2017 Annual Meeting Review

This year’s Annual Meeting and Training Workshop was another great success! More than 70 conservationists from across the state gathered in early March at the Starved Rock Lodge in Utica to share successes, ideas, ponder future challenges, and generally enjoy each other’s company.

The two days of presentations are available below to review in case you missed what’s being called “the best conference yet!”

The Holman Report: Conservation Overview 2016

Prairie State Conservation Coalition Hike App

Quantifying and Communicating the Value of Conservation Work: How, Why, and What’s Next

• Economic Valuation Study, Deer Grove East preserve: Brandon Hayes, Openlands
• Green Infrastructure 2.3 Economic Valuation Report: Suzanne Malec-McKenna, Chicago Wilderness

An I-VIEW Primer: A Cool Data Tool That Works For You!

New Perspectives on Fundraising

• A Capital Campaign Success Story: Kris Krouse, Shirley Heinze Land Trust, Indiana

Teeing Up The Conversation: Shared Resource Models

• Viv Bennett, The Nature Conservancy

Conservation Finance Overview

• Borrowing to Finance Deals: Clint Miller, The Conservation Fund

Our Natural Landscapes: Beauty and the “Beasts”

• The Value of our State’s Finest Places: Chris Benda, Illinois Botanizer
• Invasive Hot Spots & Training Ops: Clair Ryan, Midwest Invasive Plant Network
• Bad Boys: A Report from the Field: Peter Gordon, Lake Forest Open Lands

Climate Change and Land Conservation

• The Nature Conservancy’s Resiliency Mapping: Jeff Walk, The Nature Conservancy

Gearing Up For Victory

• Land Trusts Role in the “New” Equation: Lenore Beyer-Clow, Openlands
• A National Perspective: Bryan David, Land Trust Alliance

Risk Management Landscape

• What R U Missing? Key Needs in Coverage: Joe Mikan, Gee-Schussler Insurance
• Update on LTA Standards and Practices: Carolyn Waldron, Land Trust Alliance

 

HB 3458 Illinois Natural Areas Stewardship Act

• The Bill
• Why it’s important: Fran Harty