Conservation, Change & Controversy
Thursday, dec 4, 6p | doors open 5:30p | free
History Jackson Hole and the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance invite the community to an evening with Dr. Robert Keiter, one of the nation’s leading public land scholars and an authority on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
The event, “Conservation, Change, & Controversy: A Talk with Dr. Robert Keiter,” will explore the evolution of conservation in the Greater Yellowstone region—its historic roots, current challenges, and future pathways for responsible planning amid rapid growth and development.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at the Jackson Hole History Museum. Light refreshments will be served before the program begins at 6 p.m., followed by a discussion and Q&A moderated by Jenny Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance.
The evening will conclude with a book signing of Dr. Keiter’s newest publication, Conserving Nature in Greater Yellowstone: Controversy and Change in an Iconic Ecosystem, which will be available for purchase at the event and beforehand in the Museum Store.
About Dr. Robert Keiter
Dr. Keiter is the Wallace Stegner Professor of Law, University Distinguished Professor, and founding Director of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environment at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law.
His scholarship spans public lands, environmental law, and the ecological and legal dynamics shaping the American West. His latest work traces how Yellowstone’s conservation legacy continues to influence debates across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), from wildlife migration corridors to sustainable community development.
This program is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance and History Jackson Hole, aimed at bringing regional conservation issues to the public through dialogue and shared learning.