Wild Places, for Today & Forever

Huron Tract Land Trust Conservancy and Thames Talbot Land trust are partnering to present

Wild Places, for Today & Forever

Join us for this free and inspiring event highlighting the work of local land trusts.

• Learn how land trusts restore and preserve natural areas

• Discover local outdoor recreation opportunities

• Find out about grants to support restoration on your property

Admission is FREE - donations are encouraged to support the work of land trusts conserving natural spaces in our communities.

Register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/wild-places-for-today-and-forever

Doors open at 1:00pm; Event runs through 4:00pm

Keynote Speaker: Adam Shoalts

Declared one of the “greatest living explorers” by Canadian Geographic, and named “Canada’s Indiana Jones” by the Toronto Star, Adam Shoalts is a professional adventurer and one of Canada’s bestselling authors.

His career has included mapping remote rivers, leading expeditions for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Mountain Equipment Co-op,  tracking endangered species, archaeological digs, and completing a nearly 4,000 km solo journey across Canada’s Arctic. On his expeditions he sometimes goes months without seeing another person. In 2022, he set off by canoe from his doorstep to the Arctic.

Shoalts grew up with a forest surrounding his childhood home, where his father, a woodworker, taught him about trees. Together, they built birch bark canoes and anything else that could be crafted from the forest.

Shoalts has written about edible mushrooms, deforestation, and watershed pollution in northern Canada. His writing career began with his “Reflections of a Naturalist” column on wild animals and conservation, which later led to his #1 national bestselling books, including Beyond the Trees and Where the Falcon Flies, the award-winning story of his adventures.