Forest Land Conservation in the 21st Century: Stategy and Policy

Join the USDA Forest Service, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and the Pinchot Institue for Conservation on June 7th and 8th at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut for a symposium in commemoration of the Weeks Act Centennial and the United Nations 2011 International Year of the Forest.

Location:
Yale University
Kroon Hall
135 Prospect Street
New Haven, Connecticut

Sponsored by:
USDA Forest Service, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Pinchot Institute for Conservation

The Weeks Act of 1911 is now recognized as a major breakthrough in American conservation history, resulting in the protection and restoration of more than 25 million acres of degraded forest, and creating many of the eastern National Forests. At this conference, leading conservationists will examine the significance of these accomplishments during the first hundred years of the Weeks Act, highlight innovative collaborative forest conservation initiatives that are achieving broad environmental and economic benefits, and identify opportunities to build on this success in the face of evolving conservation challenges.