The Conservation Alliance Breakfast at the August 2010 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market will feature guest speaker Douglas Brinkley, a renowned historian whose most recent book, Wilderness Warrior, details Theodore Roosevelts contributions to conservation in America. Brinkley is working on a new book about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The breakfast, which is open to the public, is Wednesday, August 4, 7:00-8:50 AM at The Marriott in Salt Lake City.
During his presentation, Brinkley will trace the arc of American conservation history from Roosevelt to the current effort to protect the Arctic Refuge.
We are so lucky to have Douglas Brinkley as our guest speaker, said John Sterling, Executive Director of The Conservation Alliance. He has written the definitive history of Roosevelts contributions to conservation, and in the process, has explained that conservation is a core piece of Americas DNA.
Brinkley is among the most renowned historians in the US. He has published books about Rosa Parks, Ronald Reagan, Jack Kerouac, and Hurricane Katrina. He was the primary historian for When the Levees Broke, Spike Lees documentary about Katrina.
When Barack Obama was elected President, Brinkley was asked, along with Tom Brokaw and U.S. Representative John Lewis, to write an essay for the Official Inaugural Book. He was also invited to the White House in the summer of 2009 to discuss history with the president in a wide-ranging conversation on everything from foreign policy to conservation.
In addition to Brinkleys talk, The Conservation Alliance Breakfast will feature a review of the grants the organization made in April 2010, and a look ahead to the coming year. The Conservation Alliance Breakfast is open to the public. For complete information, see http://www.conservationalliance.com/UserFiles/File/S10BreakfastStD.jpg
