Beers & banter: a watershed moment

with guest authors Hilary Flint, Robert Frodeman, Carlin Girard, and Luther Propst | moderated by Jenny Fitzgerald

Join us from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, for Beers & Banter: A Watershed Moment, an evening featuring guest authors from the recently published anthology A Watershed Moment: The American West in the Age of Limits. Guest panelists, who all authored a chapter in the book, include Hilary Flint, Robert Frodeman, Carlin Girard, and Luther Propst. Jenny Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, will moderate the discussion.

Beers & Banter panelists will focus on the local challenges and opportunities faced in Jackson Hole and surrounding regions, and how those have changed over the last 100 years.

Doors will open for Beers & Banter at 5:30 p.m. and the program runs from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Jackson Hole History Museum, 175 East Broadway Ave. The event is free and open to the public, and beverages will be available for a donation. Copies of A Watershed Moment will be available for purchase in the Museum Store.

Hilary Flint

Hilary Flint is a senior research scientist at the University of Wyoming. Hilary is trained as a behavioral scientist and studies how people manage and value the environment – particularly the public benefits, like biodiversity conservation and risk mitigation, supplied by private lands. She has worked with federal agencies, local governments, and nonprofits to inform and evaluate environmental programs and policies. Flint co-authored a chapter in the book on private land conservation efforts. 

Robert Frodeman

Robert Frodeman writes on environmental philosophy and public policy, the theory and practice of interdisciplinarity, and the future of the university. Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity at the University of North Texas, he has also held academic positions at the University of Colorado and the Colorado School of Mines. Frodeman co-edited A Watershed Moment and wrote a chapter on how the American West is entering an era of limits. 

carlin girard

Carlin Girard is a longtime resident of Jackson, Wyoming, working with fish, wildlife, and natural resources for the last 20 years. He believes in the power of teams to solve complex problems and puts that passion towards preserving the area’s outstanding resources as the Executive Director of Teton Conservation District. Girad authored a chapter on the Snake River.

Luther Propst

Luther Propst serves as a county commissioner for Teton County, Wyoming. A land use lawyer and planner by training and background, Propst founded the Sonoran Institute in 1991 and served as its executive director until 2012. Propst has worked extensively throughout Western North America, helping communities manage growth and change to protect local values. Propst served as a co-editor for the book and wrote a chapter on Jackson Hole.

We look forward to seeing you at Beers & Banter!