Archived Events
SEPTEMBER 2011
"Challenges and Choices" Lecture at the Harvard Museum of Natural History
Wednesday, Sept 14, 6:00pm
W&W author David Foster gave a lecture entitled "Challenges and Choices: The History and Future of New England's Forests" to a standing room only audience in the Geo Lecture Hall at the HMNH. The event, co-sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association, was followed by a reception in the museum's newest exhibit, which features New England forests. The Harvard Gazette published a story on the content of the talk the following day.
Download David's slides in .pdf.
JUNE 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 1 pm - 4 pm
Wildlands and Woodlands Partnership Meeting - Pathways to doubling the pace of conservation - How should we measure and track success?
Wednesday, June 1, 1 pm - 4 pm
Wildlands and Woodlands Partnership Meeting - Pathways to doubling the pace of conservation - How should we measure and track success?
Speaker: Mark Anderson, PhD, Director of Conservation Sciences, Eastern North America Division, The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA -Conservation Status of Habitats and Species in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic region
Location: Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA
Individual Presentations:
- Mark Anderson, TNC, Conservation Status of Habitats and Species in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Region (must use recording below to see Mark's presentation due to its size)
- Kevin Case, Land Trust Alliance, Measuring and Building Capacity (pdf)
- Tyler Van Fleet, MassConn Sustainable Forest Partnership, Conservation Awareness Index, (pdf)
- Julie Renaud Evans, Sustainable Forest Futures, Community Forests (pdf)
View a recording of this meeting's webinar here.
Draft meeting minutes (6/15/11)
Draft Break-out Group meeting notes (6/15/11)
Draft Potential Working Groups (6/15/11)
Speaker: Mark Anderson, PhD, Director of Conservation Sciences, Eastern North America Division, The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA -Conservation Status of Habitats and Species in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic region
Location: Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA
DECEMBER 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 1 pm - 4 pm
Wildlands and Woodlands Partnership Meeting
Megaregions, Large Landscapes, and Ameica's Great Outdoors: A Planning Synthesis
Speaker: Armando Carbonell, Senior Fellow and Chair, Department of Planning and Urban Form, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA
Location: Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA
Full PowerPoint presentation (.ppt)
Individual Presentations:
- Armando Carbonell, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (.pdf)
- Download Large Landscape Conservation, the policy report discussed in Armando Carbonell's presentation, here.
- Phil Huffman, TNC-NH (.pdf)
- Rob Pirani, Regional Plan Association (.pdf)
- Bill Labich, Highstead (.pdf)
- Kathy Fallon-Lambert, Harvard Forest (.pdf)
View a recording of this meeting's webinar here.
NOVEMBER 2010
Monday, November 15
Regional Conservation Partnership Gathering
Location: Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve - Wells, ME
Speakers:
- Tim Abbott, Litchfield Hills Greenprint Collaborative: Handouts (.pdf), Summary (.pdf)
- Jay Rasku, North Quabbin Regional Landscape Partnership (.ppt)
- Tin Smith, Mount Agamenticus to the Sea Initiative (.ppt)
- Chris Wells, Quabbin to Cardigan Partnership (.ppt)
New England RCP Map:(.jpg)
OCTOBER 2010
Saturday, October 16
Woodland Conversation: Advancing the Wildlands and Woodlands Vision
Speaker: David Foster
Location: Redding, CT
Thursday, October 14
Forest Summit Keynote Address
Speaker: David Foster
Location: Holyoke, MA
Monday, October 4
Land Trust Alliance National Rally Workshop:
Science & Conservation in New England
- Combined slides from the presentation (.pdf)
- Handout from the presentation (.pdf)
- Individual slideshows (.ppt)
David Foster: New England Forest Trends
David Orwig: Harnessing Conserved Land for Science
Jonathan Thompson: Analyzing the Future of Rural Forests in MA
Steve Raciti: Carbon and Communities
James Levitt: Focus on the MA Special Study Commission on Financing Forest Conservation
SEPTEMBER 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 1 pm - 4 pm
Wildlands and Woodlands Partnership Meeting
Working Woodlands: Getting the Value Proposition Right for Private Forest Landowners
Speaker: Dylan H. Jenkins, CF, Director of Forest Conservation, The Nature Conservancy Conservation Program in Pennsylvania
Location: Harvard Forest, 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA
Full PowerPoint presentation (.ppt)
Individual Presentations:
- Joe Short, Northern Forest Center (.pdf)
- Dylan Jenkins, TNC-PA (.pdf)
- Jay Rasku, North Quabbin Regional Landscape Partnership (.pdf)
- David Orwig, Harvard Forest (.pdf)
- Leigh Youngblood, Mt. Grace Land Conservation Trust (.pdf)
Tuesday, September 28
W&W Session at the BIOECON Conference: From the Wealth of Nations to the Wealth of Nature - Rethinking Economic Growth
Speaker: Rob Lilieholm
Location: Venice, Italy
JUNE 2010
Saturday, June 12, 1:30-2:30pm
Highstead Open House: Applying the W&W Vision to the Southern New England Landscape
Speaker: David Kittredge
Location: Highstead, Redding CT
Wednesday, June 8, 7:30-9:00pm
Wildlands and Woodlands conservation vision presentation
(download the flyer)
Speaker: David Foster
Location: MV Agricultural Hall, Polly Hill Arboretum, Martha's Vineyard MA
Friday, June 4, 9:30am-4:00pm
Wildlands and Woodlands regional conference (registration required)
Speakers: Al Sample, David Foster, James Levitt, Lynn Lyford; plus the leaders of 4 workshops
Location: Grappone Conference Center, Mariott Courtyard, Concord NH
- Conference Slideshows (as .pdf): David Foster, James Levitt, Al Sample, Wrap-up
- Conference Video (coming soon): David Foster, James Levitt, Al Sample
MAY 2010
Thursday, May 27, 11:00am-12:00pm
Webinar: Harvard Forest Program on Conservation Innovation -- highlighting W&W
Speakers: David Foster, James Levitt, and a video of Theodore Roosevelt IV's speech from the 5/19 release event
- complete program with audio (you must register - it's free - to view)
Thursday, May 20, 6:00-8:00pm
CFPA Annual Meeting: Vision for Forestry in New England (registration required)
Speaker: David Foster
Location: Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington CT
Wednesday, May 19, 4:30-6:30pm
Official Release Event for the New England vision
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Speakers: Theodore Roosevelt IV, David Foster, Henry Lee, James Levitt
Location: Nye Conference Center, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge MA
- Video of presentation by Theodore Roosevelt IV coming soon!
Wednesday, May 19, 10:00-11:00am
Press Webinar
Speakers: David Foster, James Levitt, Rob Lilieholm, Tim Fahey, Lynn Lyford
- archived slideshow
- complete program with audio (note: at bottom of screen, skip to 1 hour in).
Saturday, May 1, 3:15-4:30pm
Maine Land Conservation Conference (registration required)
Speakers: Rob Lilieholm, Lloyd Irland