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Conservation Conversations is a webinar series that will explore the conservation challenges of the future and identify specific policies, programs, and strategies to help secure the long-term health of the nation’s natural resources, wildlife, and landscapes, and broaden the benefits for all Americans. An unprecedented coalition of university centers from throughout the western United States is collaborating on this series.
Please read a summary of the initial Conservation Conversations series highlighting specific policy insights and recommendations
PAST WEBINAR SPOTLIGHT:
Conservation and outdoor recreation: Challenges and solutions to keeping parks and public lands from being loved to death
Visitation to many national parks reaches record levels every year. Many national forests are struggling to maintain trails and campgrounds under the weight of more intense and diverse use. And long lines at the entrances to popular state parks are not uncommon. Undoubtedly, outdoor recreation is booming. With the population of the American West growing, and becoming increasingly diverse, land managers face a daunting challenge of providing the outdoor recreation opportunities the public demand, while conserving natural environments. This panel discussion provides a prospective for how public land managers are developing and implementing solutions to keeping our parks and public lands from “being loved to death.” Panelists will be discussing the diverse tools that managers are exploring to maintain outdoor recreation experiences and the environments upon which they depend.
