Living Observatory Summits

Topic

Monitoring Innovative Practice In Wetland Restoration on Retired Cranberry Farms in Massachusetts.

Overview

As a community dedicated to the ecological restoration of retired cranberry bogs and coastal lands, we recognize that monitoring and communication are critical to measure, track and foster innovation in the process and practice of ecological restoration. 

This summit was a working session for practitioners and researchers to share innovative restoration practices and monitoring approaches. The morning featured two sessions with invited speakers. In Session 1, restoration project teams reflected on circumstances and decisions that are driving innovation in wetland restoration practice and process. In Session 2, speakers presented different approaches to nitrogen monitoring and engage in a discussion on how to cost effectively scale up monitoring programs focused on water quality.

In the afternoon, open floor time was dedicated to allow participants to introduce themselves and their organizations and to share news and project updates. The day concluded with breakout discussions (Session 3) that highlighted what monitoring has shown us thus far, and how future monitoring might enhance restoration outcomes. Insights from the Summit will were documented in real time on our community web platform with our Insight capture tool. A brief report is now available, click here to read Views from the Summit. The agenda, presentations, and list of attendees are given below.

Agenda

9:00 AM-9:30 AM:  Coffee 
9:30 AM-9:45 AM:  Welcome - Housekeeping and Introductions

• Adrian Wiegman (Living Observatory)

9:45 AM-10:00 AM:  Kick-off, Glorianna Davenport and Brian Mayton
Restoration 2.0 (Goals)

10:00 AM-11:35 AM:  Session 1. Innovative Practices
Moderator: Glorianna Davenport
Upper Coonamessett: Andrea Judge and Sondra Shah (Interfluve)

Cold Brook: Eric Ford (MA DER CBRP)

Marks Cove: Andrea Jerabek (Mass Audubon), Julianne Busa and Michael Soares (Fuss & O’Neil)

Windswept: Danielle O’Dell and Karen Beattie (Nantucket Conservation Foundation) and Julianne Busa and Michael Soares (Fuss & O’Neil)

11:35 AM-11:45 AM:  Break
11:45 AM-12:45 PM:  Session 2. Monitoring Nitrogen
Moderator: Christine Hatch
Casey Kennedy (USDA-ARS)

Sarah Klionsky (Boston University)

Tim McCobb (USGS)

Scott Horsley and Neal Price (Horsely Witten Group)

12:45 PM-1:20 PM:  Lunch
1:30 PM-1:45 PM:  Open Floor Updates
1:45 PM-2:45 PM:  Session 3. Breakout Discussions
Moderator: Kate Ballantine

2:45 PM-3:00 PM:  Conclude at 3pm

• Reporting on Breakout Sessions
• Closing Remarks

Team (who attended?)