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Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 9:15
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Subject: Sierra Club Annual Dinner
Keynote Speaker change
For unforeseen reasons the original keynote speaker for the
Sierra Club Annual Dinner cancelled. Sometimes good things result from what
appears an unfortunate situation. Our new speaker is Laura Jackson,
Conservation Biologist at the University of Northern Iowa. She has just come
out with a new book which she edited with her mother, Dana
Jackson. Dana, is the Associate Director of the Land Stewardship Project in
Minnesota. Their book is titled: The Farm as Natural Habitat: Reconnecting
Food Systems with Ecosystems.
To find out more about the book you
can go to:
www.landstewardshipproject.org/programs-agroecobook.html
Laura is
bursting with insights concerning the way we grow food and how that has
repercussions on nature, the environment, and on us. Her studies have
led her to solutions that are surprisingly simple and effective. Laura is a
breath of fresh air and you won't want to miss this opportunity to hear her
speak.
If you haven't yet purchased a ticket, contact Jack Eastman at
[log in to unmask] or 641.469.5760