Human Spirit and Wilderness: A Personal Story of Wilderness Passion

Feb. 25: "Human Spirit and Wilderness: A Personal Story of Wilderness Passion", Gloria Flora, director and founder of Sustainable Obtainable Solutions and former U.S. Forest Service Region 1 supervisor.

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Wilderness 50, 


Please take time to view this video of Gloria as she addresses the graduation of CSA students,
this is part one of a three part video of Gloria's address to the graduating students.
i hope you enjoy it enough to listen to the other 2 parts......you will have to locate the other two on the net.
becoming familiar with her will give you some insight and familiarity with her
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cc3lXOEv3o

Gloria has a very interesting career history:
http://www.s-o-solutions.org/people.html

In 2000, she made national headlines again when she resigned as Forest Supervisor of the largest national forest in the lower 48 states - the Humboldt-Toiyabe - to call attention to antigovernment zealots engaged in the harassment and intimidation of Forest Service employees and destruction of natural resources on public lands.

For more information on the lecture series, call Rachel James, interim assistant to the director, at 243-6916 or emailwi@cfc.umt.edu. More information about the lecture series is available at http://cfc.umt.edu/Wi


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The series, “Room to Roam: 50 Years of Wilderness Policy, Practice, Protection and Passion,” is sponsored by the College of Forestry and Conservation Wilderness Institute. It will feature speakers who include legislators, activists, federal and state officials, scientists, tribal representatives, authors and adventurers.

The lectures are free and open to the public. They will be held from 7:10 to 8:30 p.m. each Tuesday, Jan. 28 through April 8, in the Gallagher Business Building, Room 122.

See this link for more details.....
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/um-lecture-series-to-look-at-years-of-wilderness/article_671e599a-87b0-11e3-8f91-0019bb2963f4.html