GREAT event coming up May 14th!

A New Era in Conservation: How We Can Protect Our Landscapes, Restore Ecosystems, and Revitalize Rural Communities in the 21st Century with Lesli Allison, CEO of the Western Landowners Alliance.

Tuesday, May 14, 6:30pm

Encore Gallery at the Taos Center for the Arts

Suggested Donation of $5-$10

Join Lesli for a thought-provoking talk on the future of conservation in the 21st century. Explore how we can revitalize rural communities while protecting and restoring our western ecosystems.

Please reserve you seat HERE

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Lesli, a founding member and chief executive of the Western Landowners Alliance, and founding member of the Chama Peak Land Alliance, is among the most interesting and thoughtful voices in the conservation movement in the western United States today. For the past three decades, Lesli has worked extensively with private landowners and multiple stakeholders to advance conservation, sustain working lands and support rural communities. Prior to Western Landowners Alliance, Lesli managed a large ranch in the southern San Juan Mountains of Colorado. During her 16-year tenure, she implemented progressive conservation management through award-winning programs in restoration forestry, prescribed fire, grazing, stream restoration, hunting and wildlife management, and scientific research and monitoring. Lesli holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.A. from St. John's College, Santa Fe. She was born and raised in Pecos, N.M.

This event is hosted by the Taos Center for the Arts and the De La Tierra a La Cosecha Coalition, which includes Taos Valley Acequia Association Taos Land Trust Alianza Agri-Cultura de Taos, and Taos County Economic Development Corporation (TCEDC) All donations will be split between these five organizations to support more great community programming.