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A Call to Action for land conservation in America
Land conservation is playing—and can play—a critical role in slowing down climate change as well as adapting to its impact. Here, Andrew Bowman outlines a vision for what could be done…
“Let’s first examine the role that land conservation can play in mitigating climate change, both by preventing the conversion of intact natural lands and through land management practices, such as reforestation and active soil management on working lands..”
Can California’s protected farmland fight climate change?
“In the past year, the threat of climate change has risen to the forefront of public consciousness. With this growing awareness, many solutions are being offered to avert this crisis—from planting millions of trees to innovating electric car technology to passing state legislation to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
One powerful tool to address climate change is putting in action land use planning policies that preserve working farms and ranches…”
Through the eyes of a young rancher
“Our lands and soil are possibly the most underappreciated resources we have, yet their conservation is vital to humanity. We need to have an important discussion on what can be done to protect the planet through proper land management. This is so much more important than most people realize. Come join the conversation…”
If your land trust works with agriculture, this could be a great video to share—and then connect what you are doing to be part of the conversation, too.
Combating climate change: Solar energy, farming, and the future in New York
American Farmland Trust (An Example of Taking Action)
November 13, 2019
Hotel Indigo, Riverhead, NY
Join farmers, solar experts, public officials, and others to discuss ways to expand renewable energy generation, support farm businesses, and drive action in response to climate change.
Cost: $15 (payable by credit/debit card or eCheck)
Ticket price includes breakfast and lunch. Land use training credits will be offered to local officials. For any questions about the event or registration please contact newyork@farmland.org.
Becoming part of the community
“Eastern Sierra Land Trust staff supported their local High School students in the Climate Strike—the future is in great hands! #climatestrike #BUHS #itsnowornever”
Your local land trust can join with others to elevate climate awareness and action. That’s part of community conservation and helping people see their roles in conservation.
Coming together to save what we love
Save Mount Diablo shares…”The Mount Diablo area youth speak out. Save Mount Diablo and our partner schools recently came together at our conserved Curry Canyon Ranch to support the Global Climate Strike.
John Muir wrote about one love as he keenly observed the interconnectedness of everything and felt love and awe for this one great natural world of which we are a part.
In this climate change crisis we face, John Muir would almost certainly counsel us that an attitude of ‘One Love’ is required…”
Solar energy, farming, and the future in New York
American Farmland Trust (AFT) continues to expand its partnerships, collaborative training, and thinking and is working to serve communities and farmers and ranchers around climate change.
Here’s an example of an upcoming workshop they are hosting. Perhaps your land trust could host a similar workshop or partner with an organization like AFT…
About the Broadway Green Alliance
The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) is an industry-wide initiative that educates, motivates, and inspires the entire theatre community and its patrons to implement environmentally friendlier practices on Broadway and beyond.
As a community of industry and environmental professionals connected by the shared goal of normalizing greening practices on Broadway and beyond, the BGA has successfully implemented significant sustainability reform at the forefront of the industry since its inception in 2008.
Theater projects help people reflect on their experiences of climate change
Since its inception, the Broadway Green Alliance‘s (BGA) mission has been to educate, motivate, and inspire the entire theatre community and its patrons to adopt environmentally-friendlier practices. This is a seemingly immense undertaking. But the BGA’s work is built on the recognition that environmental issues are caused by the cumulative effect of millions of small actions and that effective change comes from each of us doing a bit better every day.
We don’t aim to be fully “green,” but rather work to be “greener” than we were yesterday…
For climate-smart farmers, carbon solution is in the soil
There’s a new agricultural commodity that farmers, food giants, and grassroots groups are all rallying behind: carbon.
Proponents say that if the United States’ 20th-century success as a global agricultural power was measured by how much food came from American soil, the 21st century offers a new paradigm: measuring how much carbon dioxide American farmers can retain in the soil while still producing food…