Pictured above: 2017 Salmon Falls Success Safari, photo courtesy of Salmon Falls Watershed Collaborative
Article by Kristen Thompson, Highstead Conservation Intern Fall 2019
Despite challenges with the current lack of funding and heavy turnover in the past six to seven years,…
The Highlands Conservation Act Competitive Grant Round #2 is now available at grants.gov (search for "F19AS00365" or "Highlands”).
The deadline is December 2, 2019.
Up to…
If you plan to attend this year's RCP Network Gathering at UMass Amherst, please register. We're nearing last year's total registrations and still have almost three weeks to go, which means we'll definitely close on 11/6. Click here to learn more. I hope to see you there!
Read more…Join LightHawk to learn more about conducting aerial monitoring flights to survey your Land Trust’s conservation easements. Saving our partners on average 75 hours of staff time for every hour of flight, aerial easement monitoring is a great addition to your easement monitoring toolkit. We’ll hear from Jeremy Puckett of Colorado West Land Trust and LightHawk volunteer pilot Robert Keller, Jr. about what has worked well for them, and how to best prepare for these types of flights. Date: May…
Read more…Current and Potential Sources of Funding for RCPs
Funding for Coordination, Education and Outreach, Strategic Conservation Planning, and Organizational Development
Highstead seeks an accomplished change-agent to create a communications program to boldly propel its land conservation, science, and stewardship programs, and to inspire people to advance the Wildlands and Woodlands Initiative. Creative self-starters with an extensive communications background and strong conservation ethic are encouraged to apply.
The Strategic Communications Director will be part of the senior leadership team and will help lead, develop, and implement a collaborative…
Here are our responses (in italics) to questions used to help identify elements of any organization’s mission statement:
Q: What do we do?
A: Build the capacity of RCPs, coordinate, and collaborate.
Q: Why do we do it?
A: Conserve and steward more land.
Q: How do we do it?
A: Networking, sharing best practices, training, fundraising, and collaborating with each other and regional…
