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Join Tompkins Conservation’s Vice President for Conservation Advocacy Tom Butler for a presentation and dialogue about conservation in Chile. Tom will talk about conservation efforts in Chile and Argentina over the last 25 years, and the work of Tompkins Conservation in particular, touching on culture, politics, grassroots advocacy, and their approach transitioning private lands to public parks. This webinar is open to all members, even those not attending the Rachel’s Network 2019 Excursion to Chile.

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Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/2026590846
Or Telephone: 408-638-0968; Meeting ID: 202-659-0846

Climate and clean energy often rank at the bottom of voters’ priorities, leading candidates to focus on other issues on the campaign trail and, subsequently, in office. American Jobs Project is flipping the script to make clean energy a voting priority. In this webinar, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, and American Jobs Project co-Directors Kate Ringness and Mary Collins, outline how we can make clean energy a voting issue in 2020 and help build a resilient and sustainable economy across the country.

RSVP to Jamie to let us know you’ll be joining this webinar.

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/2026590846
Or Telephone: 408-638-0968; Meeting ID: 202-659-0846

A national ecosystem that informs the public about critical environmental issues is collapsing, and its survival hinges on an endangered species: the local environmental journalist. In the last 10 years, conversations around climate, energy and basic pollution protections have suffered from a hollowing out of local environmental news, particularly in the country’s interior. InsideClimate News (ICN) is working hard to bring this species back from the brink through the National Environment Reporting Network. ICN Executive Editor Stacy Feldman joins us to share the progress they’ve made.

RSVP to Jamie to let us know you’ll be joining this webinar.

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/2026590846
Or Telephone: 408-638-0968; Meeting ID: 202-659-0846

Registration for this Excursion has reached capacity. Click here to add yourself to the waitlist. 

Rachel’s Network will host an excursion to Chile from Saturday, March 16 to Sunday, March 24, 2019.

Over the last 25 years, Kristine McDivitt Tompkins and her late husband Doug Tompkins have worked through their organization, Tompkins Conservation, to conserve and re-wild over a million acres of critical habitat in the Patagonia region of Chile with the ultimate goal of donating the lands back to the Chilean government as future national parks.

After years of acquiring and protecting these lands, restoring their biodiversity, and preparing for future economies such as eco-tourism and sustainable agriculture, the Tompkins’ two flagship projects — Pumalín Park and Patagonia Park — will be handed over to the Chilean government for management as national parks in April 2019. Before that official hand-off takes place, Rachel’s Network members have been invited on a unique excursion to visit these two new parks.

Join us in Chile in March to explore the stunning beauty and biodiversity of the Patagonia region and learn about the largest public/private philanthropy conservation effort in the world. We’ll begin our journey by meeting at the Puerto Montt airport on Saturday, March 16, and traveling to the city of Puerto Varas for the night. After nine days of travel (flying and driving), hiking, exploring, and learning about this amazing conservation effort first-hand, we will return to Puerto Montt for departure flights the evening of Sunday, March 24.

To see the draft agenda for the excursion (details subject to change), click here.

Registration Types
Member Registration: $5,500
Member Guest Registration: $6,000

Registration Restrictions
*Total registration is LIMITED to 20 people and is first come, first served. Fifteen member registrations will be available.*

** Members’ guests must be registered with a member with whom they will share a queen-size bed. Member guest registration will initially be limited to five guests for the entire trip and will be taken on a first come, first served basis. A member registration may not include more than one guest registration.

Rachel’s Network will keep a waitlist of member and member guest registrations, as we may have cancellations after registrations are received. If we end up with a long wait list, we will work with Tompkins Conservation to assist members on a future trip.

Cancellation and Refund Policy
Registration cancellations received via email by Friday, October 26 at 5 pm EST will be refunded 75% of each ticket cancellation. Registration cancellations received via email by Friday, November 30 at 5 pm EST will be refunded 50% of each ticket cancellation. No refunds will be given for cancellations received after December 1, 2018. If there is a waitlist for this excursion and someone is willing to register for your cancelled spot, we will refund only that portion of your fees for which we can obtain full reimbursement.