Environmental History of the High Rockies
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In this Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ on the Weekend lecture, Thomas Andrews will explore the deep history of human-environment interactions in the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ River headwaters region of Rocky Mountain National Park from the end of the last ice age through the present day. By examining the successive stories ofÌýindigenousÌýpeoples, American miners and homesteaders, and federal land managers, we will trace the far-reaching social, economic and ecological forces that have molded the present of theÌýKawuneecheÌýValley…and its imperiled future, too.Ìý
Location:ÌýJennieÌýSmolyÌýCaruthers Biotechnology Building, Butcher Auditorium, 3415 Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Ave.Ìý
Seating:ÌýLimited to the first 200 people.Ìý
Doors:ÌýOpen at 12:30 p.m.Ìý
Cost:ÌýFreeÌý
Advanced registration is not required or accepted.Ìý
Thomas Andrews is a Faculty Affiliate of the Center of the American West. For information on Professor Andrews by visiting,ÌýThomas Andrews.Ìý