Restoring the Living Landscape Together: A Lower Hudson Stewardship Conference
March 10 at 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Free
Join fellow professionals for a day of learning, coalition building, and workshops centered around ecological restoration work.
Hosted by Westchester County Parks, Local 59 Plant Network, Lower Hudson Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management, Society for Ecological Restoration Northeast, Society for Ecological Restoration Mid-Atlantic, Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center, Friends of Lasdon Public Gardens, Soil and Water Conservation District of Westchester County, Planting Westchester, Plan It Wild, New York Botanical Garden, and more.
Keynote Tony Hiss, author of “Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth”
Join fellow professionals for a day of learning, coalition building, and workshops centered around ecological restoration work.
Hosted by Westchester County Parks, Local 59 Plant Network, Lower Hudson Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management, Society for Ecological Restoration Northeast, Society for Ecological Restoration Mid-Atlantic, Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center, Friends of Lasdon Public Gardens, Soil and Water Conservation District of Westchester County, Planting Westchester, Plan It Wild, New York Botanical Garden, and more.
Keynote Tony Hiss, author of “Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth”
Draft Agenda
9-9:15am: Welcome and Housekeeping
9:15-9:35am: Tony Hiss, author of “Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth”
9:35-10:15am: Continue Lightning Round Introductions to Regional Environmental Coalitions
10:15-10:30am: Morning Break
10:30-10:50am: Jess Schuler, Westchester County Parks – Society for Ecological Restoration Monitoring
Bram Gunther, Plan It Wild on Wildr Monitoring Protocols
10:50-11:35am: Continue Lightning Round Introductions to Different Regional Environmental Coalitions
11:40-12:00: Introduction by Discussion Group Leads for Afternoon Breakout Sessions
12:00-1:15pm: Lunch and Networking Opportunities
PM Breakout Sessions
1:15-2:15: First Round of Breakout Sessions
2:15-3:30: Second Round of Breakout Sessions
Each session will be repeated twice in each round of breakout sessions
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Continuing Education Credits pending for SER-CERP, LA-CES, ISA
Coffee and lunch provided
***Snow Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026***
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