Dave Gibson, executive director of the Association for
the Protection of
the Adirondacks, will speak on “Where Wilderness
Preservation Began” on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Nott
Memorial.
Gibson will present a slide program introducing key
historical figures in the New York State and National wilderness movement,
and relate them to historical origins and events in the Adirondack Park
from 1872 to the present. Howard Zahniser, father of the 1964 National
Wilderness Preservation Act, is highlighted.
Gibson's talk opens “The Adirondacks,” the
winter 2000 seminar series sponsored by the College's Environmental
Studies program and the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks.
The series, free and open to the public, spans a range
of topics from wilderness policy issues to nature photography to folk
music of the Adirondacks. A reception will follow each of the
presentations.
Other talks in the five-part weekly series (Thursdays at
7 p.m. in the Nott) are:
— Feb. 17, “From
Siberia to the Adirondacks: Sharing the Wisdom of Mountain Protected
Areas” by Dan Plumley, cultural ecologist and director of Totem
Peoples Preservation Project;
— Feb. 24, “People,
Partnerships & Politics: A View from the Chair” by Dick Lefebvre,
chairman of the Adirondack Park Agency;
— March 2, “Wild
Visions” by Carl Heilman, nature photographer; and
— March 9,
“Adirondack Folk, Bluegrass and Clog Dancing” with musicians
Dave Kiphuth, John Kirk and Trish Miller.
Call ext. 6770 (Union) or 377-1452 (AFPA) in case of
weather.