2018 Annual Gulf Coast Land Conservation Conference Protecting Coastal Communities, Working Lands and At-Risk Species

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1 Wednesday September 12 PRE-CONFERENCE 2018 Annual Gulf Coast Land Conservation Conference Protecting Coastal Communities, Working Lands and At-Risk Species September 12 14, 2018 Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana 12:00 5:00 pm Exhibitor Setup Storyville Foyer 12:00 7:30 pm Registration Open Storyville Foyer 1:30 3:30 pm Pre-Conference Training: How to make the economic case for your work using existing resources Mahalia Jackson Room - Jessica Sargent, Director, Conservation Economics, The Trust for Public Land A pre-conference training seminar opportunity for PGCLC partner staff, members, leaders and volunteers In this session, we will help attendees develop a strong tool kit of economic arguments that can be used to support their work across the region. We will introduce the existing tools and resources that are currently available and can be used to help make the economic case for land conservation to all audiences. This includes facts and figures related to flood protection, tourism, outdoor recreation, agriculture, forest products, economic development, health, property values, jobs, cost of community services, and more. We will also explore specific economic talking points that can be used in response to common misconceptions about land conservation. 3:30 3:45 pm Afternoon coffee break Storyville Foyer 3:45 5:45 pm Pre-Conference: Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation Annual Business Meeting Mahalia Jackson Room Business Meeting, Annual Report, Planning and Elections for PGCLC members. Adjourn to welcome reception.

2 Wednesday September Annual Gulf Coast Land Conservation Conference Protecting Coastal Communities, Working Lands and Species of Concern September 12 14, 2018 Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana 12:00 5:00 pm Exhibitor Setup Storyville Foyer 12:00 7:30 pm Registration Open Storyville Foyer 6:00 7:30 pm Welcome Reception, Exhibits Open and Live Jazz and Exhibits at Pere Marquette Hotel Storyville Foyer Short Program at 6:30 Welcome- Ray Herndon, PGCLC Chair Welcome to Louisiana! David Muth, National Wildlife Federation, Louisiana Coastal Campaign Hors de oeuvres and one free drink ticket included in conference registration. Guest tickets available. Cash bar. 7:30 pm Dinner/evening activities on your own Thursday September 13 7:30 am Registration and Exhibits Open Storyville Foyer 7:30 8:30 am Continental Breakfast Storyville I and II 8:30 am - 8:45 am Welcome and Kickoff Storyville I and II Ray Herndon, Gulf Partnership Executive Committee Chair

3 Thursday September 13 Continued 8:45 am 9:30 am Morning Plenary Storyville I and II The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea Jack E. Davis, Ph.D., Historian, University of Florida, 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winner 9:30 10:45 am Landscape Conservation Successes and Challenges Storyville I and II Moderator: Emily Bateson, Coordinator, Network for Landscape Conservation Ashley Demosthenes, President, Lowcountry Land Trust (web presentation) John Griffin, Program Manager, Chesapeake Conservation Partnership 10:45 11:00 am Morning Coffee and Networking Break and Exhibits Storyville Foyer Dr. Davis will be available to sign books. 11:00 am 12:15 pm Breakout Session I: New Science and Affordable Tools to Support Land Conservation Tools for Protecting Open Space and Reducing Flood Risk Storyville III Moderator: Judy Steckler, Executive Director, Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain Chris Shepherd, Ph.D., Director of Science, Gulf of Mexico Program, The Nature Conservancy and Marian Hanisko, Coastal Management Specialist, The Baldwin Group for NOAA s Office for Coastal Management How to Map Open Space for Community Rating System Credit Introducing the Conservation Prioritization Tool, a Conservation Planning Tool for the RESTORE Council Mahalia Jackson Room Moderator: Chris Pease, USFWS Gulf Restoration Team Jennifer Roberts, Coordinator, Strategic Conservation Assessment At Risk Species Initiatives and the Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy Storyville I Moderator: John Tirpak, Science Coordinator, US Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Representatives: D. Todd Jones-Farrand, Conservation Science Coordinator At Risk Species: Overview and Opportunities Mallory Martin, Conservation Coordinator Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy

4 Thursday September 13 Continued 12:15 pm 1:30 pm Luncheon with Your USDA NRCS State Conservationists Storyville I and II Join USDA NRCS leaders from AL, FL, LA, MS and TX for round table conversation at lunch. Introductions by James Tillman, USDA NRCS Acting Associate Chief for Conservation 1:30 pm 3:00 pm Breakout Session II: Innovative Conservation Partnerships Partnering on Water Issues Mahalia Jackson Room Moderator: Kitty Weisman, Coordinator, Southeast Partnership for Forests and Water Jeff Crosby, Executive Director, Colorado River Land Trust, TX Partnering for Conservation Impact Deborah McMullan, Source Water Protection Specialist for Texas Rural Water Association How to Coordinate with Drinking Water Utilities on Watershed Protection and Stewardship Bryan Hummel, Sustainability Expert Partnering with Farmers, Ranchers, and Forest Landowners Storyville I Moderator: Christine Johnson, President, The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast Jimmy Bullock, Sr. Vice President, Forest Sustainability, Resource Management Service Innovative Conservation Strategies on Private Working Forests Charles Chuck Johnston, Farmer/Rancher, Florida 2J Farms Tim Landreneau, USDA NRCS Acting State Conservationist Louisiana Conservation Partnerships Case Studies: Land Trusts Working with the Department of Defense Storyville III Moderator: Robert Smith, Coastal Program Coordinator Wildlife MS/MS Land Trust Kristin-Thomasgard-Spence, Program Director, Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program - Partnership Opportunities with DoD Bruce Keller, Community Plans and Liaison Officer, NAS/JRB New Orleans Project with TPL Kevin Gillam, Community Plans and Liaison Officer, NCBC Gulfport REPI Case Study Jim McCarthy, President, North Florida Land Trust O2O 3:00 pm 3:30 pm Afternoon Break with Exhibits Storyville Foyer

5 Thursday September 13 Continued 3:30 pm 5:00 pm Afternoon Plenary Panel: Trends in Funding for Protecting Communities, Working Lands and Habitat Storyville I, II Moderator: Tom Kay, Executive Director, Alachua Conservation Trust Tanner Johnson, Director, NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (LA, TX) Mary Anne Piacentini, Executive Director, Katy Prairie Conservancy Mike Murphy, US Forest Service, Southern Region, Forest Legacy and Community Forest Program Manager Conservation of Working Forests with Federal Funds Lori Faeth, Government Relations Director, Land Trust Alliance Alyssa Dausman, Ph.D., Vice President for Science, The Water Institute of the Gulf Gulf of Mexico Conservation and Restoration Fund 5:45 pm Gather in lobby to walk to CellarDoor (10-minute walk) 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Social and Dinner at the CellarDoor (off site - included in conference registration. Guest tickets available) Short walk down the street to 916 Lafayette St, New Orleans, LA Dinner and one drink ticket included in registration. Cash bar. Friday, September 14 7:15 am 8:00 am Breakfast, Registration and Exhibits Storyville Foyer 8:00 am 8:45 am Morning Announcements Storyville I and II Julia Weaver and Liz Barber, PGCLC Coordinators Morning Plenary: Commitment to Protection and Partnership Noah Valenstein, Secretary, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Introduction by Tom Kay, Executive Director, Alachua Conservation Trust 8:45 am 9:30 am Legislative Landscape: Farm Bill, Land and Water Conservation Fund and News from DC and Q and A Storyville I, II Lori Faeth, Director of Government Relations, Land Trust Alliance Introduction by Kevin Brice, Southeast Director, Land Trust Alliance

6 Friday, September 14 Continued 9:30 am 10:00 am Morning Coffee Break and Exhibits Storyville Foyer 10:00 am 12:00 pm Breakout III: Increasing Coordination and Collaboration Across the Gulf: All Hands Conservation Roundtable - Storyville I, II, III Community Resilience/Flood Hazard Mitigation Facilitators: Tracie Sempier, Ph.D., Mississippi- Alabama Seagrant Consortium Coastal Storms Outreach Coordinator and Jen Roberts, Coordinator, Strategic Conservation Assessment Working Lands around the Gulf Farms, Ranches, and Forests Facilitator: Cindy Brown, Executive Director, Land Trust for Louisiana and Liz Barber, PGCLC At Risk Species and Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy: Lisa Creasman, Associate State Director, The Nature Conservancy Louisiana and Chris Pease, USFWS 12:00 pm 1:45 pm Lunch Plenary: Deepwater Horizon, Gulf Restoration and Land Conservation Panel and Q & A- Storyville I, II, III Moderator: Christine Johnson, Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast and PGCLC Chair-elect RESTORE, Buck Sutter, Deputy Executive Director/Program Director, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund, Tanner Johnson, Director (LA, TX), National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund Deepwater Horizon Natural Resources Damage Assessment, Kevin D. Reynolds, Ph.D., Assistant Regional Manager for Gulf Restoration Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority, Chip Kline, Deputy Director of the Louisiana Governor s Office of Coastal Activities 1:45 2:00 pm Final Remarks, Wrap-up and Adjourn Christine Johnson This annual conference is hosted by the Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation, a collaborative of 24 land trusts working together across the Gulf Coast to increase the pace, quality and permanence of voluntary land conservation. Get involved by visiting us at

7 The Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation Thanks our 2018 Annual Conference Grant Supporters and Sponsors A