8th Annual Quivira Coalition Conference - Living Leopold: the land ethic and a new agrarianism

Annual Conference

In this `practitioners' Conference, we will feature farmers, ranchers, scientists and conservationists who are "living Leopold" today - people who are implementing his vision on the back forty. The event will incorporate six themes: (1) Land Health; (2) Conservation; (3) Sustainable Agriculture; (4) Wildlife and Restoration; (5) Beauty; and (6) the Land Ethic. Each theme will be motivated by a Leopold quote and each speaker will discuss the land ethic in their lives and how a new agrarianism works.

For more information visit the conference website:

• http://www.quiviracoalition.org/Annual_Conference/

Speakers include:

• Dr Pat Richardson, soil scientist from the University of Texas, Austin, TX
• Dr Jerry Glover, plant expert at The Land Institute, Salina, KS
• Richard Cates, grassfed beef rancher and dairy professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• Dr Sally Collins, head of the USDA's new office of Ecosystem Services, Washington, D.C.

• David Kline, Amish farmer and publisher, Mt. Hope, OH
• Jen Johnson, 3rd generation rancher and director of the Nature Conservancy's Young Rancher program, Colorado Springs, CO

• Jed Meunier, great grandson of Leopold and graduate student at CSU, Fort Collins, CO
• Chet Vogt, rancher and winner of the 2008 Leopold Conservation Award, Elk Creek, northern CA
• Craig Allen, USGS, and director of a restoration project in the wilderness of Bandelier National Monument, NM

• Sid Goodloe, rancher, Capitan, NM
• Randy Udall, energy expert, Basalt, CO

Pre-Conference Symposia: As in previous years, we will offer two pre-conference symposia related to Water and Ranching on Wednesday, November 4th.

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