About the Moderator

Robert Perschel is a Senior Advisor for the New England Forestry Foundation after serving as its Executive Director from 2012-2024. Previously, he was the Eastern Region Director for the Forest Stewards Guild. In his 40 years as an environmental professional he has worked on forestry, large landscape conservation and wilderness issues. Bob worked for the forest industry before establishing his own forestry consulting business and founding the Land Ethic Institute. He has a master’s degree in forestry from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and a psychology degree from Yale College.