Monday 16 March (Indoor Meeting, 7.00 for 7.30 start): AGM followed by 'Conserving Geoheritage: in (and out) of Staffordshire'. Speaker: Dr Jonathan Larwood (Principal Officer - Geodiversity Natural England).
Geoconservation has its origins in the post-war 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act.  This established geology as a core value in statutory nature conservation that remains today.  This presentation will explore these origins and the wider value placed on our 'geoheritage', both within and without Staffordshire.  From the earliest imaginings of past geological worlds and those 19th century Geologists' Association Field Excursions into Staffordshire, our geoheritage, and the geological sites we value most, have become Sites of Special Scientific Interest, National Nature Reserves, Local Geological Sites, UNESCO World Heritage Sites and UNESCO Global Geoparks.   Geoheritage enables us to understand our past, our present, and our future.  It is a defining part of nature and nature's recovery, but how do we realise this?
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