National Conservation and Sustainability Symposium to be Held in Philadelphia

Representatives of states from across the country are gathering in Philadelphia this week to talk about how to use land management and conservation practices as powerful tools to achieve sustainability and address climate change. Leaders from 16 states including Pennsylvania will gather at the University of Pennsylvania June 23 and 24 for a symposium entitled “Creating a New Natural Resource Legacy: Conservation and Sustainability…Historic Missions Cast New in the 21st Century.” The forum is co-hosted by Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, California, Iowa and Maryland. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/news/newsreleases/2008/0608-sustainabilitysymposium.htm