Blog entries tagged Keystone

Conservation's Front Line with Keystone Cooperator Jassy Bratko

Paul Catanzaro — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Jassy Bratko is committed to conservation. A 10 year member of Hubbardston's Open Space Committee, one of a handful of remaining founding members, she has been instrumental in a number of the committee's key achievements. Though originally from England, Jassy settled with her husband, who was born nearby, in Hubbardston 25 years ago, and considers it her home. Her desire to be sure theRead More...

Keystone Training Announced

Paul Catanzaro — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

In ecology, a keystone species is one whose impacts on its environment are larger and greater than would be expected from one species. Like the Coverts program before, the Keystone Project educates forest owners and community leaders who have a significant impact on their communities. Help us identify these important people who can make the conservation difference!

Keystone Cooperators can either own forestland, be involved in the care and stewardship of a property, or be an acRead More...

Annual Training Graduates 25 Keystone Cooperators

Paul Catanzaro — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100

In ecology, a keystone species is one whose impacts on its environment are larger and greater than would be expected from one species. The UMass Forest Conservation's Keystone Project invests training and resources in keystonepeople, landowners and community leaders, with a disproportionate impact on their communities in a position to make a significant conservation difference. In return, those that are trained, called Keystone Cooperators, commit to working to support forest conservation in Read More...

Keystone Training Announcement

Paul Catanzaro — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0100

Help us identify important people who can make the conservation difference! We are looking for applications and recommendations for this year’s Keystone Training. Formerly called the Coverts program, we recently changed its name to Keystone to better reflect the goals of the training program.

In ecology, a keystone species is one whose impacts on its environment are larger and greater than would be expected from one species. Like the Coverts program before, the Keystone ProjRead More...