Vermont Housing & Conservation Board Conference Tuesday, October 6
Envisioning Vermont: Challenges for the Next Decade
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Burlington Hilton Hotel, 60 Battery Street, Burlington
Agenda: Keynote and Plenary Session, 10 workshops, 6 field trips, film premiere, reception
Attending: 275 registrants, 54 presenters
9:00 -9:30 Keynote address: Nancy Stangle, Emerita Director and co-founder, Athens Land Trust, Georgia
9:30-10:30 Panel discussion moderated by Mark Johnson, Senior Reporter and Editor at the online news site, Vermont Digger.
Workshops: Water Quality; Landscape Resilience; Health Impact Assessments; Housing & Conservation 101; Social and Environmental Justice; Vermont's Evolving Agricultural Sector; Forest Fragmentation; Leadership and Organizational Mission
10:45-3:15
· Energy Innovation in Housing Development - visit to energy efficient modular home at Shelburnewoods Park, Wright House and Harrington Village in Shelburne
· The Intervale Center, Besteyfield Farm and Pine Island Goat Collaborative, Burlington
12:15-1:30
· Walking tour of parks and paths in downtown Burlington with Local Motion
12:15-3:15
· Food Access: Nutrition, Cooking Classes, Gardens and Farm Shares at Affordable Housing Sites in Burlington
· Eastshore Vineyard winery, Landon Farm and Round Pond Natural Area, South Hero
1:30 - 3:15 Community Development in Burlington's Old North End led by Champlain Housing Trust CEO, Brenda Torpy
3:30-4:30 Film Premiere and discussion: Arc of Justice: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Beloved Community, chronicles New Communities Inc., considered America's first community land trust, formed near Albany, Georgia in 1969 by leaders of the Southern Civil Rights Movement.
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