Conservation leader, Fairbanksans to celebrate Wilderness Act
April 1, 2014
Author and activist Brock Evans will help Fairbanks celebrate the 50th anniversary
of the federal Wilderness Act at one of several public events scheduled this spring.
Evans will speak from 7–9 p.m., April 12, in Schaible Auditorium at the University
of Alaska Fairbanks. His theme is “Celebrate the Wild … in Wilderness."
Evans, of Washington, D.C., is president of the Endangered Species Coalition. A writer
and attorney, he is the recipient of the Sierra Club’s highest honor, the John Muir
Award. He has lectured at dozens of universities and delivered hundreds of speeches
on the environment.
The free public program will include songs, poetry and a chance for people to express
their thoughts and feelings about Alaska’s wild country.
Other Wilderness Act-related events and activities scheduled for this spring include:
- Longtime Alaskans Roger Kaye, Fran Mauer, Bill Brody and Frank Keim will discuss the "The Call of the Wild" from 10:30-11:45 a.m. on Tuesdays, April 8-29, in UAF's University Park Building. For information on the low-cost program, visit the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on the web at www.uaf.edu/olli/ or contact the institute at 907-474-6607 or UAF-OLLI@alaska.edu.
- Alaskan Troubadour Susan Grace and the Fairbanks Peace Choir will present “Forever Wild, Celebrating Earth Day and the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act” from 7–9 p.m., April 22, in the Pioneer Park Theater. The event will feature songs, images and poetry for all ages. The cost is $12 at the door and $6 for seniors, students and military members. For more information, call 479-0780.
- Keim will conduct a free, public wilderness poetry reading at Gulliver’s Books from 6–8 p.m. on April 24.
- Biologist Tom Paragi will make a free public presentation at 7 p.m., May 6, at Beaver Sports.
- Kaye and Mauer will make a free public presentation to the Arctic Audubon Society at 7 p.m., May 12, in the Noel Wien Library.
For more information, contact Andy Keller, anniversary celebration coordinator, at 455-7083.