Keith Ross, a leader in the effort towards collaborative land conservation, joined the Conway faculty in April as Master Teacher, Conservation Innovation.
Keith has parlayed degrees in forestry and environmental law into a career in innovative land conservation. As senior adviser within the Real Estate Consulting Group of Boston-based LandVest, he focuses predominantly on conservation transactions of land and conservation easements, donations and bargain sales, fund raising, and family estate planning. His pragmatic experience in working with clients and donors makes him an exceptional addition to Conway. A founder and
former executive director of the Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, he held similar positions with Massachusetts Audubon and the New England Forestry Foundation. He is also an invaluable adviser to larger land planning projects in Conway’s winter term, and a trustee of the school.
In a recent article that appears in Northern Woodlands magazine, Conserve More Land Today through Parcel Aggregation, Keith promotes the concept of collaborative “aggregation” of woodlands; combining or “bundling” preserved land from separate owners into one larger project. This process conserves large landscapes and attracts interest from motivated landowners and investors alike.
