Mark your calendar! The 2026 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference will be held on Friday, March 13th at UMass Amherst.
Submit a Proposal for the 2026 Conference
Learn more and apply here.
Proposal deadline EXTENDED to: Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025
Want to share your expertise with our land conservation community? We welcome your proposal!
We're looking for a spectrum of workshops covering a variety of aspects of land conservation.
Learn more and fill out the RFP here.
Conference schedule (to date)
Keynote Address
We're excited to host Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Health Director for the Trust for Public Land, who will speak on Nature and Health — a Pediatrician's Perspective.
Dr. Tandon is a general pediatrician and health researcher who has dedicated her career to advancing children’s health by promoting healthy behaviors and reducing disparities. In particular, her work has focused on play equity (“play for all children”), and promoting access to physical activity and outdoor recreation. In her new book, Digging into Nature: Outdoor Adventures for Happier and Healthier Kids, she explores how and why children and their families are happier, healthier, and more resilient when spending time outdoors. Dr. Tandon is also (co-)author on several other papers and studies about the relation between the outdoors and healthy children, healthy communities.
Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor!
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A variety of sponsorship levels provide visibility for your organization to a live audience of over 550 – plus thousands more who see Conference publicity. Show your organization's commitment to protecting our environment, habitats, and climate, and your support of a great learning opportunity for the conservation community. Contact admin@massland.org with questions.
A big Thank You to our sponsors!
If you'd like to become a conference Sponsor or Exhibitor, please see the detailed flyer here.
