A lifetime conservationist and rewilding advocate reports on progress made and challenges faced by large scale rewilding projects such as those she has initiated in Chile and Argentina
Courtesy photo.
SUMMARY
- UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Kristine McDivitt Tompkins: Rewilding on a Continental Scale
- Wed, Feb 12 | 7:30 p.m. | UCSB Campbell Hall
- Kristine McDivitt Tompkins is an American conservationist, the president and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation and former CEO of Patagonia
- Tompkins has protected nearly 15 million acres of parklands in Chile and Argentina
- For three decades, she has preserved biodiversity by creating national parks, restoring wildlife, inspiring activism and fostering economic vitality
- Tompkins was the first conservationist to be awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in addition to numerous other honors
- $25 General Public / FREE for ALL students (Current student ID required)
- Tickets & Info: www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu or (805) 893-3535
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