Florida Gulf Coast University



8:00 – 8:25BREAKFAST8:25WELCOME by: Dr. Ron TollFlorida Gulf Coast University Provost8:30 – 9:15 Richard WeiskoffUniversity of MiamiDepartment of International StudiesOverview of Calculating Values of Conservation LandsSponsored by: Southwest Florida Coastal Watersheds New Florida 2010 Cluster Grant 9:25 – 9:40Dennis GilkeyCEO and Managing Principal Gilkey OrganizationEconomic and Marketing Benefits of Conservation Lands to Real Estate9:45 – 10:05Bill HammondNatural ContextHow Money Has Talked to Save Natural Systems in Southwest Florida10:05 – 10:30WORKING BREAKSharing values of greatest importance to participants.10:35 – 10:50Lisa BeeverDirectorCharlotte Harbor National Estuary ProgramConservation Lands Save Infrastructure Dollars10:55 – 11:10 Tamara PigottExecutive Director, Lee County Visitor and Convention BureauThe Critical Link Between Conservation Land and Tourism – Using Nature as an Economic Engine11:15 – 11:30Chuck Adams Marine Economics Specialist Betty StauglerMarine Extension AgentFlorida Sea Grant, University of FloridaMarine Recreational and Commercial Industries and Activities in Lee County, Florida – Economic Consequences and Impacts11:30 – 12:30LUNCH(Provided Onsite)Sponsored by: ECO-ActionAn FGCU registered student organization12:30 – 1:30Chris JoyceNPR Science CorrespondentSponsored by FGCU: Journalism Program College of Arts and Sciences, and Honors ProgramExplaining Conservation to the Rest of us; or, “Excuse me, what’s Ecosystem Services?”1:30 – 1:451:50 – 2:05Tanya Borisova and Laila RacesvskisFood & Resource Economics, UFEd HanlonSoil and Water Science; SW FL Research and Education CenterJim BeeverPrincipal PlannerSouthwest Regional Planning CouncilEconomic Value of Conservation and Agriculture Lands for Ecosystem ServicesEconomic Value of Ecosystem Services Provided by Natural Habitats on Conservation Lands of SW Florida2:10 – 2:25Jennifer HeckerDirector, Natural Resource PolicyConservancy of Southwest FloridaEconomic Benefit of Land Conservation in Protecting Water Resources2:30 – 3:00AFTERNOON BREAK3:00 – 3:15Karen BickfordLee County Department of Natural ResourcesAchieving Water Quality Goals Through Natural Systems3:20 – 3:35 Robert BrooksParks ManagerKoreshan State Historic Site and Estero Bay Preserve State ParkThe Benefit of Florida State Parks to Local Communities3:40 – 3:55 Kirk BeckBeck & Company, LLCUsing Regulatory Currency to Purchase Conservation Lands4:00 – 4:20Win EverhamFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityDepartment of Marine and Ecological SciencesThe Un-Quantifiable Values of Conservation Lands4:25 – 5:00ROUNDTABLEApplications of Conservation Lands Economic Benefits for Policy MakersSUMMARY AND CLOSINGThank you to today’s sponsors! League of Women Voters of Lee CountyFGCU College of Arts & SciencesFGCU Journalism ProgramFGCU Honors Program ................
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