Lower Connecticut River Valley

Agenda, LCRLT Meeting Thursday, April 17, 2025, 10 - 11AM Hybrid Meeting RiverCOG Office, 145 Dennison Rd., Essex, CT Zoom Link 10:00 Old Business: 1. Approval of Minutes 2/20/25 meeting 2. Treasurer’s Report 3. Woody Award 4. Conservation Plan Update 5. Summer Meeting New Business 6. Regional Conservation Plan Proposal to Network for Landscape Conservation 7. Board and Member Thoughts on New Initiatives – Please come with some thoughts on this. 2024 Board of Directors Dr. Melvin Woody – Ct River Gateway Commission President – Joe Samolis, Middletown Margot Burns – RiverCOG Treasurer – Gail Reynolds, Haddam Land Trust Cindy Lignar – Chester Secretary – Dr. Melvin Woody – Ct River Gateway Anthony Salvatore – Cromwell Joe Porcaro – Berlin Land Trust Karl Kilduff – Clinton David Brown – Middlesex Land Trust Carol V. Doak-Jones– Deep River Jim Irish – Middlefield Brendan Rea – Durham Irene Haines – East Haddam 2024 Permanent Members David Cox – East Hampton Jim Arrigoni – Lyme Land Trust Norm Needleman – Essex Jenny Kitsen – Chester Land Trust Bob McGarry – Haddam Jim Denham – Essex Land Trust Eric Couture – Killingworth Barbara Porkorny – East Haddam Land Trust David Lahm – Lyme Bill Neale – Westbrook Land Conservation Trust Jim Irish – Middlefield John Ogren, Anna Termine – Old Saybrook Land Trust Joe Samolis - Middletown David Bingham – Salem Land Trust Carl Fortuna – Old Saybrook David Brown – Middlesex Land Trust Martha Shoemaker – Old Lyme Mike Zarfos – Deep River Land Trust Ryan Curley – Portland Gail Reynolds – Haddam Land Trust John Hall – Westbrook Joseph Porcaro - Berlin Land Trust You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: LCRLT Meeting Time: Apr 17, 2025 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81999674763?pwd=wfgS7j7eqEeZ9pPA6oagjfibQCHAJV.1 Meeting ID: 819 9967 4763 Passcode: 750493 --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,81999674763#,,,,*750493# US (Chicago) +16469313860,,81999674763#,,,,*750493# US --- Dial by your location • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US Meeting ID: 819 9967 4763 Passcode: 750493 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kfICezUtH