Conserving Maine Woodlands, With Love
BAR HARBOR — Maine conservation leader and author Karin Tilberg discusses her new book, Loving the North Woods: 25 Years of Historic Conservation in Maine (Downeast Books, 2024) with COA professor Ken Cline on August 12 as part of College of the Atlantic’s Coffee & Conversation summer series.
The event takes place at 9:30 a.m. at the Davis Center for Human Ecology and online via livestream. A book signing will follow. Registration is required at coa.edu/coffeeandconversation.
Tilberg is an expert on Maine’s vast woodlands and highly regarded past-president/CEO of the Forest Society of Maine. She holds a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from the University of Vermont and a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law. She has been a strong advocate for the conservation of the North Woods, promoting sustainable forestry, and supporting healthy, diverse local economies. Tilberg has provided guidance on environmental and natural resource law and policy matters to individuals and organizations for decades. Her book outlines the difficult challenges that led to tremendous conservation successes during a remarkable period of activity from 1990 to 2015.
Cline is the inaugural COA David Rockefeller Family Chair in Ecosystem Management and Protection. Before joining the faculty, Cline served as a Judicial Clerk for Federal Judge Gus J. Solomon in Portland, Oregon; as a Staff Attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco; and as an attorney specializing in municipal, environmental, and land use litigation for Calfee Halter & Griswold in Cleveland, Ohio. Cline began teaching at COA in 1989, teaching a broad range of courses in environmental law and policy.
The Coffee & Conversation series features discussions between invited guests and College of the Atlantic faculty members and trustees. The series hosts authors, entrepreneurs, scholars, artists, researchers, thought leaders, and more. Sessions are one hour long, and include a Q&A session. Coffee and pastries are served. Coffee & Conversation events are free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required for both in person and online participation.
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