Abstract

Engaging Tomorrow’s Land Stewards in Today’s Conservation with GIS
Track: Parks, Natural Reserves, Fisheries, and Wildlife Management
Authors: Jakob Larson

Land stewardship and outdoor education are cornerstones of TWC's mission. Led by the Conservancy's GIS Manager, TWC has adopted an in-house model for spatial data collection, analysis, and maintenance built on community-service-based education programs for local youth and college students. Management practices, from inventories to monitoring, are carried out by students, providing a necessary service to TWC while fostering responsible land stewardship in our local communities' future leaders.