2007 Conservation Speaker Series

The Aquidneck Land Trust is excited to announce the 2007 Conservation Speaker Series.  The purpose of this program is to bring an important conservation speakers to each of Aquidneck Island’s three communities over the course of a year so as to deepen the dialogue in our community about conservation.

Darby Bradley will present at ALT’s 17th Annual Meeting

The Atlantic Beach Club, Middletown, RI

Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 6pm

 Darby is considered to be one of the premier statesmen of the land conservation movement.  He joined the Vermont Land Trust as General Counsel in 1981, and became its President in 1990.  Under his leadership, Vermont Land Trust has grown into one of the nation’s premier land trusts.  Darby was named “Vermonter of the Year” by the Burlington Free press in 2000 and received the national Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award in 2006.  He also holds honorary degrees from the University of Vermont and Middlebury College.

 Bill McKibben

Newport Public Library, Newport, RI

Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at 6pm 

Bill McKibben is the author of ten books on the environment and other topics. His first book, The End of Nature, was also the first book for a general audience on global warming; it’s now available in 20 foreign languages. A former staff writer for The New Yorker, his work appears in Harpers, The Atlantic, The New York Review of Books, and a variety of other national publications. A scholar in residence at Middlebury College, he is the recipient of Guggenheim and Lyndhurst fellowships and the Lannan Prize in Nonfiction Writing. His most recent book is Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. 

Erica Wheeler

Escobar’s Highland Farm, Portsmouth, RI

Saturday, September 15th at 5pm 

Join us for a walk through Escobar’s corn maze followed by a campfire on the farm with songs and stories about the land from Erica Wheeler. Erica Wheeler is an award-winning songwriter. She has been touring nationally for over a decade with four critically acclaimed releases to her credit. She has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered, WXPN’s World Cafe and had a CD on Billboard’s Gavin Americana chart for five months including a month in the top ten. Erica has appeared on stage with artists including Shawn Colvin, Indigo Girls, Greg Brown and many others.  

With a voice that echoes with folk, new country and bluegrass, Erica’s music is an imaginative and unforgettable ride through the beauty of the American landscape and the lives lived there. Erica is known for her engaging stage presence, hilarious patter, and the pure richness of her songwriting. Her songs weave through small towns and open roads telling tales of love lost and found again with poignant clarity. Erica recently performed at the 2006 National Land Trust Alliance Rally.

Admission to all presentations of the

Conservation Speaker Series is FREE.

If you would like to attend the Conservation Speaker Series

or would like more information

please contact Megan at mandersen@ailt.org or 401-849-2799 x19.

The Aquidneck Land Trust's mission is to preserve Aquidneck Island's open spaces and natural character for the lasting benefit of our community.  The Land Trust has conserved a total of over 1,886 acres on Aquidneck Island.  In 2006, the Land Trust conserved over 598 acres, the most acres ever conserved by the Land Trust in a single year since its inception about sixteen years ago.  The Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  For more information, visit www.AquidneckLandTrust.org or call (401) 849-2799.           

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