July 13-15, 2015 Appalachian LCC Steering Committee Meeting
Major Highlights and Action Items from Meeting & Meeting Participants (see full meeting notes below)
Day 1 - July 13, 2015
Executive Committee Meeting - Agenda
Review of funded projects
Strengthening the partnership
Nominations for Chair, Vice-Chair, and Executive Committee members
Day 2 - July 14, 2015
Steering Committee Meeting - Agenda
Welcome & Introductions - David Whitehurst, Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries
State of the LCC: Overview of the LCC goals, structure, science needs and LCC projects - Cal DuBrock, Appalachian LCC
Reports, Updates, and Discussion of Future Work
Assessing Future Energy Development across the Appalachians: Opportunities for future LCC involvement - Thomas Minney, The Nature Conservancy
Cave/Karst Resources Classification and Georeferencing across Appalachians - David Culver, American University
Tennessee River Basin Network & Appalachian LCC Tennessee River Basin Partnership - Evan Crews, Tennessee Valley Authority & Jean Brennan, Appalachian LCC
Ecosystem Services and Environmental Threats Assessment within Appalachian Landscape - Lars Pomara, U.S. Forest Service
Synopsis of Recently Completed or to-be Completed LCC Projects - Jean Brennan, Appalachian LCC
Defining Resource Priorities for Appalachian Landscape
Interactive and Iterative Conservation Modeling - Rob Baldwin & Paul Leonard, Clemson University
LCC Priority Resources Discussion & Conservation Design Next Steps - Rob Baldwin & Paul Leonard, Clemson University
Day 3 - July 15, 2015
LCC Reports & Discussions
Executive Committee Report - David Whitehurst, Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries
Program and Project Priorities for 2015 & Discussion of Proposals
Appalachian LCC Communications & Web Redesign - Matthew Cimitile, Appalachian LCC
Collaboration & Partnership Opportunities
National LCC Network - Elsa Haubold, National LCC
Susquehanna Basin/Envision the Susquehanna - Mike Slattery, Chesapeake Bay Program
Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy - Dennis Figg, SECAS