Walt Dabney (Photo courtesy of Badlands Conservation Alliance)
DICKINSON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Public lands advocate Walt Dabney will participate in three film screenings and discussions across North Dakota in October hosted by North Dakota conservation groups.
Dabney is a former park ranger who supports preserving the National Park System. His areas of expertise include park law enforcement, search and rescue, fire management and public land policy.
“These events are an opportunity for North Dakotans to connect with one of the nation’s foremost voices on the history and future of America’s public lands,” Shannon Straight, executive director of the Badlands Conservation Alliance, said in a news release announcing the tour.
The dates and locations are:
- Oct. 14 at Dickinson State University’s Beck Auditorium
- Oct. 15 at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck
- Oct. 16 at the University of North Dakota’s Gorecki Alumni Center in Grand Forks
Each film will start at 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by a question-and-answer segment with Dabney. Discussions will be moderated by local conservation leaders.
Dabney worked in parks including Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Yosemite, Everglades and Mount Rainier, eventually serving as superintendent and chief ranger of the National Park Service.
In the news release announcing the tour, he said he’s an admirer of President Theodore Roosevelt, who established the country’s National Park System.
“Much of the land we enjoy today — and that many depend on for their livelihoods — would not exist without Roosevelt’s actions before he left office in 1909,” Dabney said in a statement.
The tour is a joint effort by the Badlands Conservation Alliance, North Dakota Wildlife Federation, North Dakota Natural Resources Trust, North Dakota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, North Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society, North Dakota Sierra Club and the Dakota Resource Council.
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