Mass Land Conservation Conference
2012 MASS LAND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE
22nd Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference
Working Lands: Farms, Forests and Conservation
Saturday, March 24, 2012 – Worcester, MA
Register now at MassConservation.org
Conference Brochure available here
Plenary Speaker: Gary Hirschberg, Chairman, President and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm
About the conference: This annual, day-long training and networking event provides land trust board members, staff, volunteers, municipal commission members and others interested in land conservation with the information, skills, and connections they need to be most effective.
The 2012 conference theme is Working Lands: Farms, Forests and Conservation with a focus on farm and forest stewardship, hot topics in agriculture such as renewable energy, and community-based garden and farm projects.
Proposals should address agriculture and conservation work in the rural, suburban and urban context, and / or subjects that fit into one of the seven topical tracks below.
In 2012, the workshop tracks are:
- Community Conservation
- Emerging Issues & Special Topics
- Food, Farms &Conservation
- Land Management & Stewardship
- Land Protection Tools & Techniques
- Legal, Tax and Compliance Matters
- Organizational Management & Fundraising
If you have questions about the submission process please contact Kathy McGrath (978-443-2233; kmcgrath@massland.org) or Miriam Scagnetti at (978-840-4446 x1935; mscagnetti@ttor.org).
The Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference is co-convened by the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition and The Trustees of Reservations' Putnam Conservation Institute.
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EXHIBIT AT 2012 MASS LAND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE
The 2011 Mass Land Conservation Conference (MLCC) offered 30 workshops attracting over 450 members of the land conservation community and featured nearly 30 exhibits. At the 2012 conference, exhibitors will benefit from a raffle driven “exhibitor passport” to increase exhibit area traffic.To donate a raffle item to the Mass Land Conservation Conference or if you have any questions, please email LSarquilla@MassLand.org.
This year’s conference theme, Farms, Forests & Conservation, and plenary speaker Gary Hirschberg, Chairman, President and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, provide an exciting backdrop for exhibitors representing Massachusetts farm and forest industries. Register today!
Gary Hirshberg is Chairman, President and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer, and the author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World (Hyperion Books, 2008). Gary is a frequent speaker on topics including sustainability, climate change, the profitability of green and socially responsible business, organic agriculture and sustainable economic development.
Register to exhibit at the 2012 Mass Land Conservation Conference
Mass Land Trust Coalition's 2012 Exhibitor Policy is available here
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2011 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference
Over 450 of your colleagues and friends attended the 21st Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference on March 26th. The conference offered 30 workshops for land trust volunteers and staff, open space committee and conservation commission members, agency staff, elected officials, watershed associations and anyone else committed to land conservation in Massachusetts. The 2011 Conference Theme was "Climate Change and Land Conservation" with a focus on raising awareness about climate change and ways in which land conservation and stewardship can contribute to mitigation and adaptation.
Thanks for their inspiring presentations to keynote speaker H. Curtis Spaulding, New England Region Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; and plenary speaker Richard K. Sullivan, Jr., new Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Please join us in congratulating Jim Lentowski, Executive Director of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. Jim received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Land Trust Alliance for his 40 years with the Foundation.
And special thanks to the workshop presenters and volunteers who made this day possible.
View the 2011 conference brochure and list of workshops. Check out the 2011 MLCC Program here.
As always, visit www.MassLand.org for even more tools and resources to help you conserve the Massachusetts landscape.
Conference materials available for download here.
This conference is convened by the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition and The Trustees of Reservations’ Putnam Conservation Institute. It is co-sponsored by Mass Audubon, The Nature Conservancy, The Trust for Public Land, and the Land Trust Alliance.
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2010 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference
Governor Patrick Spoke at Mass Land Conservation Conference!
View article on Governor's speech.
Close to 500 conservation practitioners came to gether to learn the nuts and bolts of what it takes to conserve land for everyone, forever. Novice and long-time conservationists attended a wide array of workshops on the legal, financial, political and social realities of land conservation. If you couldn't attend in 2010, be sure to mark your calendars for March 26, 2011.
Co-sponsored by Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition and The Trustees of Reservations' Putnam Conservation Institute
30+ workshops for everyone interested in protecting Massachusetts landscapes and landmarks. View 2010_conference workshops
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2009 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference
Close to 500 members of the land conservation community attended the 19th annual Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference. The largest statewide land trust training day in the nation, this event is open to anyone interested in land conservation - Land Trust Board Members, Volunteers and Staff; CPA Committees, Open Space Committees, Conservation Commissioners, Municipal Employees, Students, etc. More than 30 workshops on all aspects of land conservation work, including a full-day "Boot Camp" specifically for land trust board members, were presented.
View the Conference Brochure with detailed descriptions of all workshops.
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18th Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference
Held on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at a new, larger venue -- Worcester Technical High School. With record turn-out, the conference completely sold out.