The Community Library Hosts The Nature Conservancy Author Will Whelan for Talk on 60 Years of Conservation in Idaho
Media Contacts
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Claire Cornell
Senior Communications Manager
The Nature Conservancy in Idaho
Phone: 208-350-2206
Email: claire.cornell@tnc.org
The Community Library welcomes Will Whelan, author and retired staff member of The Nature Conservancy, for a public lecture and conversation about what he discovered about conservation while researching the book Connected by Nature: 60 Years of The Nature Conservancy in Idaho. The free event at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30th will highlight vivid stories of the people, places and pivotal moments that have shaped conservation across the state.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of The Nature Conservancy in Idaho, the organization sought Whelan’s expertise to compile a fascinating and inspiring history of Idaho’s early conservationists and those who followed them. Drawing on hundreds of archival documents, decades of photographs, and dozens of interviews, Connected by Nature shows just how much depends on the relationship between humans and nature.
A lifelong conservationist, historian, and gifted storyteller, Whelan served for 18 years as The Nature Conservancy’s government relations director in Idaho and prior to that spent over a decade with the Idaho Attorney General’s office. His deep knowledge of and passion for Idaho’s landscapes brings this history to life.
Free digital copies of Connected by Nature are available to download at nature.org/Idaho60.
The free event on June 30th will be held both in-person and online. Due to limited seating, registration is recommended for those attending in person at the John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall at The Community Library. A live stream will be available via Vimeo (no registration needed) at https://vimeo.com/event/5839463. The recording will be available to watch afterward on The Community Library’s Event Archive.
About The Community Library
The Community Library is a privately-funded, privately-governed, and publicly-minded library that hosts hundreds of free programs for all ages, year-round, encouraging intellectual and creative adventures in central Idaho. The Community Library Association is made up of the Library, the Wood River Museum of History + Culture, the historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House and Preserve, the Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History, and the Gold Thrift and Gold Mine Consign stores, which help to fund its operations. Founded in 1955, the Library’s mission is to bring information, ideas, and individuals together to enhance the cultural life of the community.
The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at an unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more resilient. The Nature Conservancy is working to make a lasting difference around the world in 83 countries and territories (39 by direct conservation impact and 44 through partners) through a collaborative approach that engages local communities, governments, the private sector, and other partners. For more news, visit our newsroom or follow The Nature Conservancy on LinkedIn.