Every year, millions of us visit America’s great natural treasures. We hike at Acadia, camp in the Great Smoky Mountains, fish in the shadow of the Tetons—and yet we know nothing about the individuals who helped protect these national parks for posterity. The tradition of wildlands philanthropy may be little known but has profoundly affected the American experience.
Please join us on Thursday October 10th from 7:00 to 8:30 pm as Tom Butler, author of Wildlands Philanthropy: The Great American Tradition shares the fascinating stories of people who used their time and treasure to conserve the landscapes they loved, across the continent and around the world.
Tom Butler is a Senior Fellow at Northeast Wilderness Trust and the former longtime editor of Wild Earth journal. His books include Wildlands Philanthropy: The Great American Tradition, Protecting the Wild, and On Beauty.
Tickets are free and open to the public.
The Haskins Lecture is made possible by the generous support of the Caryl & Edna Haskins Fund and in partnership with The Westport Library.