Our welcome to the Conservation In Action Tour took place at the mouth of the York River this afternoon. I’m attending the Conservation Technology Information Center tour. We’re staying in Williamsburg, VA.

We started off with a nice sail of the area aboard the Alliance. This schooner is owned by Greg and Laura Lohse. I spoke with Laura. She says the Alliance is a 3 masted traditional schooner which is 105 feet long. The ship was built for charters. They purchased the schooner 5 years ago and do day charters here and week long charters during the summer in the Caribbean. The experience they offer is the “traditional sailing experience.” You get the opportunity to help unfurl the sails and work on the boat.

We’ll be touring farms tomorrow and I’ll be collecting conservation stories throughout the day but it’s going to be a long one as we bus from stop to stop. Keep an eye on my Twitter stream for frequent updates. Laura Lohse Interview

Here is a video clip of the sails being unfurled to start us off on our sailing experience:

You can also keep track of our activities via my photo album which you can find here: Conservation In Action Tour 2010 Photo Album

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