Conservation History

The Conservation Lecture Series

Writers, Scientists, Filmmakers, Conservationists, Historians Speak to the Public at NCTC

The National Conservation Training Center invites prominent conservationists, writers, historians, scientists, filmmakers, and educators to discuss their work to a broad and interested public. All talks are held at the Byrd Auditorium at the National Conservation Training Center.  No tickets or reservations are required, the public is encouraged to attend. If you would like more information on the speaker series contact: Mark Madison, (304) 876-7276, mark_madison@fws.gov. These talks are co-sponsored by The Friends of the NCTC.

Anders Halverson

Ecologist, Author

An Entirely Synthetic Fish: How Rainbow Trout Beguiled America and Overran the World

Wednesday February 27, 2013 at 7:00 pm

“An Entirely Synthetic Fish” is the true story of the rainbow trout. Sometimes vilified for their devastating effects on the native fauna, sometimes glorified as the preeminent sport fish, the rainbow trout is the repository of more than a century of America's often contradictory philosophies about the natural world. Exhaustively researched and grippingly rendered by award-winning journalist, aquatic ecologist, and lifelong fisherman Anders Halverson, this presentation chronicles the discovery of rainbow trout, their artificial propagation and distribution, and why they are being eradicated in some waters yet are still the most commonly stocked fish in the United States.

Anders Halverson is an award-winning writer with a Ph.D. in ecology from Yale University. He wrote this book as a research associate at the University of Colorado’s Center of the American West with a grant from the National Science Foundation.

No tickets or reservations are required.

Earth to Sky: Engaging Youth About Climate Change

A Panel Discussion

Thursday February 28, 2013 at 7:00 pm

Earth to Sky (ETS) is a Federal, inter-agency partnership working to collaborate across all sectors in support of scientific literacy. Through unique learning experiences, we bring scientists and communications professionals together in a collegial environment fostering a community of practice to develop communications products and strategies for furthering environmental efforts across the nation.

No tickets or reservations are required!

 

John Grabowska

National Park Service Filmmaker 

Film Screening: The Ends of the Earth

Earth Day: Monday April 22, 2013 at 7:00 pm

 

The breathtaking volcanic landscape of the Alaska Peninsula is home to the greatest concentration of coastal brown bears in North America. These bears are drawn to the largest sockeye salmon run in the world. Grabowska’s film captures all the excitement of these large mammals as they fight, fish, and interact with each other in this pristine environment. This film captures some of the most spectacular brown bear footage ever seen.

National Park Service filmmaker John Grabowska has directed productions from the subarctic to subtropics. Often broadcast as prime time specials on PBS, his films have also won awards at festivals around the world. Grabowska led environmental media workshops in Argentina and Panama and has served as a guest lecturer at the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society. He is one of the founders of the American Conservation Film Festival and the Washington Post calls him "one of the virtuoso environmental filmmakers in the country."

The film is free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations are required.

American Conservation Film Festival

Filmmakers, Films, and Discussions

October 31 to November 1 , 2013

 

 


Last updated: February 1, 2013