Conference Details

2008 Maine Land Conservation Conference

Friday, May 2nd: Frontier Café and Bowdoin College, Brunswick
Saturday, May 3rd: Brunswick High School, 16 Maquoit Rd, Brunswick

About the Conference

Maine Coast Heritage Trust presents the Maine Land Conservation Conference in support of its Maine Land Trust Network program and Maine's land conservation community. The conference provides training on best practices in land trust management, land transactions, and stewardship. It provides a forum for learning about the most pressing issues facing land conservation today.

This year's theme will be Connecting Conservation and Communities. Success in land conservation is often judged in terms of acres, but many in the field have realized that just protecting parcels of land from development isn't enough. The accomplishments must mean something to the people in the communities that surround the land. How does it improve the quality of their lives? What activity, product or opportunity will become available to them? In what other ways does conservation land contribute to the community? To answer these questions, people who work and volunteer for conservation organizations need to find ways to come together with the public and community leaders to talk about the many ways that land conservation benefits everyone, from grade school kids and their teachers to local business people and senior citizens.

Our conference offers an array of opportunities for learning about these and other issues of interest to anyone involved in conservation in Maine. You'll find workshops for beginners through advanced practitioners, chances for networking with peers, and activities that will inspire. We've included modules on fundraising, working landscapes, collaboration and much more. Please explore all the offerings through the links provided and consider registering for the Maine Land Conservation Conference 2008 today. We hope to see you there!