VCI advances strategic initiatives in multiple sectors, contributing to concrete solutions, measurable impact and improved resilience.
We convenes small groups of diverse leaders in natural settings. These gatherings are designed to galvanize new thinking and foster enduring networks, resulting in solutions for climate mitigation with co-benefits for resilience, biodiversity, and equity.
2025 Retreats
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Public Lands Protection Strategies
2025
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Nature and Climate as Economic Pillars for a New Appalachian Economy
June 2025
Mountain Lake Lodge
Pembroke, VA -
Forests in the Pacific Northwest
September 2025
Menucha Retreat & Conference Center
Cobrett, OR
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Climate Finance
October 2025
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Healthy Soils
November 2025
The Chautauqua, Boulder, CO
Details to come
2024 Retreats
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Advancing Reforestation for Climate, Biodiversity, Equity and Communities
June 2024
Nebraska City, NE -
Agroforestry Policy: Expanding What’s Possible for Climate Smart Agriculture
September 2024
Ghost Ranch, Abiquiú, New Mexico -
Elevating America's Grasslands
November 2024
The Lodge at Gulf Shores
Gulf Shores, Alabama -
Accelerating Action on California’s Climate Policies and Plans for Working and Natural Lands.
December, 2024
Paicines Ranch, California
2023 Retreats
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Diet for Climate, Land, & People
March 2023
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Reconnecting the Carbon Cycle
April 2023
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Enabling the Future of Land Stewardship in the Hudson Valley
June 2023
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Learning Teaching and Collaborating for Change
September 2023
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Developing Agroforestry Coalition Capacity
October 2023
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Elevating the Profile of America’s Grasslands
December 2023
2022 Retreats
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Scaling Up Agroforestry for Climate Mitigation
June 2022
Briarcliff Manor, NY -
Urban Forestry & Equity
October 2022
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Scaling Diversified Regenerative Agriculture
November 2022