[…] labels, and self-guided tours provide opportunities to get better acquainted with Highsteadâs plants and wildlife, landscape history, ecological research, and stewardship activities. Highstead Trail MapDownload Interpretive Trail Guide Enjoy the quiet beauty of a southwestern Connecticut landscape shaped by natural and human forces. Learn about the scientific techniques and ecological practices we employ to […]
-335915 -330200 0 0 4703831 -328175 0 0 -200660 141816 A field Identification Guide to INVASIVE PLANTS Within the Northern Metal m ark Butterfly Conservation area By: Beau Martinez 0 0 A field Identification Guide to INVASIVE PLANTS Within the Northern Metal m ark Butterfly Conservation area By: Beau Martinez 283857 163195 By: Beau […]
[…] bedrock  containing  few  plant  nutrients.   Vegetation  is  limited to those  species  adapted  to  dry  and nutrient  poor conditions.    Oaks have been the  dominant  tree  type in this  region  for  almost  10,000  years.   Today,  oaks  are  much  less  abundant  than  they  once  were  and have  been  replaced  in  many  areas  by  red maple  (Acer […]
[…] sun peeking through the clouds. For most participants, this is their first introduction to a mindfulness practice known as forest bathing. But for Stacey, a forest therapy guide and healer, it is a practice to which she has devoted her life. Regan Stacey leads a mindfulness walk at the 2024 RCP Network Gathering.  […]
[…] to the health of diverse communities of people, there are many factors that go into land use and conservation decisions. We conduct and curate research to help guide the decisions of stakeholders about how land is protected, managed, and developed. Through our work, we look to educate landowners, municipal planners, policymakers, industry leaders, and […]
[…] exciting new interactive mapping tool designed to aid northeastern conservation practitioners and organizations, including regional conservation partnerships and land trusts in advancing conservation. Using birds as its guide, the conservation mapping tool will support activities such as habitat management plan and stewardship development, land prioritization and acquisition strategies, and landowner and community engagement. This […]
[…] Program in adding to the popular article series covering the development of emerging federal funding for conservation. He will also work to create an invasive plant identification guide for Metalmark butterfly habitat restoration and assist in planning a Community Conservation Workshop for the Hudson to Housatonic partnership. Beau is a student at the University […]
[…] and creating communications campaigns to support the Highstead mission and advance the Wildlands and Woodlands initiative. Tewosret started her communications career as a media specialist and park guide at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in southwest Alaska, where she worked with local communities to protect natural and cultural resources through filmmaking and educational […]
[…] and build knowledge about plants and wooded landscapes in order to enhance life, preserve nature, and advance sound stewardship practices. We envision a healthier, more livable world for all by working to bring people and science together to responsibly conserve the land that sustains us and to steward our natural spaces, resources, and communities […]