Upcoming Programs

Browse our upcoming events to find the latest opportunities to gather and learn. Each event offers a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and immerse yourself in the world of conservation.

Wild Idea: A Conversation With Buffalo Rancher Dan O’Brien

What do you think of when you hear the word "rancher?" Do you imagine a herd of buffalo in South Dakota? Does conservation come to mind?

Join us on October 10th for a conversation with Dan O’Brien, the founding owner of Wild Idea Buffalo Company, a family-owned and -run business focused on conservation and sustainability. Can't attend the live program? No worries! Register to have access to the replay.

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October 10, 2024
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People, Land, and Animals: The Keys to Conservation that Work

The 75th Anniversary of Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac

featuring speakers:

CURT MEINE  Aldo Leopold Foundation
LESLI ALLISON  Western Landowners Alliance
KEN SHOCKLEY  Holmes Rolston Chair in Environmental Ethics & Philosophy, Colorado State University
ERIK GLENN  Partnership of Rangeland Trusts, Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust
ROBBIE LEVALLEY  LeValley Ranches

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October 30, 2024
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Lory Student Center Theater, Colorado State University
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Wild Idea: A Conversation With Buffalo Rancher Dan O’Brien

What do you think of when you hear the word "rancher?" Do you imagine a herd of buffalo in South Dakota? Does conservation come to mind?

Join us on October 10th for a conversation with Dan O’Brien, the founding owner of Wild Idea Buffalo Company, a family-owned and -run business focused on conservation and sustainability. Can't attend the live program? No worries! Register to have access to the replay.

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October 10, 2024
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A Celebration of Land Ethics and Conservation in Ely, Minnesota

The Aldo Leopold Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service to co-host a two-day celebration of land ethics and conservation in Ely, Minnesota, on September 19 and 20. Join us for presentations, film screenings, a drum ceremony, and more.

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September 19, 2024
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Ely, Minnesota
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Aldo Leopold and Environmental Citizenship

Aldo Leopold is known best as a forester, wildlife ecologist, and author of A Sand County Almanac, who thought deeply about a land ethic. But have you ever thought of him as one who cared about citizenship? Susan Flader, professor emerita at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and first biographer of Aldo Leopold, will explore what citizenship meant to him during his life and career. Flader has lectured in nearly every state and on five continents. You’ll leave thinking anew about environmental citizenship—and action—at a time when it is so sorely needed in our country and the world. Can't join us for the live program? Register now to have access to the replay:

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September 12, 2024
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The Land is Our Community: Leopold's Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium

Leopold's land ethic is now 75 years old —does it stand the test of time? Using an approach grounded in environmental ethics and the history and philosophy of science, Roberta Millstein offers a new interpretation and defense of Leopold’s land ethic in light of contemporary ecology. Roberta L. Millstein is Professor Emerit in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Davis, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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August 1, 2024
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Never to Revisit: Aldo Leopold, Eco-Grief, and the Value of Wilderness With Maia Buschman

"It is the part of wisdom never to revisit a wilderness, for the more golden the lily, the more certain that someone has gilded it. To return not only spoils a trip, but tarnishes a memory." –Aldo Leopold Struck by Leopold’s piece “The Green Lagoons," 2023-24 Future Leaders fellow Maia Buschman became obsessed with understanding just what, exactly, Leopold meant by this quote. Was it possible Leopold was expressing his own ecological grief? Through her long-form video project "Never to Revisit," Maia explores Leopold's wilderness experiences while inviting folks from different environmental careers to share their connections to wildness and feelings of eco-grief and anxiety. What can we make of Leopold's "never revisiting" wisdom? What role do our own personal experiences of eco-grief play when it comes to wilderness and wildness? And should we revisit —or leave our memories of wilderness untouched?

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July 11, 2024
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A Voice for the Wild: Film and Conversation with Emily Ford

"A Voice for the Wild" captures the journey of Emily Ford and sled dog Diggins as they attempt to cross the secluded Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in winter. Facing subzero temperatures and miles of solitude, they forged ahead to raise awareness about copper mining threats and the power of wilderness areas. This endeavor is just one of several that Emily Ford has completed to advocate for wild spaces and inclusion in the outdoors. Register to join us for a showing of "A Voice for the Wild" and to have a Q&A with Emily.

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June 13, 2024
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The Gila Centennial Speaker Series: Live from Silver City, New Mexico

The history of the Gila is a microcosm of a long-standing debate: what is wilderness? Does Wilderness–big W–even exist in the way that Aldo Leopold imagined? When additional voices are included, namely those of Indigenous cultures that have lived in the region for thousands of years, how is the conversation reframed? These are the questions at the center of the upcoming Gila Centennial speaker series in Silver City, New Mexico. Join us to learn from the diversity of wilderness perspectives and to challenge your own understanding of land and wild spaces. Click to learn more!

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May 31, 2024
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