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Given the uncertainty about federal environmental protections, it is reassuring to know that conservation is taking place across the country at the local level. Such bottom-up conservation is achieving ecological outcomes and mobilizing networks of supporters, scientists, and policy makers. What enables this work to succeed? How can diverse nodes of action be networked to achieve conservation at scale? Will a reduction in top-down funding and incentives affect the effectiveness of local-level conservation? How can we sustain these efforts during periods of uncertainty?

Lisa Brush, a graduate of the SEAS master’s program (MS 2001), has been leading collaborative conservation initiatives for more than twenty years. In her role as CEO and Founder of The Stewardship Network (TSN), Lisa has worked with thousands of professionals and volunteers in the Midwest and elsewhere. TSN builds networks, develops capacity, and facilitates collaborative learning to expand the impact of local-level conservation action. Lisa has facilitated numerous community-centered forums. Motivating her work is a deep belief in the power of people to create positive community change, and TSN’s numerous successes attest to this belief.

Sponsored by the Wyss Scholars Program for U.S. Land Conservation