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Conserving Farmland in the Pioneer Valley
June 20, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, June 20, 5pm-6pm
Barstow’s Dairy Store and Bakery
Presenter: Lee Halasz, MassLIFT-AmeriCorps Regional Conservation Coordinator, Kestrel Land Trust
The number of people that call the Pioneer Valley home is growing, but for many reasons it is critical to keep farmland in our community. Come and hear about how much farmland we have, how much is already conserved, and ways to conserve more farmland.
The number of people that call the Pioneer Valley home is growing, but for many reasons it is critical to keep farmland in our community. Come and hear about how much farmland we have, how much is already conserved, and ways to conserve more farmland.
Lee has worked on various aspects of natural resource management with a variety of organizations (mostly in Australia), and is currently working to forward farmland conservation in the Pioneer Valley through Kestrel Land Trust and the Forever Farmland Initiative.