Speakers

Thomas Guentner

Director of Land Stewardship at Landforce

Thomas Guentner brings over a decade’s worth of leadership experience as a trail designer/builder and Tree Tender to the Landforce management team as the Director of Land Stewardship. Thomas has completed training workshops in trail building and design through the Professional Trail Builder’s Association and in Sustainable Land Care through the Phipps Conservatory. He is certified in Soren Eriksson’s Game of Logging, USDA National Chainsaw and Crosscut Program, and the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program.

Thomas has represented Landforce at numerous conferences, including City Parks Alliance’s Greater and Greener Conference, Pennsylvania Greenway and Trails Summit, Pennsylvania Parks and Recreation Society, American Society of Civil Engineers Sustainability Conference on Green Cities, and Institute for Sustainable Communities’ Peer Learning Workshop. Thomas also sat on the Technical Advisory Committee for Pennsylvania’s State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan for 2020-2024.

Sessions

Creating Jobs, Developing Skills, and Fostering Ownership in Parks and Public Spaces

Monday, June 24
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM