Announcing our 2027 Conference Keynote Speaker! 

If you haven’t done so yet, it’s time to mark your calendar and save Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27 & 28 for the 2027 Maine Land Conservation Conference. This year’s featured keynote speaker on Wednesday, April 28 will be best-selling author of How to Love a Forest and the recently released The Forest Year, Ethan Tapper! We are super excited to host Ethan fresh off his book launch tour. 

For more than a decade, Ethan has been recognized as a thought-leader in the world of ecosystem stewardship and, following the release of his 2024 book, as an accomplished writer. He has won numerous regional and national awards including the 2025 New England Book Award for nonfiction for How to Love a Forest, a book that has also enjoyed growing international acclaim.   

We think Ethan’s message of relationship, responsibility, and hope is just the thing to inspire and motivate us next spring. Learn more about Ethan on his website.