NEW ENGLAND GREENWAY SYMPOSIUM

“GREENWAYS FOR NEW ENGLAND:

CREATING INTERSTATE CONNECTIONS”

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

AMHERST, MA

HILLS BUILDING, ROOM 105

APRIL 27, 2002

9:00-9:45 AM Registration

9:45-10:15 AM Introduction

By Julius Gy. Fabos, Professor Emeritus & Jessica Allan, Symposium Organizer and Research Assistant, New England Greenway Consortium

Both Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Department,

University of Massachusetts

10:15-10:45 AM Keynote Speaker

Karen Votava, Executive Director and Co-Founder,

East Cost Greenway Alliance

10:45-11:30 AM Regional Panel Discussion with focus on New England

Moderator: Prof. Mark Lindhult, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Department, University of Massachusetts

Rails to Trails Conservancy, Craig della Penna, NE Representative

Blackstone River National Heritage Corridor, Mark Jewell,

Outdoor Recreation Planner

East Coast Greenway Alliance, Eric Weis, Assistant Director

11:30-11:45 AM Break, Coffee, and Resreshments

11:45-12:30 State Panel with a focus on the three southern states

Moderator: Prof. Robert Ryan, Landscape Architecture and Regional

Planning Department, University of Massachusetts

Massachusetts: Jennifer Howard, Greenways Coordinator, Department of

Environmental Management (invited)

Connecticut: Leslie Lewis, Senior Environmental Analyst, Department of

Environmental Protection

Rhode Island: Paul Pawlowski, ASLA, Pawlowski Associates, Inc.

12:30-1:00 Lunch

1:00-1:30 Keynote Speaker

Keith Laughlin, President, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Washington, DC

1:30-2:15 State Panel with a focus on the three northern states

Maine: Terrence Dewan, Principal,

Terrence J. Dewan & Associates, ASLA

Vermont: Paper by Vermont Trails and Greenway Council,

to be summarized by Jessica Allan, Moderator

New Hampshire: William Hoffman, Principal,

William H. Hoffman & Associates, ASLA

2:15-2:30 Break and Refreshments

2:30-3:30 Workshop

Purpose: To provide an opportunity for all attendees to make specific

contributions in connecting greenways and trails across state boundaries

Procedure:

· Groups of 10-15 people are formed based on interest to make regional / interstate greenway and trail connections

· Workshop facilitators will be selected

· Workshop proposals will be documented on our website:

http://www.umass.edu/greenways

3:30-4:00 Summary