Event Details
When:
-
Location:
Online: Zoom
And In-Person at WWU
Academic Instructional Center West
Room 204
Price:
Free
Brought to you by:
College of the Environment, WWU Alumni Association
Description
Check out this video to watch the Environmental Speaker Series Presents: Spirituality, Nature, and Cultural Evolution in the 21st Century.
The modern conservation movement was founded to counter large-scale degradation and loss of wildlife habitat and to preserve natural areas as a refuge from human development and the "ills of society." With the twin crises of climate change and growing social inequality, how can we re-envision a conservation movement for the 21st Century that helps heal not only the damage that has been done to the natural world, but also to our human communities. Conservation can be a framework for environmental, societal and spiritual reconciliation.
The Environmental Speaker Series is free and open to the public. Talks are held each Thursday at 4:30pm in Academic Instructional Center West, room 204. Join us in-person or online on Zoom!
Featuring:
Gabe Epperson, Speaker
Gabe Epperson has a background in Urban Planning and large-scale environmental planning with a focus on public outreach. He was the Planning Director at Envision Utah for five years, completing the Blueprint Jordan River and Wasatch Canyons Tomorrow projects, which included thousands of Utah residents and led to the formation of the Jordan River Commission and the protection of hundreds of acres of wildlife habitat and recreation lands in the Salt Lake Metro area.
Mr Epperson moved to Bellingham in 2015 to do land acquisition and conservation planning for the Land Trust. Since joining the Land Trust he has helped create a new Land Conservation Plan with public input from hundreds of Whatcom County residents and has led numerous land purchases and conservation easement acquisitions protecting many new farms and habitat areas. Gabe has been the Executive Director at the Land Trust for three years and is leading the charge to integrate conservation and community engagement through innovative approaches to land protection and management such as community forests and farming for food and wildlife.
Accommodations and Other Details
Contact the WWU Alumni Association for this event. Feel free to call (360) 650-3353 or email at alumni@wwu.edu if you have any questions or comments.
Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is greatly appreciated. Please indicate your special needs on the registration form.
There will be auto-captions available for the Zoom webinar.
Limited parking is available in the C lots at the south end of campus and in lots 6V and 7G at the north end of campus. For applicable parking fees, lot locations, and campus map, pleaser refer to these comprehensive parking details.