Steering Committee Meeting & Workshop September 3-5, 2014
During the Workshop, Steering Committee members and invited experts began developing a process for articulating Appalachian LCC priority resources – considering both natural and cultural resources.
Major Highlights and Action Items for Meeting & Workshop.
Day 1
Welcome & Introductions
- (30 min) [David Whitehurst/Chair] – Welcome & Intro New Members and Guests
- Workshop Objectives & Outcomes [Jean Brennan/Coordinator]
“Setting the Stage” for the Next 3-Days
- [Danny Lee/FS] – Partner Perspective -- shared vision and “the Why”
- [Ken Elowe/FWS] – Conservation Framework: Planning, Design, Delivery
- [Paul Kazyak/AppLCC] – Review of other LCC’s Designation Priority Resources
- [Dan Odess/NPS] – DOI LCC Focus for Natural Resources & Cultural Resources.
Cultural Resource – Overview
- (45 min) [Perry Wheelock/Jennifer Talken-Spaulding/NPS-NCR] -- AppLCC SC-tailored Introduction to Cultural Resources (HO – NPS Rural Landscapes)
- (30 min) Intro to CR-GIS – Deidre McCarthy
Cultural Resources
- [Martha Raymond/NPS-NHA] – Introduction to the National Heritage Program (HO – NPS NHA within AppLCC) (HO – NHAs in Brief)
- [Allen Sachse/Delaware & Lehigh Nat’l Heritage Corridor] Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Heritage Resources
Traditional Cultural Properties; People on the Land and along the Water – Jennifer Talken-Spaulding/NPS
8:00-8:20 Introduction/Recap - Mid-Atlantic/Appalachian -- Dan Odess
Vulnerable cultural resources; example and useful example of CR-GIS; impacts (including energy development) to natural resources that are also cultural resources; info from resources that we may need as we make decisions going forward; sensitivities associated with traditional cultural properties (HO – NPS Climate Change)
Heritage Resources (part 2)
- Local Lessons for a Global Landscape Challenge – Tim Murtha/Penn State University
Social Values & Socio-Economics: Introduction to the Vitality Index Tool
- [Jim Fox/UNC-Asheville & Angie Chandler/Blue Ridge National Heritage Area] – Vitality Index Tool and Blue Ridge Use of Vitality Index Tool
Steering Committee Business Meeting
- Presentation by Lars Pomara & Danny Lee [FS-AppLCC Collaborative IAA Research Project] Assessing Ecosystem Appalachian Services Threats and Vulnerabilities.
- Appalachian LCC Progress, Updates, and Future Direction - Jean Brennan.
- FY14 Annual Steering Committee Meeting 5-Year Work Plan Report Cards - Goal 1: Data & Toolsets, Goal 2: Landscape-level Planning, Goal 3: Engagement & Dialogue, Goal 4: SC Function & Leadership
Full Meeting Notes and Agenda.