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"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all"
--HELEN KELLER
WALKLING THE BIG WILD
Globe Corner Bookstore
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Karsten Heuer, author of "Walking the Big Wild: From Yellowstone to theYukon on the Grizzly Bear's Trail" will give a slide lecture on his 2,200 mile trek to see how the proposed Yellowstone to Yukon initiative (Y2Y) could be implemented.
Heuer walked, paddled and skied what he considered "the wildest and least developed route possible" to discover how established parks and other protected lands could be linked to insure wildlife corridors in the Rocky Mountains. Heuer faced inclement weather, raging rivers and the suspicions of hunters, ranchers and miners. He spoke in communities in the U.S. and Canada to present the goals of Y2Y and to listen to local concerns about proposals for protected lands. Descriptions of over-developed areas are mixed with those of grizzlies, caribou and other wildlife thriving in protected ones. Karsten Heuer has worked as a wildlife biologist and park warden in the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa, in Canada¹s Yukon Territory, and in Banff and Jasper National Parks. He is the recipient of the 2003 Wilburforce Foundation Conservation Leadership Award.
Karsten will speak at the First Parish Church, 3 Church St., Harvard Sq. (Wheelchair
Accessible) on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 6 p.m. A book signing follows the event. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are recommended. For further imfornation contact the Globe Corner Bookstore at 617 730-3900, x21 or e-mail them at events@gcb.com or visit their website at www.globecorner.com.