Tag: <span>land trusts</span>

Land Legacies Part II – Spanning Boundaries

Continued from Part I – New England Forests   “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” —Lao Tzu   Highstead New England’s grassroots conservation organizations continue to innovate around individual challenges. Those …

The Gordian Knot of the Sierras

The legend of the Gordian Knot is often used as a metaphor to describe an how an intractable problem can be solved by thinking “outside the box.” After my first month at the Sierra Nevada Alliance (Alliance), I realized that it will take some unconventional thinking to address environmental issues …

Sustainably Speaking: Many land trusts need helpers

Written By : Christine Pizzuti, EP ’13 Reposted from: The Poughkeepsie Journal For career changers and new job seekers alike, the route to a “green job” is often through a stint as a volunteer. A recent two-week course at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy provided some pointers on getting a foot …