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Monday, September 25
 

7:30pm MDT

Re-Wilding the Planet with Kris Tompkins & Greg Carr
Sponsored by HHMI | Tangled Bank Studios
The notion of committing 50% of the planet to nature is achievable and this year’s Legacy Award honorees have taken us significantly toward that visionary goal. Todd Wilkinson leads a conversation with Greg Carr (Gorongosa Restoration Project) and Kris McDivitt Tompkins (Tompkins Conservation) on lessons they have learned as they re-imagine the future of community-driven conservation.

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Todd Wilkinson

Founder, Mountain Journal
Todd Wilkinson is an American journalist and author proudly trained in the old-school tradition of asking tough questions and pressing for honest answers.  He is the founder of Mountain Journal. Since he began as a violent crime reporter with the legendary City News Bureau of Chicago, Wilkinson’s work has appeared in a wide variety of national publications, ranging from National Geographic and Christian Science Monitor to The Washington Post and many others (on topics of... Read More →

Speakers
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Greg Carr

Gorongosa National Park Restoration Project
Located at the very southern end of the Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Gorongosa is Mozambique’s most iconic national park. It is one of the most biologically rich and most geologically diverse parks in the World. In January of 2008, the Greg C.Carr Foundation signed a 20-year agreement... Read More →
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Kris Tompkins

Tompkins Conservation
From the fiords and grasslands of Chile to the wetlands of northern Argentina, Tompkins Conservation’s wide array of initiatives protect and rewild native landscapes while nurturing local economies. Created by Kristine and Douglas Tompkins with the underlying goal of saving biodiversity... Read More →


Monday September 25, 2017 7:30pm - 9:00pm MDT
Explorers Room Jackson Lake Lodge
 
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