Green Infrastructure Training Workshop
New Kent Forestry Center, June 21-22, 2010
INTRODUCTION TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
12:00 p.m.
Registration and Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Forest Development and Landownership Trends Virginia, the Southern Forests and
Chesapeake Bay by Rob Farrell, Assistant Director for Forestland Conservation, Virginia
Department of Forestry (VaDOF)
1:30 p.m.
Changing Roles: Why do foresters need to do more to help conserve forested lands
long term – why and how are roles changing? Panel of VaDOF Foresters: Mike Santucci,
David Stone, Joe Lehnen, Gerald Crowell and Scott Bachman
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How have you seen your and other foresters' roles changing in your region?
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What are some of the trends or issues (e.g. development patterns, changes in
landownership) that are driving your roles to change?
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Why is it important to make a stronger case on the importance of forests to a broader
constituency such as planners and developers, boards of supervisors and planning
commissioners, regional planning district staff and large landholders?
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How have you adapted your work, who are you working with and how is that different
than in the past?
Facilitated Group Discussion: What has happened in your communities regarding forest
markets, land uses and development patterns? How are or will your own roles be changing?
Led by Casey Williams and Karen Firehock.
2:30 p.m.
Green Infrastructure Principles by Karen Firehock
3:15 p.m.
Break
PLANNING POLICIES AND FOREST LAND CONSERVATION
3:30 p.m.
Land Use Planning Tools, Applications and Case Studies by Karen Firehock
4:00 p.m.
How To Identify Green Infrastructure and Plan to Conserve It
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Hands on Exercise – Create a Green Infrastructure Conservation Strategy
4:45 p.m.
Overview of New Kent County Green Infrastructure Maps and Review Assignment by Karen
Firehock
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn
6:00 p.m.
Dinner
The Green Infrastructure Center Inc., 921 Second Street, SE, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902
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7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
PARTNERING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CONSERVE FOREST RESOURCES
8:30 a.m.
Field Trip: Tour of local developments and discussion with local planners and foresters on
green infrastructure planning challenges and new approaches to land conservation by New
Kent County Staff: KelliLeDuc and Amy Walker and VaDOF Forester Will Shoup
11:30 a.m.
Lunch - Provided
12:30 p.m.
Working with Models For Strategic Resource Targeting by John Pemberton and Rob Suydam,
VaDOF
1:00 p.m.
Ecosystem Services by Buck Kline, Forest Land Conservation Manager, VaDOF
1:45 p.m.
Break
2:00 p.m.
Integrating Forest Conservation Into Local Planning by Karen Firehock
 How to “sell” forest conservation to planners -- messaging and marketing.
 What do planners need to know from foresters?
 What do foresters need to know from planners to achieve more strategic forest land
conservation?
 How can you build your network within your local community to gain more support for
forest issues?
2:45 p.m.
Linking Forest Resources to Community Planning
 Role Playing Exercise: How to make a case for forests to your locality
3:20
Moving Forward – How will you integrate your activities with local planners?
Discussion:
 Lessons from the field trip about needs for integrating forest and land planning.
 How can and will you apply the workshop tools in your counties and regions?
4:00
Adjourn
Materials
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Slide show presentations
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Planning Worksheet
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Planning and Zoning 101
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Green Infrastructure Planning Exercise
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Fact Sheets on Green Infrastructure Planning and Tools
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List of DOF and DCR Data Tools
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Homework Assignment
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Resource Guide and Bibliography
The Green Infrastructure Center Inc., 921 Second Street, SE, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902
(T:) 434-975-6700 #222, (F): 434-975-6701
www.gicinc.org