Save The Date
Two events to be hosted by CLN in 2009.
With the theme of Looking Beyond the Transportation Footprint: New Partners and New Scales, the Transportation Research Board’s Environmental Analysis and Transportation committee’s summer meeting will be held at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) from July 13 – 17, 2009.
In partnership with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Geographic and a host of other partners, the Conservation Leadership Network will hold a workshop in the fourth quarter of 2009 on Climate Change and Green Infrastructure in the Chesapeake Region. Read more »
2008 Appalachian Gateway Communities Initiative Awardees Announced
Funding to enhance tourism in the region
 Through a partnership between The Conservation Fund and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, nine Appalachian communities received grants and technical assistance.
The awards are designed to help gateway communities benefit from tourism development by enhancing natural assets, developing local artistic resources, preserving local heritage and character, and supporting asset-based economic development. This program is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Appalachian Regional Commission. Read more »
Conservation Leadership Network Course Offerings
Training opportunities in 2009
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Recent Training Courses & Events
Focus on green infrastructure in Fall 2008
 In September, we held a successful offering of Strategic Conservation Planning using a Green Infrastructure Approach at the NCTC, and then took the course on the road to Kenai, Alaska. In October, we piloted a workshop on green infrastructure planning for transportation professionals and began two months of focus group sessions for the NiSource Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan. Read more »
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