Category: Initiative

In support of efforts to inspire the next generation of conservationists, WWF&C partners are committed to offering hands-on learning opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate learners with an interest in conservation, ecology, forestry, and related fields. Visit the Conservation Job Board to explore internship opportunities.

In the Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology Program, K-12 teachers and students collect ecological field data on trees, climate change, and forests within walking distance of their schools. Always accepting new schools, the program centers on (free) scientist-led teacher workshops that build skills in hands-on STEM fieldwork, data analysis, and local, real-world conservation problem-solving.

A Wildlands, Woodlands, Farmlands & Communities initiative that studies the long-term changes in forest ecosystems in New England with a focus on quantifying how changes in land use — including timber harvest, land conversion, and conservation — affect the benefits that landscapes provide now and in the future.

W&W Stewardship Science is a forest monitoring program designed for the landowner of New England through a step-by-step approach used to track changes in their woods over time. This program connects people throughout the region through a “citizen-science” forest monitoring program effort to help understand New England’s changing forests.

The ALPINE Summer Institute program is designed for students and young professionals to learn more about the theory and practice of large land conservation in the early twenty-first century. The program also offers participants the opportunity to meet and network with peers and leaders in the field.

The annual RCP Network Gathering is a keystone event for the RCP Network and conservationists throughout the region. Initially a one-day conference, the Gathering has made a successful transition to an online webinar, with hopes to return to a hybrid or in-person event. The RCP Network Gathering provides a dedicated opportunity for people working on collaborative landscape conservation across the region to benefit from the insights of their peers and from technical training workshops and expert panels.