Conservation in the Pejepscot Region Panel Discussion

Check out this event hosted by our friends at the Pejepscot History Center, and featuring our own Executive Director Matt Newberg!

To begin its year-long programming under the heading “The Land and its People,” Pejepscot History Center is convening a panel of regional experts on the history and present status of land conservation in our region.

The event takes place on Thursday, February 13, in the community space operated by Dutchman’s in Fort Andross, 14 Maine Street, Brunswick. Festivities begin at 5:30PM with a reception, followed by a short PHC annual meeting and announcement of the 2024 Richard O. Thompson Volunteer Award honoree. The panel begins at approximately 6:30PM.

Moderated by Angela Twitchell, senior director of The Land Trust Program for Maine Coast Heritage Trust and former executive director of the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust, the panel focuses on changing ideas about land conservation locally, within Maine, and on a national stage, and the opportunities and challenges in our region today.

Panelists include Kate Dempsey, State Director of The Nature Conservancy in Maine; Matt Klingle, Associate Professor of History and Environmental Studies and Director of Environmental Studies Program at Bowdoin College; Matt Newberg, Executive Director, Harpswell Heritage Land Trust; and Steve Walker, Executive Director, Brunswick Topsham Land Trust.

Advance registration is required. General public tickets are $25 or $15 for PHC members. Tickets can be purchased online at https://pejepscothistorical.org/ or by calling the PHC office at 207-729-6606.