Our biennial meetings are designed for alpine researchers, managers, and stewards to share information, expand their training, and improve the understanding and stewardship of the alpine areas of Northeastern North America.
2018
The 10th Northeast Alpine Stewardship Gathering will be held on April 27-29 at the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee, VT. The gathering is being hosted by The Waterman Fund, in partnership with the USFS and MERE. For more information contact Micki Colbeck, neasg@antioch.edu.
Program
Dr. Jeff Marion will be giving the keynote address, titled “Mountains Without Handrails: Carrying Capacity in the Alpine Zones.” You can read more about Jeff’s talk as well as view a preliminary program here.
Registration
Registration is closed. If you have questions please direct them to Micki Colbeck, neasg@antioch.edu.
Location
The 10th gathering will be held at the Hulbert Outdoor Center. Accommodations will be in cabins, each with four bunk rooms sleeping four people each. We will do our best to accommodate requests to be grouped with friends or colleagues. Directions can be found here.
Past Gatherings
2015
The 9th Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering was held on November 6-8 in the shadows of Katahdin at the New England Outdoor Center, Millinocket, Maine. See the 2015 Alpine Steward Newsletter (page 11) for a description of the weekend’s events.
2013
The 8th Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering was held on November 1-3 at Sargent Center, Hancock, NH.. The title was The Alpine: Bellwether of Change. The Gathering was hosted by the MERE Project and the Environmental Studies Department at Antioch University New England. Key addresses were offered by Michael Jones and Liz Willey – Eastern Alpine Guide: A Vision for Collaborative Conservation; Amy Seidl – Environmental Pragmatism and Stewardship in the 21st Century. Read more about the Gathering here ›
2011
The 7th Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering was hosted by the Green Mountain Club at their headquarters in Waterbury Center, Vermont.
2009
The 6th Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering took place in the Adirondacks and was hosted by the Adirondack Mountain Club. Information about the Gathering is available by contacting us.
2007
The 5th Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering was held on June 8-9, and was hosted by Acadia National Park.