Limestone Barrens: Conservation & Sustainable Ecotourism

 

“Ours To Protect”

 

Draft Agenda

12th – 13th October, 2006

Plum Point Motel

 

 

0900 - 1000  Registration and coffee

 

SESSION I. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LIMESTONE BARRENS

 

1000 – 1030 Introductions, Welcome and Icebreaker

Presenter:  Wilf Nichols

 

1030 - 1045 Limestone Barrens – their extent, rarity and significance

Presenters:  Luise Hermanutz and Susan Tilley

 

1045 – 1100 Limestone Barrens – their geology and fossils

Presenters:  TBA

 

1100 – 1115 Break

 

1115 – 1130 Climate and change

Presenters:  John D. Jacobs and Trevor Bell

 

1130 – 1200 Break-out Session

 

1200 – 1230 Plants of the Limestone Barrens

Presenter:  John Maunder

 

1230 – 1330 Lunch

 

SESSION II.  CONSERVATION – WORKING TOWARD A SOLUTION

 

1330 – 1340  Why bother conserving Limestone Barrens?

Presenter:  Wilf Nichols

 

1340 – 1410  Threats to Limestone Barrens

Presenters:  Michael and Luise

 

1410 – 1430  Interactive Session

 

1430 – 1445 Laws, policy and legislature – Using tools to ensure survival of plants

Presenter:  Joe Brazil

 

1445 – 1500  Toolbox of protection – range of possible protection and what’s appropriate for different groups species

Presenter:  Dulcie House and Joe Brazil

 

1500 – 1530  Break-out Session – How to manage LB for conflicting uses

 

1530 – 1600  Reporting

 

1600 – 1615  Day Summary

 

1700 – 1800 Dinner     Recognition of Good Stewards

 

1900 – 1930 Straits Elementary Students “Species at Risk” Performance

 

1930 - Meet and Greet Session

 

A.  Possibilities: Craft Product Development

Presenter Pete Barrett

 

B. Limestone Barrens Project: Arts                                                                        

Presenter Charlotte Jones

 

DAY 2.  SESSION III.  Ecotourism

 

0900 – 0945  (a) Day 1 Recap and (b) The essential role of science in ecotourism and nature based industries

Presenters:  Susan and Julie

 

0945 – 1015  Local Case Study – Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve

Presenters:  Wavey Greenham & Elizabeth Smith, Raleigh, Newfoundland

and Sue Meades, Ontario

 

1015 – 1030  BREAK

 

1030 – 1100  International Case Study

Presenter Dr. Brendan Dunford, Burren, Ireland

 

1100 – 1130  Break-out Groups

 

Questions to be discussed regarding natural themes, business opportunities, community developments and concrete actions to move forward.

 

1130 – 1200  Break-out Groups Reporting

 

1200 – 1230  WORKSHOP SUMMARY