This program is the second of Kestrel’s 2025 “Voices for the Land” Online Speaker Series to highlight diverse perspectives on the land, nature, and community.
Community-centered conservation is a relationship-building practice that engages communities in all aspects of land conservation. When approached thoughtfully, this practice can lead to deep, lasting conservation outcomes that promote the health, resilience, and cultural vitality of communities while improving access to and strengthening relationships between people and the land.
Join us on Wednesday, October 1st, 6:00-7:30 PM for an online presentation by Forrest King-Cortes of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA). Forrest will share how the Alliance is advancing the practice of community-centered conservation and will highlight local and national examples of this work. He will also suggest some practical steps that conservation staff, board, and supporters can take to create community-centered spaces and places.
The LTA strengthens land conservation across America and serves as the voice of the land trust community. The Alliance’s 950+ members include local and statewide land trusts, national conservation organizations, regional and state land trust associations, government agencies, professional service providers, and others with an interest in land conservation.
For more information visit: https://www.kestreltrust.org/calendar/voices-for-the-land-speaker-series-community-centered-conservation/