Our Mission

To provide observations and information on the emerging fields of landscape scale conservation, heritage preservation, and sustainable community development.

About Us
the observer

Newsletter

Stay up-to-date with the latest nature, culture and community news.

Email:

We won’t spam you or share your information. Newsletters are sent approximately 10 times a year. Unsubscribe at any time.

Popular Posts
Get Involved

Partners in Caring for Land

Exciting partnerships for conservation are taking shape in New York, where local, state, federal and nonprofit groups are coming together to find new and creative ways to achieve their shared goals.

Read More »

Revisiting Leopold: Resource Stewardship on a Landscape Scale

The NPS has recently issued an update of sorts to the influential Leopold Report, among the first documents to advocate for an ecosystem approach to natural resource management in protected areas. What’s good about the new “Revisiting Leopold” document and what needs a bit more work.

Read More »

Partners in Caring for Land

Exciting partnerships for conservation are taking shape in New York, where local, state, federal and nonprofit groups are coming together to find new and creative ways to achieve their shared goals.

Read More »

Revisiting Leopold: Resource Stewardship on a Landscape Scale

The NPS has recently issued an update of sorts to the influential Leopold Report, among the first documents to advocate for an ecosystem approach to natural resource management in protected areas. What’s good about the new “Revisiting Leopold” document and what needs a bit more work.

Read More »