PLENARY SESSIONS
A. The Susquehanna Greenway: A Call to Action - Includes: Overview;
draft strategic action plan; recognition of project funders
B. Cities Capitalizing on the River - Includes: Economic,
recreational and other benefits of riverfront revitalization projects
in two large cities
C. Regional Revitalization Projects - Waterfront revitalization
along Tioughnioga River in NY; Wyoming Valley levee-raising and riverfront
revitalization in Northeast PA; heritage, cultural, farmland preservation
along Susquehanna River in Lancaster and York, PA
CONCURRENT SESSION TRACKS
1. Recreation - Includes: Access; Dams - their economic
benefits and impacts on fisheries; land and water trails in NY, PA and
MD
2. Economic Development - Perspectives from community
officials in NY and PA; Water-dependent regulated businesses in the
Susquehanna basin; perspectives from power industry and health care
officials
3. River Corridor Management - Flood protection integration;
state and county conservation planning opportunities; smart conservation
program; context sensitive design and solution for transportation; stormwater
management
4. Susquehanna Greenway Partnership - What is a greenway?;
Hudson River Greenway; health and wellness benefits; showcase example
implementation projects; and streamside cleanup grants
5. Hands-On Training - Classroom instructions and rivertown
designing using Steelton, PA as model; optimizing grants, partnerships
and in-kind services for watershed projects
