Click Here for Information on our Celebration with the U.S. Forest Service in Ely, MN.
Thursday, September 19th
Symposium @ Minnesota North College – Vermillion Campus
1900 E. Camp Street,
Ely, MN 55723
Program Length: 8:00 am–3:30 pm
Free Admission
Invited Speakers Include:
Buddy Huffaker – Executive Director, Aldo Leopold Foundation
Freja Alioth, Executive Director, Listening Point Foundation
Thomas Howes – Natural Resources Program Manager, Fond du Lac Nation
Tadd Johnson – Regent, UMN, Professor Emeritus of Department of Indian Studies, Advisor to Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Tom Hall – Forest Supervisor, Superior National Forest, US Forest Service
Lane Johnson – Research Forester, UMN Cloquet Forestry Center
Brian Sturtevant – Research Ecologist, US Forest Service
Friday, September 20th
Ely's Historic State Theater
238 E. Sheridan Street
Ely, MN 55731
Program Length: Noon–4:00 pm. Doors Open at 11:00 am.
$10 Admission (Online or Walk-Up Tickets Available)
"Evolving Land Ethics: Advancing Conservation Through Film, Words, and Community"
Screening and Discussion of "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time" – Runtime 56 minutes
This includes screenings of Ely Film Festival short films, filmmakers in attendance, refreshments, and more!
Drum ceremony featuring artists from Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe.
Scan the QR code for more information and links:
Contact mail@aldoleopold.org or 608-355-0279 with questions.
Collaborating Organizations:
Ely's Historic State Theater
Tofte Lake Center
Waawaate Programs
Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness
Boundary Waters Connect
Piragis Northwoods Company
Minnesota North College: Vermillion Campus
The Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters
Listening Point Foundation
The Izaak Walton League
Follow along on social media: @superiornf @aldoleopoldfoundation
The Aldo Leopold Foundation was founded in 1982 with a mission to foster the land ethic through the legacy of Aldo Leopold, awakening an ecological conscience in people throughout the world.
