Meet Aldo Leopold
T.J. McMichael will take the audience back in time to spend an evening with legendary ecologist Aldo Leopold
The White Mountain Wildlife and Nature Center is pleased to announce the first of our free public programs for 2010 in our popular summer Nature Discovery Program series. On Saturday June 12th at 6:30 pm you and your family can step back in time and spend an evening with legendary ecologist Aldo Leopold via the Chautauqua performance by T. J. McMichael, Natural Storyteller.
Born in 1887, Aldo Leopold was an ecologist, forester, and environmentalist, and became instrumental in developing modern environmental ethics. His timeless work, A Sand County Almanac, published after his death in 1949, remains one of the most widely read and influential works in conservation literature. His writings trace the development of Leopold’s changing attitudes during his forty year career as forest ranger, researcher and teacher, as he observed and meditated on the interrelationships of animals to each other and to their habitats. His works are as relevant today as they were when he died in 1948 and over 60 years later A Sand Count Almanac has become the “New Testament” of the ecological movement.
T. J. McMichael grew up in a family that loved and enjoyed the outdoors. At the University of Arizona he studied wildlife management under Dr. Lyle Sowls, a former student of Aldo Leopold. Since graduation, McMichael has worked as a research biologist, an environmental consultant, a lecturer of ecology, a tour guide for both youth and adults, and a storyteller. He brings to his Leopold presentations a deep knowledge of the flora and fauna and a passion for Leopold’s legacy.
McMichael, who now lives in Eagar, has presented his Chautauqua Leopold presentation throughout the state. For those unfamiliar with Chautauqua, it is an educational movement that originated in Chautauqua, NY in 1874. It was widely popular in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. Chautauqua groups brought education and culture to rural America through speakers, teachers, musicians, entertainers, preachers and specialists of the day. Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was quoted as saying that Chautauqua was “the most American thing in America.” McMichael’s performance will allow the audience to interact with “Mr. Leopold” and ask questions about his writings and philosophy of environmental ethics.
This free public program is made possible by a grant from the Arizona Humanities Council.
Learn about Bats
Immediately following the Leopold presentation, Dan Groebner of the Arizona Game and Fish Department will present a program on bat biology, complete with bat mist-netting. Everyone will get to see bats up close and personal!
S'mores
Weather and fire restrictions permitting we will end the evening with a campfire, S’mores and Dutch oven cobbler.
Both programs are free and appropriate for families. For more information please visit the White Mountain Wildlife and Nature Center website at www.wmnature.org, or phone us at 928-358-3069.
The Nature Center is located at 425 S. Woodland Road in Pinetop-Lakeside, between Big Springs Environmental Study Area and Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex.
Additional information on the Nature Center, its complete schedule of programs, and the online Nature Store are available at www.wmnature.org or call (928) 358-3069.
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