About the Moderator

In his 45 years as an environmental professional, Robert Perschel has worked on forestry, large landscape conservation, and wilderness and land ethic issues. He joined the New England Forestry Foundation’s staff in 2012 and retired as its Executive Director in 2024. Bob worked for the forest industry before establishing his own forestry consulting business and founding the Land Ethic Institute, and he is an original co-founder of the Forest Stewards Guild. He has a Master of Forestry Science degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.