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Lecture given by Ian Player DSM. Opening remarks by Dr. Edwin E. Krumpe associate professor at the Univeristy of Idaho, Department of Wildland Recreation Management, and Director of the Wilderness Research Center. Introduction by John C. Hendee, Dean of the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences at the University of Idaho. The lecture opens with thanks and greetings, and an anecdote about how gatherings are best held in the outdoors, which inspire dignity. The lecture is a testimony to Player's own experience with wilderness and how it has impacted his life. The lecture opens with the context of his country, South Africa, which is complicated. It continues with the speaker's perspective of World War II from the front lines in Italy. After the war Player canoed a 110 miles stretch of the African wilderness, his first experience in the wild. The lecture then details Player's experience on the Natal Parks Board and protecting wildlife from poachers. The lecture gives an example of humans being an important predator in the ecosystem. Poetry is touched on as an important tool to communicate the value of conservation. The lecture transitions into the story of Player's involvement in the protection of the endangered White Rhino and antelope. Once again Player speaks of how taking people on treks into the wilderness in small groups changes their perspectives. The lecture details the wisdom of a South African native Magqubu Ntombela who knew much and taught Player a lot about the land and it's wildlife. The story of how those wilderness treks turned into The Wilderness Leadership School, often a spiritual experience for those who participated. The gatherings at the end of these treks then turned into The World Wilderness Congress, where people from many countries gathered to inspire conservation. The lecture concludes with an illustration of hope, and an exhortation to build the future on hope. The lecture concludes with thanks and a benediction.

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Using Wilderness Experiences to Enhance Human Potential and Understanding
Creator:
Ian Player
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1988-04-21
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Lecture given by Ian Player DSM. Opening remarks by Dr. Edwin E. Krumpe associate professor at the Univeristy of Idaho, Department of Wildland Recreation Management, and Director of the Wilderness Research Center. Introduction by John C. Hendee, Dean of the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences at the University of Idaho. The lecture opens with thanks and greetings, and an anecdote about how gatherings are best held in the outdoors, which inspire dignity. The lecture is a testimony to Player's own experience with wilderness and how it has impacted his life. The lecture opens with the context of his country, South Africa, which is complicated. It continues with the speaker's perspective of World War II from the front lines in Italy. After the war Player canoed a 110 miles stretch of the African wilderness, his first experience in the wild. The lecture then details Player's experience on the Natal Parks Board and protecting wildlife from poachers. The lecture gives an example of humans being an important predator in the ecosystem. Poetry is touched on as an important tool to communicate the value of conservation. The lecture transitions into the story of Player's involvement in the protection of the endangered White Rhino and antelope. Once again Player speaks of how taking people on treks into the wilderness in small groups changes their perspectives. The lecture details the wisdom of a South African native Magqubu Ntombela who knew much and taught Player a lot about the land and it's wildlife. The story of how those wilderness treks turned into The Wilderness Leadership School, often a spiritual experience for those who participated. The gatherings at the end of these treks then turned into The World Wilderness Congress, where people from many countries gathered to inspire conservation. The lecture concludes with an illustration of hope, and an exhortation to build the future on hope. The lecture concludes with thanks and a benediction.
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lectures South African indigenous people poetry wilderness areas wilderness international relations wars world wars
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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wrdl09
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text
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application/pdf

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