Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering

Since its inception, the Waterman Fund has provided financial support for the biennial Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering.

NORTHEAST ALPINE STEWARDSHIP GATHERING

November 11-13, 2011
Green Mountain Club Headquarters
Waterbury Center, Vermont
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Sponsored by:

  • The Green Mountain Club
  • The Waterman Fund
  • University of Vermont Natural Areas Center

Schedule

Friday, November 11

  • 5:00pm Registration
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm Social Reception (beverages and light snacks)
  • 7:00pm Evening Presentation

Saturday, November 12

  • Breakfast (on your own)
  • 8:30am Registration
  • 9:00am-9:30am Welcome (by sponsors)
  • 9:30am-11:30am Session #1
    • Monitoring Alpine Bryophytes and Lichens in Relation to Climate Change. Nancy Slack, The Sage Colleges.
    • Photopoint Monitoring in the Adirondack Alpine Zone. Julia Goren, Adirondack Mountain Club.
    • Measuring Phenology with Automated Plant Cameras: Lessons Learned in the White Mountains. Cormac Griffin, Lee Davis, Georgia Murray, Doug Weihrauch, and Ken Kimball, Appalachian Mountain Club.
    • Alpine Research Priorities for the Northeast. Robert Capers, University of Connecticut.
  • 11:30am-1:00pm Lunch
  • 1:00pm-3:00pm Session #2
    • Chasing a Ghost: Long-Odds Survey for a Remnant Wolverine population in Quebec's Uapishka-Monts Groulx. Mike Jones, et al. Beyond Ktaadb.
    • An Ecological and Recreation Guide to the Alpine Landscapes of Eastern North America. Mike Jones, et al. Beyond Ktaadn.
    • Welch Mountain Summit Stewardship: Twenty-Year Retrospective. Nat Scrimshaw, Sandwich Range Conservation Association.
    • Mount Washington Alpine Steward Volunteer Program. Scott Monroe.
  • 3:00pm-3:30pm Break
  • 3:30pm-5:30pm Session #3
    • Sharing Out: Building Communication Infrastructure for Alpine Stewardship Programs in the Northeast. Jill Weiss, Antioch University New England.
    • Challenges and Opportunities in Alpine Stewardship: The History and Role of the Waterman Fund. Val Stori, The Waterman Fund.
    • Reports From the Field: Alpine Stewardship Programs in the Northeast. Peter Palmiotto, Antioch University New England.
  • 5:30pm-6:30pm Social Reception
  • 6:30pm-7:30pm Dinner
  • 7:30pm Evening Presentation

Sunday, November 13

  • Breakfast (on your own)
  • 8:30am-2:00pm Field Trips (with bag lunches)

Posters and Exhibits

We will provide table space if you would like to put a poster together or bring exhibit materials.

Field trips

Several half-day field trips are planned for the Mount Mansfield and Smuggler's Notch region. You can select a field trip once you arrive at the Gathering. Bag lunches will be provided.

Registration and Fee

Thanks to our financial support from the Waterman Fund, we've been able to keep the registration fee at $30.00. This includes access to all sessions, the Friday night reception, lunch and dinner on Saturday, and a brown bag lunch for Sunday's field trips. To simplify accounting and encourage folks to come for the whole Gathering, we will not be offering single day rates. Students are encouraged to inquire about discounts and scholarship support by contacting Rick Paradis (rparadis@uvm.edu).

You can register online by accessing the registration webpage.

You can also register by phone by contacting the Green Mountain Club at 1-802-244-7037 extension #10.

Lodging

A special rate been secured at the Golden Eagle Resort in Stowe, Vermont (www.goldeneagleresort.com). This rate is $75 per night, single or double occupancy, plus 10% tax. Use the promotional code GMC when you book online or when you contact them (800-626-1010).

Directions

From Interstate 89, take Exit 10 (Waterbury/Stowe) and travel north towards Stowe on Route 100 for approximately four miles. A mile beyond the Cold Hollow Cider Mill, turn LEFT onto Cabin Lane (at the Evergreen Gardens sign). After 1/10 mile, bear right into the GMC parking lot. If traveling south on Route 100 from Stowe, GMC is on the west (right) side of Route 100. Go approximately 1/8 of a mile past the GMC headquarters sign and turn right onto Cabin Lane (at the Evergreen Gardens sign). Bear right on the unpaved Cabin Lane, bearing right immediately into the GMC parking lot.

Contact Information

Green Mountain Club Headquarters 4711 Waterbury-Stowe Rd. Waterbury Center, VT 05677 Phone: (802) 244-7037 Email: gmc@greenmountainclub.org

The 2007 Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering was held on June 8-9, and was hosted by Acadia National Park (flyer)

The 2009 Gathering took place in the Adirondacks and was hosted by the Adirondack Mountain Club. Information about the Gathering is available by contacting us at info@watermanfund.org