Lessons from the Great Conservationists of the Past

Name: Lessons from the Great Conservationists of the Past
Start: 2025-10-14T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 800 Reserve Street; Trainer Natural Resource Building, Stevens Point, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54481

Schedule

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

800 Reserve Street; Trainer Natural Resource Building, Stevens Point, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54481 | Stevens Point, WI

Join Larry Nielsen, Ph.D., for “Lessons from the Great Conservationists of the Past”—a free public talk at 5 p.m., Oct. 14, in Room 120, Trainer Natural Resources Building, UW-Stevens Point. Hear inspiring stories of leaders like Rachel Carson, Chico Mendes, Billy Frank Jr. and Wangari Maathai, and discover why there’s still plenty of hope for our planet.
“These seem like stressful times for the environment and sustainability. But fear not,” Nielsen said. “Our world is better today than in the past, and it will be even better in the future—if we act with the same persistence as the conservationists who came before us.”
Nielsen retired in 2018 after more than four decades in higher education, where he served as provost and executive vice chancellor, dean of natural resources and professor of fisheries and wildlife sciences. He is the author of several books, including Nature’s Allies, a collection of conservation biographies, and is known for his storytelling ability, humor and optimism.
Hosted by the Wisconsin Center for Wildlife and the Center for Watershed Science and Education, part of the UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources and UW-Extension.