2009 Wilderness Lecture Series

WILDERNESS EXPEDITIONS:
Journeys in Conservation

February-March 2009
Tuesdays 7pm
Gallagher Business Building, RM 106

Offered for 1 credit as RECM/EVST 371;
2009 syllabus
Free and open to the public

This Morning, by David Mensing
Courtesy of the Dana Gallery

This year's series will explore the intersection of expeditions, conservation, and development. Extended, adventurous journeys can advance scientific knowledge, raise awareness, inspire conservation, and catalyze development work. In this series, the adventurers themselves will speak about their journeys, and how these expeditions further conservation around the world.

MCAT Television Broadcasting Schedule

Series Schedule:

2/10
Superorganisms in Einsteinian Space (Tree Ants in Australia) and the Last Rhinos in India
Douglas H. Chadwick, wildlife biologist, National Geographic reporter, and author of ten books

2/17
Walking the Gobi: Environmental Change in the Mongolian Desert
Helen Thayer, explorer, conservationist, and first woman to reach the North Pole

2/24
The Razor’s Edge: Climate Change, Subsistence Agriculture, and Threatened Cultures in Ladakh, India
Cynthia Hunt, mountaineer & founder of HEALTH, Inc (Health, Environment, & Literacy in the Himalayas)

3/3
10-Years Tracking Wolves in the Heart of the Canadian Rockies: Conservation Lessons and Wilderness Science
Mark Hebblewhite, Assistant Professor, Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana

3/10
Sea Voyage on the Alaska Coast: Retracing the Harriman Expedition of 1899 & Exploring a Century of Change
Paul Alaback, Professor of Forest Ecology, University of Montana

3/17
Talks with a Siberian Shaman: Viewing Wilderness Through Magic or Logic
Jon Turk, research chemist turned chicken farmer, horse logger, adventurer, and writer

3/24
Exploring Islands in Time: Accidental Encounters with Wilderness in the Solomon Islands
Chris Filardi, Biodiversity Scientist, Center for Biodiversity & Conservation, American Museum of Natural History

Wilderness Issues Lecture Series Broadcasting Schedule:
MCAT will air the series on public TV, Bresnan Channels 7 in Missoula and 8 in Grant Creek; Cable Montana 13 in the Rattlesnake. For more information call MCAT at (406) 542-6228

Douglas Chadwick, March 20th, 7pm, and March 21st, 8:30 pm
Cynthia Hunt, March 27th, 7 pm, March 28th , 8:30 pm
Mark Hebblewhite, April 3rd, 7pm, and April 8th, 8:30 pm
Paul Alaback, April 10th, 7pm, and April 11th, 8:30 pm
Jon Turk, April 17th, 7 pm, and April 18th, 8:30 pm
Chris Filardi, April 24th, 7 pm, and April 25th, 8:30 pm

The Wilderness Issues Lecture Series has served as a forum for the exploration of current wilderness issues since 1980. Each year, the Series brings scholars and leaders from all over the country to the University of Montana, providing a unique opportunity for western Montanans to learn from, interact with, and build relationships with speakers. The format of the Lecture Series includes both lectures and panel discussions designed to present a range of viewpoints and material related to a particular theme, and to encourage dialogue.

The Lecture Series is open to the public and offered for college credit as Recreation Management/Environmental Studies 371. Each year the series addresses a theme of current interest. Past themes have included Climate Change: Moving from Science to Solutions; Visions and Voices: Writers on Conservation, Wildness, and Nature; Cultural Perspectives on Wilderness, Women and Wilderness, Bioregionalism: Re-inhabiting the Northern Rockies, Living with Wilderness, Wilderness: Looking Toward the Future, Montana: The Changing Face of People and Place, Managing Wilderness in an Era of Chaos and Uncertainty, and Wilderness and Spirit.

The Lecture Series takes place during Spring Semester,
and begins at 7pm each Tuesday evening.