Free Public Talk – Bringing Catamounts Home: Lessons from Los Angeles’ Wild Neighbors

Main Street Landing 60 Lake Street, 3rd floor, Burlington, VT, United States

Please join Mighty Earth for an evening with Beth Pratt, California Regional Executive Director for the National Wildlife Federation and leader of the #SaveLACougars campaign. Beth will share the remarkable story of P-22, the lone mountain lion who made his home in the center of Los Angeles' Griffith Park and inspired a movement for urban wildlife coexistence — including the construction of the world's largest wildlife crossing.

Hope is Wild: Land Trusts and the Path to Rewilding the Northeast with Jon Leibowitz

Southern Vermont Arts Center 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, VT, United States

This program will introduce participants to the essential work of land trusts, explaining how they function and why they are central to the future of conservation and highlight a particularly powerful and hopeful strategy known as rewilding.

Haskins Lecture 2025 with Tom Butler – From New England to Patagonia: Wildlands and the People Who Save Them | Aspetuck Land Trust

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Rd, Westport, United States

Please join Aspetuck Land Trust on Thursday October 30th from 7:00 to 8:30 pm as Tom Butler, author of Wildlands Philanthropy: The Great American Tradition, shares fascinating, little-known stories of the men and women who went above and beyond to conserve the landscapes they loved – across the continent and around the world.

The Power of Rewilding: Restoring Balance, Biodiversity, and Belonging with Nicie Panetta | Manchester Essex Conservation Trust

Riversbend Restaurant 35 Dodge St, Essex, MA, United States

Nicie Panetta grew up exploring the woods and coastlines of New England, experiences that sparked her lifelong passion for wild places. She now leads efforts to protect “forever-wild” lands across the northeast, drawing on her extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, finance, and communications. Nicie will share how rewilding—allowing nature to reclaim and restore its own […]