Fall 2014: The Changing Massachusetts Landscape: Understanding the Past, Shaping the Future

When

11/01/2014

All Day

Event Type

Semi-Annual Meeting

Presented by Henry Tepper
President, Massachusetts Audubon Society

Photo: Marc N. Belanger [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Since the arrival of the Pilgrims, the Massachusetts landscape has been subjected to cycles of dramatic change, and each has had its impact on birds and wildlife populations. Recently, accelerating industrial and residential development and advancing climate change have made it more urgent to preserve open land and wildlife habitat while making selection of conservation targets more complex.

Mass Audubon has long been a regional leader in open-land conservation in the Commonwealth. In this program, Mass Audubon President Henry Tepper described the history of conservation in Massachusetts. Henry then assessed the current state of land conservation and showed how conservation organizations can work with local government to rehabilitate, enhance, and preserve natural environments.