On Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 7:00 pm Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward will present his new book Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania. The talk will be preceded by the film Penn’s Woods: Cradle of Conservation at 6:00 pm. This film and public lecture will be held in the Byrd Auditorium at the National Conservation Training Center, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.
In this sweeping yet succinct account, Allen Dieterich-Ward brings to life Pennsylvania’s environmental history—from the birth of the conservation movement in the nineteenth century to the impacts of changes are currently experiencing. This groundbreaking book is a crucial resource for anyone seeking to understand the people, places, and policies that have shaped—and continue to shape—life in the Keystone State and beyond.
Allen Dieterich-Ward is Professor of History and Director of The Graduate School at Shippensburg University. He is the author of Beyond Rust: Metropolitan Pittsburgh and the Fate of Industrial America, which won the Arline Custer Memorial Award for Best Book in Mid-Atlantic History.
These talks are a part of the NCTC Conservation Lecture Series, which is co-sponsored by The Friends of the NCTC.
No tickets or reservations are required. All are welcome!
For more information, please contact Mark Madison (304-876-7276, mark_madison@fws.gov.
This presentation will be recorded and available for online viewing on January 23, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET from the NCTC Studio using the USFWS YouTube Channel.