Public Speaking
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Bring Ethan to you!
Ethan is a dynamic, charismatic and inspiring public speaker. Over the last decade, he has delivered talks for hundreds of conservation organizations, non-profits, community groups and government agencies across North America.
Ethan loves traveling and delivering talks and keynotes! He is available for in-person events wherever you are, as well as virtual events. To see some of the organizations that have hosted Ethan in the past, see his event calendar (below).
To book Ethan, or inquire about rates and availability, contact us here!
Come See Ethan On The Road!
Ethan’s Event Calendar
1/9 - A Forest for Every Classroomteacher training @ Shelburne Farms - Shelburne, VT
1/21 - An Evening with Ethan Tapper & Helen Whybrow @ Town Hall Theatre - Middlebury, VT - 6:30 PM
1/22 -Lancaster (PA) Conservancy - Virtual - 6:00 PM
1/27 - Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference - Fort Wayne, IN
2/7 - Charlotte Land Trust @ Raven Ridge Natural Area - Charlotte, VT - 9:30 AM
2/9 -Illinois ‘Wild Ones’ - Virtual - 8:00 EST (7:00 PM CT)
2/10 - Vermont Forest Business Roundtable- Virtual - 6:00 PM
2/12 - Instagram Live w/ Craig Caudill (@NatureReliance) - 8:00 PM
2/25 - Chesapeake Bay Program STAC Workshop - virtual - 12:30
3/13-14 - Minnesota Family Woodlands Conference - Collegeville, MN
3/18 - Branching Out Together Conference @ Connecticut College - New London, CT
3/19 - Alnoba - Kensignton, NH - 5:00 PM
3/21 - Rhode Island Land Trust Council @ University of Rhode Island - Kingston, RI
3/23-3/24 - Penn State March Sustainability Showcase - State College, PA
3/23 - Hartley Wood Walk - 10:00 AM
3/23 - How to Love a Forest reading @ Webster’s Bookstore (& online) - 6:30 PM
3/24 - Keynote talk @ Kern 112 (& online) - 4:00 PM
3/24 - How to Love a Forest paperback release!!
3/24-3/26 -EcoForesters(multiple events) - Asheville, NC
3/26 - Modern Forestry Revisited @ Highland Brewing Company - 5:00 PM
4/2 - New York Botanical Garden (staff event)
4/7 - Friends of the Winooski River - Waterbury, VT - 5:30 PM
4/9 - Loving and Managing Your Forest Webinar w/ Massachusetts Forest Alliance - Virtual - 6:30 PM
4/11 - Vermont Woodland Conference @ Vermont State University - Randolph, VT
4/12 - Interpretive walk for UVM Outdoor Experience @ Ethan Allen Park - Burlington, VT - 1:00 PM
4/14 - Manchester Community Library - Manchester, VT - 5:30 PM
4/18 - Kentucky Native Plant Society’s Wildflower Weekend - Slade, KY
4/22 - Pre-orders open for The Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving!!
4/26 - Woodlands Partnership of NW Massachusetts (interpretive woods walk)- Windsor, MA - 10:00 AM
4/27 - Scenic Rivers Land Trust - Annapolis, MD
4/29 - Cornell-Gladstone-Hanton-Kaufman Lecture Series @ SUNY Oneonta - Oneota, NY
5/1 - Forests for Birds, Conservation & Community @ Birding Man - Ithaca, NY - 5:30 PM
5/5 - Grand Isle Free Library - Grand Isle, VT - 6:00 PM
5/7 - Bedford Field Notes series - Bedford, NY - 6:00 PM
5/8-5/10 - How to Love a Forest weekend workshop@ the Rowe Center - Rowe, MA
5/13 - Sudbury Valley Trustees Circle of Friends & Outdoor Voices Speakers Series - Sudbury, MA - 7:30 PM
5/21-5/22 - Forestry for Naturalists weekend workshop w/ North Branch Nature Center - Montpelier, VT
5/29-6/1 - Reading Retreat with Bridgeside Books @ Sterling Ridge Resort - Jeffersonville, VT
6/23 - Friends of Manchester Trees - Manchester-By-The-Sea, MA - 7:00 PM
6/24 - “Forests Close to Home” Conference- Adams, MA - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
6/27-6/28- Forestry Camp for Forest Stewards with Vermont Woodlands Association - Hinesburg and Bolton, VT
7/22 - Blue Ridge PRISM Summer Meeting Guest Speaker - Virtual - 11:30 AM EST
7/23 - 2026 Northeast Miniforest Summit Keynote Speaker- Virtual - 5:25 PM EST
8/1 - Midwest Native Plant Conference - Dayton, OH
8/11 - Durham (NC) Garden Forum - Virtual - 7:00 PM
8/13 - Town of Kent (CT) @ Kent Town Hall - Kent, CT - 7:00 PM
8/14 - Teach the Teacher’s Forest Education Retreat @ Great Mountain Forest - Norfolk Falls, CT
9/15 - Northeast Independent Booksellers Association Annual Conference - Boston, MA - 5:30 PM
9/16 - Forest Stewards Guild: The Future of Forest Stewardship Workshop & National Guild Gathering - Freeport, ME
9/19 - Green Mountain Book Festival - Burlington, VT
10:00 AM - Nature Writing Workshop @ Phoenix Books - [limited capacity, register here]
11:00 AM - Writing about Ecosystems panel @ Phoenix Books
7:00 PM Keynote at Fletcher Free Library
9/25 - The Berry Center- New Castle, KY
9/27-9/28 - Kentucky State Master Gardeners - Madisonville, KY
9/29 - Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources - Springfield, IL
The Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving Book Tour
10/6 - Publication date for The Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving!!
10/6 - The Forest Year Book Launch Celebration @ Pheonix Books - Burlington, VT - 7:00 PM
10/7 - Galaxy Books @ Jeudevine Memorial Library- Hardwick, VT - 7:00 PM
10/8 - Bridgeside Books with Helen Whybrow - Waterbury, VT - 5:30 PM
10/10 - Northshire Books + Merck Forest and Farmland Center @ Manchester Community Library - Manchester, VT - 3:00 PM
10/12 - White Birch Books @ Tin Mountain Conservation Center - Conway, NH - 4:00 PM
10/13 - University of New Hampshire Speaking Event + Book Signing- Durham, NH - 6:00 PM
10/14 - Powerhouse Arena - Brooklyn, NY - 7:00 PM
10/15 - NJ Department of Environmental Protection: State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites Unity Day (Private) - Matawan, NJ - 10:30 AM
10/16 - Belmont Books - Belmont, MA - 7:00 PM
10/17 - Symposium Books - Providence, RI - 4:00 PM
10/18 - Audubon Society of Rhode Island 129th Annual Meeting - Providence, RI - 10:30 AM
10/18 - Charter Books + Newport Restoration Foundation @ Rough Point Museum - Newport, RI - 5:00 PM
10/21 - Vermont Conference on Parks, Trails, and Recreation - Jay, VT - 12:30 PM
10/21 - Green Mountain Books + NorthWoods Stewardship Center @ York Street Meeting House - Lyndonville, VT - 6:00 PM
10/22 - Print Bookstore - Portland, ME - 7:00 PM
10/23 - University of New Hampshire - How to Love an Urban Forest Through Big Changes @ Stonewall Farm - Keene, NH - 3:00 PM
10/24 - University of New Hampshire - How To Love an Urban Forest: A conversation with Ethan Tapper @ The Society for the Protection of NH Forests (Conference Room) – Concord, NH - 1:30 PM
10/24 - Gibson’s Bookstore - Concord, NH - 6:30 PM
10/25 - Little Compton Tree Committee Walk + Talk - Little Compton, RI - TBD + 4:00 PM
11/5 - Vermont Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects - Burlington, VT - 6:00 PM
11/7 - Pennsylvania Forestry Association’s 140th Anniversary Celebration and Symposium/Annual Meeting - State College, PA - 11:30 AM
11/8 - Birding walk and reading @ Plummer’s Hollow (by invite only) - Tyrone, PA - 9:00 AM/12:00 PM
11/8 - Firefly Bookstore + Berks County Parks Department @ Grings Mill Barn - Wyomissing, PA - 6:00 PM
11/9 - River Bend Bookshop + The Land Heritage Coalition of Glastonbury @ the Riverfront Community Center - Glastonbury, CT - 6:00 PM
11/10 - RJ Julia Booksellers - Madison, CT - 6:00 PM
11/12 - Annual meeting of the Land Trust of Darien - Darien, CT - 6:30 PM
11/14 - Great Midwest Crane Fest - Baraboo, WI - 12:00 PM
11/17 - The Village Square Booksellers @ UVM Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - Springfield, VT - 2:00 PM
11/18 - Norwich Bookstore + Northern Woodlands - Norwich, VT - 7:00 PM
11/19 - Bear Pond Books + VT Woodlands Association - Montpelier, VT - 7:00 PM
11/20 - Yankee Books @ Norman Williams Public Library - Woodstock, VT - 4:00 PM
11/21 - Phoenix Books + Lake Champlain Basin Program @ The Harborvale Hotel - Burlington, VT - 7:00 PM
12/10 - The Country Bookseller @ The Wolfeboro Public Library - Wolfeboro, NH - 6:00 PM
12/11 - Gilsland Farm Audubon Center - Falmouth, ME - 6:00 PM
12/12 - An Unlikely Story - Plainville, MA - 6:30 PM
2027 Speaking Events
2/1 - 2027 Association of Consulting Foresters Northern Regional Conference - Duluth, MN - 10:30 AM
3/27 - Pennsylvania Game Commission @ Middle Creek Visitors Center - Stevens, PA - 10 AM + 3 PM
4/28 - Maine Land Conservation Conference - Augusta, ME
5/5-5/6 - Finger Lakes Land Trust - Ithaca & Victor, NY