Groundswell: Stories of Saving Places, Finding Community

These stories make tangible the notion of "community building," showing how it works in real communities in the hands of citizens and volunteer leaders. Groundswell: Saving Places, Finding Community celebrates the role of land conservation in preserving community character, building individual character and connecting people. Read more Continue reading Read less ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alix W. Hopkins has worked in land conservation for more than twenty years. During the 1990s she was founding executive director of Portland Trails, the urban land trust in Maine. She lives on an old farm in Pownal, Maine, and currently serves as co-president of the Pownal Land Trust and as a board member of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, and several other community-oriented nonprofits Read more Continue reading Read less