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MITIGATION STRATEGY WORKSHOPS
MARC is hosting a series of workshops to continue the successful implementation efforts of linking environmental and transportation planning in the Kansas City region. This series will develop a model mitigation process specific to transportation planning and programming, and determine how to implement it.
Each workshop will build on the information and direction arrived at in the previous workshop. Participation in all three workshops is preferred.
Above and Beyond Mitigation: Advancing the Eco-Logical Action Plan
- Workshop #1: Applying National Approaches
January 12, 2011
8 a.m.–2:15 p.m. (lunch provided)
Kauffman Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110
Kris Hoellen, director of the Conservation Fund’s Conservation Leadership Network, will provide a national perspective on integrating green infrastructure into transportation and other planning processes. Participants will begin framing where advanced mitigation principles might be best applied in the Kansas City region’s transportation-planning process. Participants’ feedback will be used in the second workshop on Feb. 17 to begin developing a framework for optimizing mitigation project selection.
Resources from the Conservation Fund:
- Workshop #2: Optimizing Strategic Mitigation
February 17, 2011
8 a.m.–noon
Kauffman Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110
Will Allen, the director of strategic conservation for The Conservation Fund, will provide an overview on the latest trends for optimizing strategic mitigation projects. Participants will refine draft environmental criteria for mitigation projects which could serve as a piece of the optimization process. The application of the information developed will be explored in the third workshop in March 17.
- Workshop #3: Strategies and Tactics for Implementation
March 17, 2011
8 a.m.–noon
Kauffman Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110
At the final workshop, we will explore the implementation and application of mitigation criteria and concepts explored in the first two workshops. Kris Hoellen with The Conservation Fund will join us as we outline action steps for implementation.
Register for the workshop series
About the Presenters
KRIS HOELLEN is director of the The Conservation Fund's Conservation Leadership Network, which brings together diverse professionals to forge conservation solutions and strategies. Previously, Hoellen served as director of environmental programs for the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), where she was the inaugural director of the AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence; as a senior program officer for the Transportation Research Board/National Academy of Sciences; as a group manager at the URS Corporation where she oversaw natural and cultural resource management specialists. She is an active member of the Transportation Research Board, serving on numerous committees including the SHRP II Capacity Committee, and its Subcommittee (C06) on Environmental Integration. She received a bachelor's degree from Emory University and a master's degree in environmental science and policy from Johns Hopkins University.
WILL ALLEN is the director of strategic conservation for The Conservation Fund in Chapel Hill, NC. At the Fund since 1994, he is responsible for project design, management and delivery of customized conservation-planning services for partners that advance environmental protection and economic development. Allen and the strategic conservation team have undertaken numerous green infrastructure network-design projects that serve as a framework for strategic mitigation and environmental stewardship. Mr. Allen is the co-editor of the Journal of Conservation Planning and co-founder of the Society for Conservation GIS. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in urban studies from Stanford University and a master's in regional planning from the University of North Carolina.
This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement CD97701301 to the Mid-America Regional Council. The contents do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.