Join us as we celebrate the centennial of Aldo Leopold’s arrival in Arizona. This conference will look at Leopold’s legacy and will celebrate the landscape that shaped his wilderness vision. Topics include wilderness and forest management, wolf re-introduction, and fulfilling Leopold’s vision for a land ethic as we move into the 21st century.
The conference will be held on Labor Day Weekend (September 5th, 6th, and 7th) in the White Mountains of Arizona, near the site of Aldo Leopold’s first posting as a U.S. Forest Service ranger. The date also marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Escudilla Wilderness and the 45th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, which created the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The conference has three parts:
1. A retrospective look at Aldo Leopold’s impact on the conservation movement and literature.
2. A prospective look at what needs to be done to ensure that the landscape that helped shape Leopold’s vision will be protected for future generations.
3. A celebration of the land itself. We will hold hikes and campouts in the areas where Leopold traveled around the White Mountains.
Full schedule of programs, entertainment, and other info here. Speakers and special guests included Leopold historian Susan Flader and author Julianne Lutz Warren; Mexican wolf biologists Dave Parsons and Michael Robinson; and wilderness author and historian Doug Scott.
Registration fees for the conference will be $25 per person or $40 per family. This fee includes both days of the conference and the opportunity to camp at the group site at Luna Lake. Meals are extra. Participants may choose to bring their own food to the meal events.
The conference is sponsored by the White Mountain Conservation League, the Arizona Wilderness Coalition, Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, and Sky Island Alliance, with support from New Mexico State University, Arizona Humanities Council, Arizona Wildlife Federation, Arizona Wildlife Education Foundation, and the Southwest and Border Cultures Institute.
Listen to Southwest Environmental Center Director, Kevin Bixby, talk about Leopold and wolves: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/krwg/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1547249/news/Southwest.Envrionmental.Center.Celebrates.Leopold.Centennial
More information, conference schedule, and register at http://leopoldcentennial.org.
