Oct 3: Muir, Leopold, and Nelson

The fall 2011 Fairhaven Lecture Series has the theme “WISCONSIN: A Heritage To Be Proud Of,” and will help you learn about Wisconsin’s business, cultural, environmental and historical contributions. All lectures in this series are free, open to the public, and take place on Mondays at 3 p.m. in Fellowship Hall of the Fairhaven Retirement Community (435 West Starin Road, Whitewater). If you can’t attend: Eventually the podcasts are linked online!

The lecture on Mon., Oct. 3rd, at 3 p.m. is “Muir, Leopold, and Nelson: Tracing Wisconsin’s environmental legacy into the 21st Century,” presented by Eric Compas, UWW Gis Center Director and faculty in the Dept. of Geography and Geology.

Aldo Leopold book coverInterested in learning more? Andersen Library may be able to help! Search HALCat, Harold Andersen Library’s catalog, to find titles such as Gaylord Nelson’s Beyond Earth Day: fulfilling the promise (3rd-floor Main Collection, GE195 .N45 2002), The American conservation movement: John Muir and his legacy (3rd-floor Main Collection, QH31.M9 F68 1985), and Aldo Leopold: A fierce green fire (3rd-floor Main Collection, QH31.L618 L68 1999).

Please ask a librarian for assistance with finding materials.

About Barbara

I am a Reference & Instruction librarian, head of that department in Andersen Library, an associate professor, and a member of the General Education Review Committee and Faculty Senate. I've been working at UW-W since July 1, 1990.
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