Navigating Rewilding Policy in the US
Policy can be a powerful tool for rewilding, and one of the hardest to navigate. Join the Global Rewilding Alliance and Brooke Mitchell (Rewildology) for a one-hour conversation with leaders who have turned policy into real wins for wild places across the United States.
WHY JOIN THE CALL
Gain a clearer understanding of how US environmental policy works at the federal and state levels, and where rewilding fits in
Learn practical ways to engage decision-makers and build support for rewilding at your organization
Hear how rewilding made its way into state environmental policy in Illinois, and what other states can learn from it
Get insight from practitioners rewilding at landscape and seascape scale, across private and public lands and international borders
Bring your questions, and connect with fellow rewilders from across the US
Learn from our esteemed speakers:
Laurel Angell, Director of Government Relations and Policy, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y)
Laurel leads Y2Y's policy, law and government relations work in the United States and Canada. Her focus is wildlife crossings, landscape connectivity, and coexistence across the 2,000-mile mountain corridor from Yellowstone to the Yukon. She has spent nearly 20 years in conservation policy, working for and later with the National Park Service, on the House Natural Resources Committee in Washington, D.C., and with foundations and environmental NGOs. She holds a J.D. and MS in history, teaches environmental law, and, when she can, guides wildlife watching trips in Yellowstone.
Jane Bacchieri, Executive Director, Elakha Alliance
Jane is the founding Executive Director of the Elakha Alliance, an Oregon nonprofit started by tribal leaders and conservationists to return sea otters to the Oregon coast and restore the kelp forests and estuaries they keep healthy. She brings more than 25 years of natural resources experience. Before Elakha, she led watershed and planning work at the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services and served as a natural resources policy advisor to Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski.
Pete Geddes, Chief External Relations Officer, American Prairie
Pete helps lead American Prairie's effort to build a 3.2-million-acre nature reserve on Montana's shortgrass prairie by connecting private ranchland with public lands. He has spent more than a decade building relationships with local communities, landowners and agencies in support of one of the most ambitious rewilding projects in North America.
Chad Hagan, Director, Hagan Family Foundation
Chad is an American financier, philanthropist, writer and executive producer. He was instrumental in securing the inclusion of rewilding in Illinois' state environmental policy, a milestone for rewilding at the state level.
This webinar is hosted by the Global Rewilding Alliance and Brooke Mitchell of the Rewildology Podcast.
We're looking forward to seeing you there!