2022 Conference

Facilitating Wabanaki Access to Traditional Wabanaki Territory for Cultural Uses This workshop provides some history of cultural background on traditional Wabanaki land uses, describes how such cultural uses are still carried on today, what they might include and why they are important.  Information on tools being developed for securing or…

At The Speed of Trust: The Role of First Light Conservation Community Delegation Beginning in 2019, a small group of people from the conservation community in Maine have been bringing their land conservation skills and experience into a conversation around increasing land and access for Wabanaki people. In this session,…

  Effective Board Financial Oversight Engaging your board in financial oversight is critical to the long-term health and stability of your land trust. Rethink your Board’s financial oversight and direction-setting roles and explore new tools and strategies to build Board understanding of your land trust’s greatest financial risks and key…

Governance Really Matters: Are You Ready for Leadership Succession? Organizational governance matters seem to always fall to the bottom of the priority list with many organizations. Hear an engaging conversation with Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust leaders Penny Asherman and Rod Vogel as they share their story of a 5-year…

Raise the Bar; Lower the Barriers – Making your land trust properties more accessible Two Maine-based adaptive adventure advocates share the Zoom screen to tell a story that is part inspiration, part aspiration, part actual instruction. Enock Glidden of Go Beyond the Fence and Zach Stegeman of the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center  team…