$1 Million or More in 60 Minutes or Less: How Land Trusts Can Profit from Transportation

Just when you thought you've exhausted all sources of funding, here's one more stone to turn.  Trisha White, Director of the Habitat and Highways Campaign at Defenders of Wildlife will walk us through the world of transportation planning and funding, revealing those little known and under-utilized transportation policies and programs which hold great promise for land trusts.  Don't miss this opportunity -- she guarantees to leave each participant with the knowledge and ability to find at least $1 million. 

Instructors:

Trisha White
Trisha began Defenders’ Habitat & Highways Campaign in 2000 which seeks to reduce the impact of roads and highways on wildlife and encourage state and local authorities to incorporate wildlife conservation into transportation and community planning. She represents Defenders as a sponsor and steering committee member on the International Conference for Ecology and Transportation and is currently working to launch the TransWild Alliance. In addition, she is also a founding member of TRB Committee on Ecology and Transportation, and a board member of Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project.

Prior to Defenders, Trisha spent three years with World Resources Institute's Biological Resources program, and one year as an environment policy consultant to USAID's Global Environment Center. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University and a Masters degree in Environment & Resource Policy from the George Washington University. In 2004 Trisha authored the report Second Nature: Improving Transportation Without Putting Nature Second.

Aimee Weldon
Aimee Weldon manages the Living Lands Project for Defenders of Wildlife.  In this role she works to support the work of local land trusts interested in wildlife and habitat conservation through financial, technical and educational resources.  Aimee holds a M.S. in Zoology from North Carolina State University where she studied the effects of wildlife corridors on the nest success of early successional bird species. She completed a B.A. in Biology from the College of St. Benedict in her home state of Minnesota.

Registration is Closed.