Conservation Stories Program

The problem is that high energy dedicated people and small to medium groups are doing incredible work for Nature but often are missing the skill-set within their volunteers or team to present the ecology and conservation needs of their region well, to tell their story well and in so-doing to raise the funding and support they need to scale up their impact.

The conservation stories program focuses on providing practical support, skills, training and expert help to these local people and groups to present their place or issue and their conservation work well. The program is supported through access to an amazingly skilled, talented and professional team of environmental story-tellers, including talented photo-journalist Dan Broun, highly experienced print journalist and producer Peta Carlyon, environmental journalist Raz S’alvarita and writer Helen Cushing.

Banks Peninsula from the Summit Rd Helen Cushing

The program focus in 2025-26 is to provide expert story-telling support for conservationists and community groups in our pilot regions (including but not limited to Panay Island, Chitral, Bruny Island, Sydney harbour and Tasmania) to powerfully tell the story of the ecology of these places and their conservation work.

Jess Ewing

Jess is a nature lover, artist and activist. She enjoys spending time outdoors bushwalking and gardening.

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