Schedule

Tuesday seminars are free and open to the public. They are held in Room 105, Holdsworth Hall, from 4:00 – 5:15 pm.

Parking in the lot behind Holdsworth is free at that time of day.

Each seminar has been evaluated by the Society of American Foresters (SAF) for 1.0 Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credit, category 1. Certificates will be available for people wishing to claim credit.

Case Studies in Conservation. NRC 597C

Spring 2012 seminar schedule

Seminars meet Tuesdays from 4 – 5:15 pm,  in Holdsworth Hall 105

 

January 31

Emily Boss.      Land Protection Specialist, Franklin Land TrustRegional land trust land protection examples with a focus on agriculture.

 

February 7

Bob Wilber.  Director of Land Protection, Massachusetts Audubon SocietyLand protection by a statewide conservation organization

 

February 14

Wayne Feiden. Director of Planning and Development, City of NorthamptonLand protection through zoning, municipal acquisition, easement, and limited development

 

February 21

Andrew Bentley, CR Stewardship Assistant, and  Sally Naser, CR Monitoring Specialist,  The Trustees of Reservations.Defense of conservation restrictions.

 

February 28

Mary Alice Wilson. Rattlesnake Gutter Trust, Leverett, MAThe role of small, all-volunteer land trusts

 

March 6

Chris Pryor. Forest Stewardship Coordinator, New England Forestry Foundation.The importance of monitoring easements.

 

March 13

Wendy Sweetser. Highlands Community Initiative and The Trustees of Reservations.Community involvement and the Community Preservation Act

 

March 27

Kristin DeBoer. Executive Director, Kestrel Trust.Regional land trust land protection example(s).

 

April 3

Brandon Kibbe. Land protection specialist, Mass Wildlife.Land protection from the perspective of a state conservation agency

 

April 10

Keith Ross. Senior Advisor, Landvest.Aggregation of land protection projects: reducing cost, time, and energy, and stimulating interest.

 

April 24

Tyler Van Fleet. MassConn partnershipConservation at a regional scale through organizational partnerships

 

May 1

 Sonya LeClair.    Programs  Coordinator.  New England Forestry Foundation.The importance and power of working with volunteers to advance conservation at the local level.