2008 Conference

Workshop a great Success

March 27 and 28, 2008

The Alberta Land Trust workshop was a great success. Held at the Executive Royal Inn at Leduc, it was attended by over 70 people who listened to presentations, networked, and discussed goals and objectives for the ALTA.

Speaker Presentation Downloads

Session One


Facilitator and Speaker

Topic

Facilitator: Debbie Hagman
Municipal Affairs and Housing, Stony Plain, Alberta


Speaker: Brian Ilnicki
Alberta Land Trust Alliance, Edmonton, Alberta
Download [pdf: 136 Kb]

This is an interactive session with a facilitator which will give workshop participants an opportunity to let each other know about successes, challenges and opportunities, to identify some possible solutions to challenges and opportunities and to help guide the future direction of the Alberta Land Trust Alliance (e.g. ways to help build capacity in Alberta's land trusts).



Session Two


Speaker

Topic

Arlene Kwasniak
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
Download [pdf: 1.9 Mb]

Looking Forward to New Uses of Conservation Tools



Session Three


Speaker

Topic

Dave Walker
Executive Director, Canadian Land Trust Alliance, Ottawa, Ontario
Download [pdf: 94 Kb]

Canadian Land Trust Alliance evolution, programs and international partnerships

Sheila Harrington
Executive Director, Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia, Saltspring Island, British Columbia
Download [pdf: 3.5 Mb]

Land Trust Basics and Tips for Success from BC

Laurel Murphy
Program Manager, Alberta Land Trust Alliance, Edmonton, Alberta
Download [pdf: 74 Kb]

Memorandum of Understanding between the Alberta Land Trust Alliance and potential parties



Session Four


Speaker

Topic

Jason Unger
Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Download [pdf: 361 Kb]

Legal and Practical Reforms for Conservation Easements

Pam Wight
Executive Director, Edmonton and Area Land Trust, Edmonton, Alberta
Download [pdf: 1.1 Mb]

Setting Up an Urban Land Trust

Glen Lawrence
Councilor, Strathcona County, Sherwood Park, Alberta
(No presentation slides)

Strathcona County Conservation Planning Efforts



Session Five


Speaker

Topic

Renny Grilz
Director of Conservation Operations, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Calgary, Alberta
Download [pdf: 1.0 Mb]

Land Trust Partnerships in Alberta and Potential Opportunities

Guy Swinnerton
Board member of the Beaver Hills Initiative, Edmonton, Alberta
Download [pdf: 6.7 Mb]

Overview of the Beaver Hills Initiative, planning and partnerships

Jack Sherman
Board Chairman, Crooked Creek Conservancy Society of Athabasca, Athabasca, Alberta
Download [pdf: 57 Kb]

Overview from a Small Organization (Crooked Crook Conservancy Society of Athabasca-CCCSA): Participation through Partnerships

Heather Lazaruk
Senior Systems Planner, Alberta Parks, Edmonton, Alberta
Download [pdf: 4.6 Mb]

Alberta Parks conservation priority areas and partnerships



Session Six


Speaker

Topic

Brian Ilnicki
Alberta Land Trust Alliance, Edmonton, Alberta

Closing remarks and workshop wrap-up. Thanks.