Conway Alums Making a World of Difference Conway’s 700+ graduates work in a wide range of fields related to ecological design and planning, often building on their prior education and experiences. What sets them apart from others in their fields is a profound appreciation for sustainability and an ability to see and design parts within a larger landscape context. Their fields include: •
Landscape design + build
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Gardening + horticulture
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Ecological restoration
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Landscape architecture
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Government
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Stormwater management
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Education
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Agriculture + food systems
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Municipal + regional
“I chose Conway over larger universities where I was accepted because it seemed to offer the opportunity to explore ‘outside the box’ solutions.”
planning •
Conservation + land trusts
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Arts + graphic design
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Forestry
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Nonprofit management
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Writing
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Permaculture
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Energy
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Architecture
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International development
Our master’s degree program provides an exposure to these and other topics, with which graduates
RESTORATION ECOLOGY: SETH WILKINSON ’99
have gone on to pursue a wide
Seth has restored globally-rare sandplain grasslands, implemented
variety of careers.
innovative bioengineering projects for coastal stabilization, and created
On these pages you will find out
critical nesting habitat for Massachusetts’ most imperiled population of
about a few Conway graduates
threatened diamondback terrapin turtles. In collaboration with land trusts,
and what they are doing.
conservation commissions, Massachusetts Audubon, and private landowners, his company (Wilkinson Ecological Design) has completed hundreds of ecological restoration projects on Cape Cod and the Islands, proving that restored habitats can also become elegantly beautiful landscapes.
2 The Conway School Graduate Program in Sustainable Landscape Planning + Design
