Save the date for our second annual symposium!
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The Center’s 2020 International Symposium on Conservation Impact will be held this September at the McNichols Civic Center Building in downtown Denver - and we hope to see you there!
The symposium will highlight best-in-class examples in North American cities of enhancing natural systems to improve community health and support climate resilience. It will serve as a continuation and extension of the Center’s 2019 symposium.
We'll feature a broad group of policy leaders, practitioners, and researchers who work in and around cities and who will explore efforts in the US, Canada, and Mexico to:
- Understand and measure links between the health of natural systems and human health and well-being
- Build natural solutions to support climate adaptation and resilience
- Grow and empower a broader, more diverse, inclusive, and equitable set of stakeholders for this work
- Improve habitat and human connectivity in and through cities and metropolitan area
The 2020 symposium will also serve as the venue to award the Center’s inaugural incentive prize, as well as to launch a new prize focused on innovation in urban areas.
Stay tuned for more details!
If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the symposium and/or have ideas about individuals and organizations we should be featuring around the theme of urban nature, we'd love to hear from you!
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A vision for 2020
January is a time for making big plans and setting high aspirations - and our Executive Director Beth Conover is doing just that for the Salazar Center."We are lucky to have great supporters and advocates in our corner...and we've got some really exciting things in the pipeline. All of this gives me hope and energizes me and my team to contribute meaningfully and thoughtfully to the conservation conversation, and to amplify the most promising and innovative solutions we find to the challenges we face," she says. To learn more about what we're going to tackle in 2020, read our latest blog post.
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Connecting for Conservation webinar series to launch in February!
We hope you'll join us for the inaugural session of our Connecting on Conservation webinar series! This series will explore the health and resilience of natural systems and communities, carrying forward many of the topics from our 2019 symposium and previewing others we will cover in 2020. The first two sessions will focus on indigenous approaches to conservation, climate change, and biodiversity. Dates and more details coming soon!
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Deadline to start Connectivity Challenge application is March 19
Does your organization have a proposal that will create lasting and measurable change for landscape connectivity in your community? Are you exploring new ways to gather or apply data, finance projects, or form partnerships? Don't miss your chance to learn more and register to apply for our inaugural incentive prize, aka the Connectivity Challenge.
Registering at connectivitychallenge.org is the first step in the application process, and you have until March 19 to do so! Please also share this opportunitty far and wide. Any questions can be directed to dominique.gomez@colostate.edu.
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Where you can find us in 2020
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Pima County, Arizona. Photo courtesy of Unsplash.
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About the Center
The Salazar Center supports and advances the health and connectivity of the natural systems and landscapes of North America – be they urban or rural; working or wildlands; public or private. We know that healthy natural systems support climate adaptation and resilience, protect biodiversity, and support long-term human health. Our intersectional approach builds bridges that connect academic research, community practice, and policy development.
We envision a future where healthy, connected landscapes in North America support a rich diversity of life, play a critical role in responding to climate change, support the production of clean air, water and other economic benefits for human communities, and are conserved and protected across political borders throughout the continent.
The Center benefits from the active engagement and leadership of former US Secretary of Interior, US Senator, and Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar.
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