Local Sustainability and Conservation Forum

Conservation and Local Sustainability Conference

NMU's Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences Department is hosting
a forum on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 21-22 regarding local conservation and sustainability.
All events are free and open to the public.

The event will feature the work and biography of Aldo Leopold, a renowned
environmentalist recognized primarily for his efforts toward wilderness
conservation. Curt Meine of the Aldo Leopold Foundation will give a
presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday in Mead Auditorium.

The forum continues in the Mead Auditorium Friday with a light breakfast
at 8:30 a.m. and the 9 a.m. screening of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land
Ethic for Our Time. A community panel discussion regarding local
sustainability will follow the screening at 10:30 a.m.