Mariana Islands Conservation Conference ​

​Sharing Knowledge and Experiences in Conservation ​and Management from the CNMI and Guam
​We had our first conference and workshop in November 2017, at Guam Community College, with over 40 presenters and 250 attendees! We have now held our conference for the 7th time, most recently in Guam in March of 2025, and have expanded our scope from a terrestrial conference, renaming as the Mariana Islands Conservation Conference. Our two most recent conferences (Feb 2024 in Saipan, and Mar 2025 in Guam) were made possible through Technical Assistance Program (TAP) grants from the Office of Insular Affairs. TTT is committed to keeping our conference free and open to the public!

 i hålom tåno’ para I yo’åmte (The forest for a deeper kind of healing)

In 2023, we began a community-focused forest restoration project in the limestone forest at Taguan in the village of Mangilao, Guam. This was made possible through a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program. The TTT team has thoroughly surveyed the flora and fauna of this area, and is currently working on plans to remove invasive plants, and raise and outplant desired native forest species to the area in 2025. A private contractor has also been enlisted by NFWF and REPI to remove ungulates and erect a fence to protect native species from ungulates (deer and pigs) that do damage to plants, especially new seedlings. TTT is proud to partner with the Guam Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry, the Department of Defense, the Galaide Group, and the community members residing in Mangilao around our Taguan restoration site. 

Developing the Next Generation of Conservation Professionals Grounded in Indigenous Knowledge 

Photos courtesy of GCC and NMC.
In conjunction with partners in Guam (Guam Community College) and the CNMI, TTT recently received a planning grant through the America the Beautiful Challenge (now renamed America’s Ecosystem Restoration Initiative) from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Through this planning grant, partners are developing a conservation-focused curriculum based on the Indigenous knowledge of the people of the Marianas as well as plans for a field school and exchanges between islands.