken Elowe, all
11:45	Adjourn

Handout 12a - North Atlantic LCC Conservation Science Strategic Plan

Handout 12a - North Atlantic LCC Conservation Science Strategic Plan, completed in 2011, for October 2014 North Atlantic LCC Steering Committee meeting. Note: Handout 12b provides an updated Matrix of actions and next steps.

Publication Date: 2011

Modification Date: Wed 22 Oct 2014 11:45:02 AM

Contributors: North Atlantic LCC

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Handout_12a_NorthAtlanticLCC_ScienceStrategy_final.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 578 kB (591,993 bytes)

Handout 12b - Revised Strategic Plan Matrix (Oct. 2014)

October 2014 revisions to the Matrix of actions and next steps from the North Atlantic LCC Strategic Plan (Handout 12a).

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Wed 22 Oct 2014 03:07:31 PM

Contributors: North Atlantic LCC

Handout_12b_updated_Strategy_matrix_10-28-14.pdf — PDF document, 365 kB (374,073 bytes)

Handout 5a - Summary Table of LCC Science Projects (Oct. 2014)

Handout 5a - Summary Table of North Atlantic LCC Science Projects, for October 2014 Steering Committee meeting

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Wed 22 Oct 2014 03:06:10 PM

Contributors: Scott Schwenk

Handout_5a_LCC_Science_Projects.pdf — PDF document, 179 kB (183,382 bytes)

Handout 5b - Status of LCC Science Projects (Oct. 2014)

Handout 5b - Status of North Atlantic LCC Science Projects, for October 2014 Steering Committee meeting

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Wed 22 Oct 2014 03:06:44 PM

Contributors: Scott Schwenk

Handout_5b_LCC_Science_Project_Status_10_28_14.pdf — PDF document, 686 kB (703,478 bytes)

Handout 13 - Annual Process for Science Needs

Handout 13 - Annual Process for Science Needs of the North Atlantic LCC, for October 2014 Steering Committee Meeting

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Wed 22 Oct 2014 03:04:50 PM

Contributors: North Atlantic LCC

Handout_13_North_Atlantic_LCC_Science_annual_process.pdf — PDF document, 199 kB (204,519 bytes)

Handout 14 - North Atlantic LCC Technical Committee (2014)

Handout 14 - North Atlantic LCC Technical Committee (2014), for October 2014 Steering Committee meeting

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Wed 22 Oct 2014 03:04:08 PM

Contributors: Scott Schwenk

Handout_14_NALCC_Tech_Committee_Oct_2014.pdf — PDF document, 65 kB (67,183 bytes)

Handout 3 Minutes from July 1, 2014 Call

Handout 3 Minutes from July 1, 2014 Steering Committee Call

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Thu 23 Oct 2014 10:31:32 PM

Contributors: Andrew Milliken

Handout_3_NALCCSteeringCommitteeconferencecallminutes7-1-14.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 32 kB (33,401 bytes)

Handout 4 Action Items Actions Taken

Handout 4 Action Items Actions Taken from July 14, 2014 Steering Committee Call

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Thu 23 Oct 2014 10:40:56 PM

Contributors: Andrew Milliken

Handout_4_ActionItemsActionsTaken.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 18 kB (18,736 bytes)

Handout 8 RCOA Summary for Directors

Handout 8 summarizing the Regional Conservation Opportunity Areas process and next steps

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Sat 25 Oct 2014 10:49:57 AM

Contributors: Andrew Milliken

Handout_8_RCOA_Project_Summary_for_Directors_final.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 49 kB (50,627 bytes)

Handout 6a LCC DOI Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Projects

Handout 6a describing project components of the three DOI Hurricane Sandy resiliency projects on streams, beaches and marshes

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Sun 26 Oct 2014 10:59:00 AM

Contributors: Andrew Milliken

Handout_6a_HS_LCC_resiliency_projects_summary_9-2014.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 33 kB (33,819 bytes)

Handout 6b Hurricane Sandy Competitive Science Projects

Handout 6b Table of DOI Hurricane Sandy NFWF Competitive projects with science components

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Sat 25 Oct 2014 11:04:12 AM

Contributors: Andrew Milliken

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Handout_6b_Hurricane_Sandy_Competitive_Projects_with_Science_Components.xlsx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet, 68 kB (69,898 bytes)

Handout 12d LCC Network Strategic Plan

LCC Network Strategic Plan released October 2014

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Sat 25 Oct 2014 11:16:47 AM

Contributors: Elsa Haubold et al.

Handout_12d_LCC_Network_Strategic_Plan.pdf — PDF document, 1,750 kB (1,792,730 bytes)

Handout 10 Multiple Scales of Conservation White Paper

Handout 10 white paper developed by LCC staff describing an approach for multiple scales of conservation planning and design in the North Atlantic LCC Northeast

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Sat 25 Oct 2014 11:21:20 AM

Contributors: Andrew Milliken

Handout_10_white_paper_multiple_scales_approach.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 616 kB (631,333 bytes)

Handout 11b LCC Product User Guide

Handout 11b Draft "Product User Guide" for Steering Committee review as a potential communication tool.

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 11:47:20 AM

Contributors: Andrew Milliken

Handout_11b_LCC_Product_Users_Guide.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 24 kB (25,422 bytes)

Handout 11 - Communications Toolkit Summary

Handout 11 - Communications Toolkit Summary and purpose for Steering Committee Discussion

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 12:24:03 PM

Contributors: Bridget Macdonald

Handout_11_NALCC_SC_Communications-Toolkit.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 18 kB (19,201 bytes)

Handout 15 - Current Science Delivery Team Membership

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 12:26:57 PM

Contributors: Steve Fuller

Handout_15_Science_Delivery_Team_Members_2014.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 15 kB (15,999 bytes)

Handout 1 Steering Committee Meeting Agenda October 28-29, 2014

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 12:38:57 PM

Contributors: Andrew Milliken

Handout_1_North_Atlantic_LCC_Meeting_Agenda_10-28-29-14_final.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 33 kB (34,566 bytes)

Handout 2 - Attendance List North Atlantic LCC Steering Committee Meeting October 28-29, 2014

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 12:41:50 PM

Contributors: Andrew Milliken

Handout_2__SteeringCommittee_attendees_10-28-14.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 23 kB (24,435 bytes)

Handout 5c Spatial Data Layers

Handout 5c Spatial Data Layers available for Northeast Region

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 12:46:13 PM

Contributors: Andrew Milliken

Handout_5c_Spatial_Data.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 16 kB (16,861 bytes)

Handout 9 - Summary of Connecticut River Watershed Pilot

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 12:53:23 PM

Contributors: Scott Schwenk

Handout_9_CT_River_Pilot_Update.pdf — PDF document, 581 kB (595,789 bytes)

Handout 16 WMI Budget Summary

Handout 16 North Atllantic LCC WMI Budget Summary

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 01:38:08 PM

Contributors: Scot Williamson

Handout_16_NALCC_FALL_2014_BUDGET_REPORT.pdf — PDF document, 533 kB (546,719 bytes)

Handout 17 WMI OMB Requirements

Handout 17 WMI OMB Requirements for conflict of interest

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 01:40:13 PM

Contributors: Scot Williamson

Handout_17_WMI_CONFLICT_OF_INTEREST_POLICY.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 37 kB (38,022 bytes)

Handout 6c DOI Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Common Metrics

Handout 6c DOI Hurricane Sandy Resiliency DRAFT Common Metrics Table of Contents and Introduction

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 04:56:21 PM

Contributors: Pete Murdoch et al.

Handout_6c_DOI_coastal_resilience_common_metrics_TOC&Intro.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 1,419 kB (1,453,846 bytes)

Handout 7a Summary of Science Delivery Projects

Handout 7a Summary of Science Delivery Projects including demonstration projects

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 04:58:21 PM

Contributors: Steve Fuller

Handout_7a_Summary of Science Delivery Projects.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 16 kB (16,633 bytes)

Handout 7b Summary of Training Delivered

Handout 7b Summary of Training Delivered in 2014

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 05:00:19 PM

Contributors: Lori Pelech

Handout_7b_Summary_of_Training_Delivered.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 20 kB (20,926 bytes)

Handout 12c Recommended Additions and Modifications to Strategic Plan

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 05:07:55 PM

Contributors: Andrew Milliken , Scott Schwenk

Handout_12c_Suggested_Additions_to_LCC_Strategic_Plan.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 21 kB (22,144 bytes)

Discussion Input Form

Discussion Input Form for written input from Steering Committee

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Mon 27 Oct 2014 05:32:22 PM

Contributors: Ken Elowe , Bill Hyatt , Andrew Milliken

discussion_input_form.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 583 kB (597,362 bytes)

Presentation: Landscape Conservation Design

Presentation on Landscape Conservation Design, October 2014 Steering Committee Meeting

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Tue 28 Oct 2014 11:58:44 AM

Contributors: Scott Schwenk , Andrew Milliken

Conservation_Design_slides_for_NALCC_Steering_Comm_10-2014.pdf — PDF document, 2,004 kB (2,053,004 bytes)

Presentation: Science Project Updates

Presentation: Science Project Update for the October 2014 North Atlantic LCC Steering Committee meeting

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Tue 28 Oct 2014 12:04:29 PM

Contributors: Scott Schwenk , Andrew Milliken

LCC_Science_Project_Status_10_28_14.pdf — PDF document, 1,245 kB (1,275,019 bytes)

Presentation: Science Delivery Updates

Science Delivery Updates for the October 2014 North Atlantic LCC Steering Committee Meeting

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Tue 28 Oct 2014 12:18:27 PM

Contributors: Steve Fuller

NALCC Science Delivery 10_28_2014.pdf — PDF document, 2,901 kB (2,971,318 bytes)

Presentation: DOI Metrics Briefing

Presentation on DOI Metrics to be used with Hurricane Sandy Resiliency projects

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Tue 28 Oct 2014 01:18:26 PM

Contributors: DOI Metrics Expert Group

NALCC DOIMetricsBriefing Oct 28 2014.pdf — PDF document, 698 kB (715,331 bytes)

Summary of Action Items, Highlights and Discussion

Summary of Action Items, Highlights and Discussion from the October 28-20, 2014 North Atlantic LCC Steering Committee meeting

Publication Date: 2014

Modification Date: Fri 21 Nov 2014 08:21:04 AM

Contributors: Bridget Macdonald , Andrew Milliken

NALCC_ActionItems&Highlights_10-28-29_SCmeeting.docx — application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 37 kB (38,396 bytes)

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Agenda: October 28-29, 2014 Steering Committee Meeting

Wednesday, October 29

Handout 12a - North Atlantic LCC Conservation Science Strategic Plan

Handout 12b - Revised Strategic Plan Matrix (Oct. 2014)

Handout 5a - Summary Table of LCC Science Projects (Oct. 2014)

Handout 5b - Status of LCC Science Projects (Oct. 2014)

Handout 13 - Annual Process for Science Needs

Handout 14 - North Atlantic LCC Technical Committee (2014)

Handout 3 Minutes from July 1, 2014 Call

Handout 4 Action Items Actions Taken

Handout 8 RCOA Summary for Directors

Handout 6a LCC DOI Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Projects

Handout 6b Hurricane Sandy Competitive Science Projects

Handout 12d LCC Network Strategic Plan

Handout 10 Multiple Scales of Conservation White Paper

Handout 11b LCC Product User Guide

Handout 11 - Communications Toolkit Summary

Handout 15 - Current Science Delivery Team Membership

Handout 1 Steering Committee Meeting Agenda October 28-29, 2014

Handout 2 - Attendance List North Atlantic LCC Steering Committee Meeting October 28-29, 2014

Handout 5c Spatial Data Layers

Handout 9 - Summary of Connecticut River Watershed Pilot

Handout 16 WMI Budget Summary

Handout 17 WMI OMB Requirements

Handout 6c DOI Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Common Metrics

Handout 7a Summary of Science Delivery Projects

Handout 7b Summary of Training Delivered

Handout 12c Recommended Additions and Modifications to Strategic Plan

Discussion Input Form

Presentation: Landscape Conservation Design

Presentation: Science Project Updates

Presentation: Science Delivery Updates

Presentation: DOI Metrics Briefing

Summary of Action Items, Highlights and Discussion

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