Community Conversations is an opportunity to join local experts and community members virtually. This program series addresses important issues, from affordable farmland to Indigenous land stewardship and their connection to conservation. One-hour Zoom sessions will include brief presentations, time for questions and answers, and the opportunity to connect with others.

This month, we will explore how libraries and conservation efforts support each other!

Mandy Babirad, Assistant Director and Children’s Librarian at the Kinderhook Memorial Library, will be joined by Jenifer Rosete, Conservation Education Coordinator at CLC, to discuss collaborative efforts to get people of all ages outdoors. Babirad will highlight upcoming and past nature-themed activities at the library, like this past summer reading program that encouraged young visitors to visit all ten CLC properties. Rosete will then share ways to explore nature with your local library using CLC resources like Nature Explorer Backpacks and Nature Quest!