Enjoy a discussion of author Richard Rhodes’s book John James Audubon: The Making of an American led by Catherine Petersen, art history faculty at Northern Arizona University and Coconino Community College. Rhodes vividly depicts Audubon’s life and career: his epic wanderings, his quest to portray birds in a lifelike way, and his ambivalent witness to the vanishing of the wilderness.

The renowned author of The Emerald Mile hiked the entire length of the Grand Canyon to raise awareness of threats facing this remarkable place.

Museum of Northern Arizona Curator of Ecology Dr. Larry Stevens presents an ecological review of the mammals of the Grand Canyon region in this insightful and engaging gallery talk.

Hear from members of the Gwich’in Nation who have traveled from the Arctic to raise the alarm and join the effort to save the Arctic Refuge. While the Refuge may seem distant, what happens there will echo on public lands and in communities across the West. Decisions made now could forever alter the wild we leave our children.

Federal land managers with the Forest Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management invite the public to attend a community conversation as part of an ongoing effort to connect with the public and hear first-hand what people value about their public lands.