Event Resources
12/9/2020: Conservation Conversation: Exploring Green Burials with Eva Moseley of Green Burials MA
- Video of 12/9/2020 Zoom Webinar “Exploring Green Burials”
- Additional links:
- Green Burial MA Website
- GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL – Welcome
- greeningurfinalarrangements.pdf (massland.org)
- Starting a Green Cemetery – GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL
- Legal Requirements by State – NEW HAMPSHIRE FUNERAL RESOURCES, EDUCATION & ADVOCACY (nhfuneral.org)
- Top 10 Real Answers to Questions Real People Ask About Green Burial – GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL
- Microsoft Word – GBC_Frequently_Asked_Questions_About_Hybrid_Cemeteries.docx (greenburialcouncil.org)
- Thinking About Having a ‘Green’ Funeral? Here’s What to Know – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
- green_burial_council_cemetery_standards_article.pdf
10/14/2020: Conservation Conversation: “The Audacity of Regenerative Hope” by Tim Castner
9/17/2020: Conservation Conversation: “Modern Land Stewardship Requires a Modern Philosophy” – Marcela Maldonado
- Video of 9/7/2020 Zoom Webinar
- Related Topic Article:
3/4/2020: Conservation Conversation: Engaging Your Town in Open Space Planning
- Engagement and Marketing – Vanessa Perini
- Princeton Open Space and Recreation Planning – Rick Gardner
2/11/2020: Conservation Conversation: Establishing Trails
- Funding Sources for Trails- Dick O’Brien
- Wetlands Permitting for Trail Building – Michele Girard
- Trials Creating Trails – Paul Funch
1/28/2020: NCLT Strategic Conservation Plan Follow Up Workshop
- Creating Connections Mapping Workshop Booklet – January 2020
- Creating Connections Mapping Workshop PowerPoint – January 2020
1/9/2020: Conservation Conversation with Melissa Cryan
12/13/2019: How to Bring Conservation Dollars into Real Estate Transactions
- How to Bring Conservation Dollars into Real Estate Transactions with Keith Ross
- Creating Connectivity Conway School Report
Mapping Resources– Links
NCLT-Creating Connectivity Interactive Reference Maps
MA State GIS Mapping- MassMapper
Geospatial Conservation Atlas–The Nature Conservancy
MrMapper- Montachusett Regional Planning Commission
State Climate Change Vulnerability Map
NE Landscapes Futures Explorer (NELF) The NELF Explorer helps us understand long-term consequences of land-use decisions we make today, via maps, graphs, and scenario narratives. This tool can be used by land-users and landowners, including conservationists, planners, developers, government leaders, and citizens who want to explore possible futures of our land. The New England Landscape Futures Explorer is brought to you by Harvard Forest and the 100+ citizens who helped define this project.
Land Management and Conservation Resources
State agency sources for information and assistance for landowners:
Contact the MA Dept of Agricultural Resources about the Agricultural
Preservation Restriction Program —
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/agricultural-preservation-restriction-apr-program-details
Natural Resources Conservation Service (federal agency) programs are
agriculturally based. Here is the NRCS Massachusetts website:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/ma/home
Other sources:
From UMass Extension there is an excellent website on options, programs,
etc. https://masswoods.org/
Mass Wildlife Habitat Management Grant Program:
https://www.mass.gov/guides/masswildlife-habitat-management-grant-program-mhmgp
Other Habitat Management Resources:
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/habitat-management-resources Grant
programs, guidelines, technical assistance (including agriculture)
Forest Stewardship Program from Dept of Conservation and Recreation:
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/forest-stewardship-program Supports
and encourages private forest landowners’ efforts to manage, enjoy, and
care for their land using a long-term approach.