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Conservation in today's world is shaped by people working to protect the special places they value and integrating conservation into the fabric of their everyday lives. Through the collaborative efforts of the Conservation Study Institute, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, and The Orion Society, the Stewardship Profiles project was initiated to identify and celebrate people and organizations involved in new approaches to conservation in the U.S. and abroad.

Interviews were conducted with a number of individuals who have put their conservationist visions into practice within their communities. Their personal stories speak to the connections made when people decide to take care of the places where they live, and, while their circumstances may vary widely, the impulse to be good stewards and good citizens is universal. The conservationists featured live in rural, urban, and suburban areas, and have gone about protecting their environments in a variety of ways.

Click on the links below to read about and hear them talk about their experiences.

Tim and Dot Leach

Elvera Vigil Ogard

Giles Romulus

Lynne Sherrod

Ché Madyun and the Dudley Street Neighborhood

Rick Bass and the Yaak Valley Forest Council


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Shelburne FarmsUniversity of VermontQLF Atlantic Center for the Environment
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