Ohio Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Habitat and Species Workshop

Overview

To facilitate a multi-stakeholder dialogue about advancing habitat protection and conservation through demonstrations of web-based tools, discussion of state priorities and needs, updates on federal activities and funding programs and interactive discussion about innovative approaches for moving selected projects from planning to implementation.

December 2, 2008
Lorian County Community College
Elyria, Ohio

Workshop Summary
Workshop Participants
GLHI Projects Identified

Time	Agenda Item	Leader
9:30 a.m.	Welcome, Review of Workshop Objectives and Introductions	John Watkins, ODNR Victoria Pebbles, GLC
9:45	Habitat and Species Chapter of the GLRC: Progress to Date	Mike Greer, USACE
10:05	Update on Web-based Habitat Tools	Roger Gauthier, GLC
10:30	Break
10:45	State Habitat Restoration Strategies, Initiatives and Priorities
	Ohio Lake Erie Protection and Restoration Plan – Habitat Focus	Ed Hammett, Lake Erie Commission
	Ohio DNR Wildlife Strategy	Steve Barry, ODNR
	Fish Habitat Restoration	Roger Knight, ODNR
Noon	Networking Lunch
12:45	Regional Initiatives	Gildo Tori, Ducks Unlimited
	Healing Our Waters Coalition Habitat Restoration Priorities
	Joint Ventures: A Model for Collaborative Project Implementation Other State Activities (e.g., Michigan and Wisconsin)
1:45	Implementing Restoration: Challenges and Near Term Steps	Victoria Pebbles, GLC (facilitator); and
	Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area Various Coastal Private Land Projects Various Coastal Private Land Projects	Steve Barry, ODNR
	Middle Harbor	Eric Weimer, ODNR
3:00	Federal Habitat/Wetlands Programs: Announcements and Highlights	- Mike Greer,   USACE - Rita Cestaric,   USEPA - Megan Seymour,   USFWS
3:30	Matching Habitat Projects with Funding: How Do You Do It?	Roger Gauthier, GLC (facilitator); and
	Ashtabula 5 1/2 Slip Peninsula	Julie Letterhos, OH EPA
	Ballville Dam	Roger Knight, ODNR
	Keil Farm	Tim Schetter, Metro Parks Toledo
	Port Clinton Coastal Wetland Restoration	Sandra Kosek-Sills, ODNR
4:00	Advancing Collaboration on Habitat Projects: A Facilitated Discussion	Victoria Pebbles, GLC
4:30	Adjourn