Institute for Conservation Leadership

08/04/2026

Summer has a funny way of asking us to do two things at once: slow down and take stock, while also staying curious about everything happening around us. Over the past few months, ICL has been doing plenty of both — out on the road, in conversation, and hard at work.

In our summer blog post, Pri Ekanayake shares resources for rest, renewal, and new ways of thinking to support your leadership.

Summer Learning, Summer Sharing: Notes From the Road https://www.icl.org/blog/summer-learning-summer-sharing-notes-from-the-road/

05/13/2026

What does it take to sustain collaboration for decades?

ICL President Dianne Russell recently returned to Nebraska's Platte River — where ICL helped convene conservation leaders back in 1989 — to see how that work has grown. The cranes still arrive by the million each spring, and the collaborations protecting their habitat have only deepened.

In our latest blog post, Dianne shares five practical lessons from the leaders coordinating this work today, plus a look back at how it all began.

When the Cranes Depend on Us - Lessons for Collaboration: https://www.icl.org/blog/when-the-cranes-depend-on-us-lessons-for-collaboration/

Photo credits: Dianne Russell The Platte River and Its Ecosystem Imagine a river that once was described as a mile wide and an inch deep. Historically, that was the braided ... Read more

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day to the leaders showing up – in collaborations, in meetings, across sectors and differences – every single day!

At ICL, we know that the work of protecting our communities and our planet isn’t done alone. It’s built through relationships, deepened through practice, and sustained by people who continue to engage even when it is hard.

We are grateful for every leader in our network who does that work. You are the reason we show up and why our mission matters.


Photo by Dianne Russell