Dr. Susan Masino and Dr. Bill Stubblefield provided the vision, the science and the nuts and bolts of the Protecting Wildlands campaign.
View their presentation and the Q and A.
Climate Action Now will offer next steps beginning with an invitation to bring groups and communities together to connect and strategize.
See the report entitled Wildlands in New England: Past, Present, and Future to learn more about Wildlands in New England.
Check out Dr. Masino’s talk at the April Climate Action Now Gathering on the urgency of protecting wildlands HERE.
Resources from the Wildlands presentation
- Join Our Campaign to Protect Wildlands in Massachusetts
- Dr. Masino’s talk at the April 29, 2024 CAN meeting
- Wildlands in New England: Past, Present, and Future
- Wildlands in New England: State Summary Downloads
- Wildlands in New England – Interactive Map
- A Wildlands Checklist to help determine if a property meets the criteria to be considered a Wildland.
- Intact Forests in the United States: Proforestation Mitigates Climate Change and Serves the Greatest Good
- A Natural Forest Ecosystem: Best Practice for Natural Area Stewardship
- Forest-clearing to create early-successional habitats: Questionable benefits, significant costs
- October Mountain Forest is part of a larger movement to permanently protect Massachusetts state-owned lands as Reserves for recreation, wildlife, and other public benefits. Sign the petition here:: https://forms.gle/7iwuHkQMmD6TZvSd8
- Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter ‘Forests are Essential’ Campaign to protect the Quabbin, Ware, and Watchusett water
- Climate Action Now, RF3 Forest Protection Speaker Series
Resources from the Miyawaki Forests Presentation:
- Video on planting of Cambridge Forest: This urban forest becomes self-sufficient in three years
- NY Times article on Miyawaki forests:
- Christian Science Monitor article and video: Miyawaki: A little forest with a towering task (video)
