FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:59:47 -0400 From: Alice Ingerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: please post for May 4th event at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston Thursday, May 4th, 2000, 7-9 pm The Hunnewell Building, The Arnold Arboretum 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts CONNECTING LANDSCAPES TO COMMUNITIES: Applying the Lessons of Vermont's Experience in Conservation, Preservation and Affordable Housing by James M. Libby, Jr. (General Counsel, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, & Founding Member, Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition) response by Betsy Shure Gross (Special Assistant for Community Preservation, Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, & Former Chair of the Board, Historic Massachusetts, Inc.) - sponsored by the Institute for Cultural Landscape Studies - (http://www.icls.harvard.edu/) Since it was established in 1987, the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) has supported 745 projects in 205 towns, linking affordable housing and community development with land conservation and historic preservation. Jim Libby will discuss what others can learn from the Green Mountain State's unique community-based approach to strengthening the connections between land and people: * Why has VHCB been effective for the last 15 years? * How have members of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition overcome differences in their missions, constituencies, and strategies to support VHCB's combined goals? * Why has the conservation of commercial farm and forest land been so important for VHCB? * Why has VHCB limited its investments in outstanding historic buildings to ones used for affordable housing, or that combine public/nonprofit ownership with meaningful public access? * Will new emphasis on "sprawl," "smart growth" and "sustainable forestry" change the role of the Coalition, VHCB, and their nonprofit partners? Betsy Shure Gross will comment on the prospects for sustained collaboration among the coalition of preservation, conservation, and affordable housing interests that is supporting the proposed Community Preservation Act in Massachusetts. This event is FREE, but advance registration is required. Please call (617) 524-1718, ext. 175, or email [EMAIL PROTECTED], with your name and phone number. For directions, see http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/DIR.HTM. ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
