New Directions in Open Space Conservation for the Inland Empire

Jack Easton, Riverside Land Conservancy

11:00 AM to 11:30 AM — Room 103

Riverside Land Conservancy (RLC) is a private, non-profit land trust dedicated to open space conservation in southern California. Jack will briefly cover RLC’s history and conservation accomplishments, and will focus on the Conservancy’s expanding mission in light of new directions in land conservation locally and in the region.

Jack has 30 years of professional experience with conservation planning, biological resources, land use, and related issues in the inland southern California region. He has been Stewardship Director of Riverside Land Conservancy (RLC) since 2008 and is responsible for the planning and implementation of monitoring, management, maintenance, and reporting activities on the 2,500 acres held by RLC throughout southern California. Prior to joining the Conservancy, he was a consulting biologist based in Riverside where he conducted studies of local plants, wildlife, and habitats to evaluate impacts of public and private development projects on biological resources. Jack is a graduate of Humboldt State University. www.RiversideLandConservancy.org, jeaston@RiversideLandConservancy.org, 951-788-0670