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Conservation Lessons Between New York State and Italy

A lecture by Paul M. Bray

While natural and cultural conservation efforts are typically seen as local endeavors, a fruitful discourse on conservation has flourished for more than a century and half between "old world" Italy and "new world" America. This presentation describes the traditions and lessons of conservation exchanges between Italy and America. Conservationists have discovered, for instance, that despite enormous differences in scale, New York's six-million-acre Adirondack Park shares a great deal in common with 100,000-acre Abruzzo Park in Italy. Both have villages and hamlets located within their boundaries, creating complex management challenges. Adirondack Park protects almost three million acres of wilderness-like forest preserve, while a sustainable population of fifty wolves live in the Abruzzo Park.

From the seminal, now-forgotten work of George Perkins Marsh, an American conservationist and ambassador to Italy from 1861-1882, to renewed collaborations since the 1990s, learn about the unique shared history of Italian and American conservation.

This lecture is available from March 1, 2007 to July 1, 2011

Can be tailored to a high school audience

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  • Slide projector and screen optional
  • Microphone optional
  • Computer and projection screen for PowerPoint optional

Mr. Paul M. Bray

Attorney, Lecturer and Columnist, P.M. Bray LLC. and University at Albany

Paul M. Bray is an Albany attorney specializing in environmental and planning law. He was a primary drafter of many state laws, has worked with business and nonprofit local, state, national and international organizations. He also teaches planning at the University at Albany and writes two monthly columns. He was a founder of the Riverspark Heritage Area, Parks and Trails NY and the Albany Roundtable and a recipient of the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome.

Telephone: 518-472-1772
Website: www.braypapers.com
Address: 126 South Swan Street
Albany, NY  12210
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