Wilderness 2008 - Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World
UW Kane Hall
Seattle, WA
The conference brings conservationists from around the country and Canada. You can join them by attending Wilderness 2008 beginning with this event. Public participation is welcome.
Braasch won the Ansel Adams Award from the Sierra Club in the U.S., and the Outstanding Nature Photographer citation from the North American Nature Photography Association.
You can attend by registering for this free evening and following events with Brown Paper Tickets. (See Wilderness 2008 - Mountaineers Building)
On Friday and Saturday, the conference moves to the Mountaineers Building. The conference looks at some of the changes happening in the world and their impacts on wilderness preservation. There are sessions discussing the problems facing preservation, how to be an effective advocate, and on delivering the message of wilderness values.
The Saturday Night Banquet Speaker is Steven Brown, the Editor of Arctic Wings, a beautiful Mountaineers Books publication on arctic birds. He will speak on the importance of the arctic as a nursery to many of the worlds birds. Other featured speakers include Bill Meadows, President, The Wilderness Society; Roger Kaye, Wilderness Specialist, US Fish & Wildlife Service; Dennis Martinez, a Native American, and author on forest restoration. Tom OKeefe, Chair, Mountaineers Division of Recreation Resources;
You will meet many of the people who have created and protected the beautiful wilderness areas of this region. They will share their experiences in sessions and at meals.
Note: The doors open at 6:30pm for this FREE event. Open to the public with tickets.
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Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door.
See Wilderness 2008 - Mountaineers Building for conference sessions on Friday and Saturday at Mountaineers Building. Registration required. |
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| Start: | Thursday Apr 03, 2008 6:30 PM | | End: | Thursday Apr 03, 2008 9:00 PM |
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UW Kane Hall
UW Seatle Campus
Seattle, WA 98195
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