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Lecture given by Michael Frome. Introduction by Dr. Terry R. Armstrong, Executive Assistant to the President, University of Idaho. The lecture looks at the concept of wilderness preservation and the viability of it in the 1980's socio-political context. Frome opens with a commentary on Secretary of the Interior, James G. Watt's view of wilderness. He rebuttals the Secretary's extreme views of Democrats and environmentalists with the idea that conservation is the American mindset. The lecture then emphasizes the need to preserve wilderness, 'for its own sake, not for its utility'. This is again emphasized through the metaphor of an interpreter of art; humans cannot create a landscape, only enjoy it and create homages to nature,quoting and citing many authors and artists. The article then expresses Frome's strong belief in the 'reverence of life' that all lives (including those of plants and animals) are important and that 'we are responsible to the future and for the present. The lecture then details victories of conservation in Idaho, including the River of No Return Wilderness. The lecture concludes with the speaker's dedication to the idea of democracy as a tool for the people to gain power and responsibility of conserving wilderness. Bibliography is included and the last page is an announcement by Dr. Edwin E. Krumpe, Director of the Wilderness Research Center, University of Idaho, of the Michael Frome Scholarship for Excellence in Conservation Writing. The title page of this copy of the lecture is signed by the speaker, Michael Frome.

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Battle for the Wilderness: Our Forever Conflict?
Creator:
Michael Frome
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1982-12-01
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Lecture given by Michael Frome. Introduction by Dr. Terry R. Armstrong, Executive Assistant to the President, University of Idaho. The lecture looks at the concept of wilderness preservation and the viability of it in the 1980's socio-political context. Frome opens with a commentary on Secretary of the Interior, James G. Watt's view of wilderness. He rebuttals the Secretary's extreme views of Democrats and environmentalists with the idea that conservation is the American mindset. The lecture then emphasizes the need to preserve wilderness, 'for its own sake, not for its utility'. This is again emphasized through the metaphor of an interpreter of art; humans cannot create a landscape, only enjoy it and create homages to nature,quoting and citing many authors and artists. The article then expresses Frome's strong belief in the 'reverence of life' that all lives (including those of plants and animals) are important and that 'we are responsible to the future and for the present. The lecture then details victories of conservation in Idaho, including the River of No Return Wilderness. The lecture concludes with the speaker's dedication to the idea of democracy as a tool for the people to gain power and responsibility of conserving wilderness. Bibliography is included and the last page is an announcement by Dr. Edwin E. Krumpe, Director of the Wilderness Research Center, University of Idaho, of the Michael Frome Scholarship for Excellence in Conservation Writing. The title page of this copy of the lecture is signed by the speaker, Michael Frome.
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lectures scholarships wilderness areas land management wilderness
Location:
Univeristy of Idaho Moscow, Idaho
Latitude:
46.7293
Longitude:
-117.0125
Publisher:
University of Idaho Wilderness Research Center
Source:
University of Idaho Wilderness Research Center
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wrdl06
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