Landscape architect Steve Morgan will portray Aldo Leopold as the father of wildlife ecology and America's public lands and wilderness system at the Silver City Museum's Community ConversationSilver City -- The Silver City Museum and WILL (Western Institute for Lifelong Learning) will host a “Community Conversation with Aldo Leopold,” on Thursday, March 7, from noon to 1:00 pm at the Besse Forward Global Resource Center on the campus of Western New Mexico University. This event is free, and part of the ongoing WILL Lunch and Learn series.

Landscape architect Steve Morgan will portray Aldo Leopold as the father of wildlife ecology and our national wilderness system. Leopold was a forester, philosopher, educator and writer.  His book, A Sand County Almanac, is one of the most widely read on conservation. His words, written 100 years ago, are even more relevant today.

After this performance, Morgan will take questions from the audience, first in character as Aldo Leopold, then as an actor and Leopold expert, along with local historian Stephen Fox.  This presentation coincides with the celebration of 100 years of the Gila National Wilderness, which was designated within the Gila National Forest in 1924. The Gila National Forest is now 125 years old. It was established as the Gila River Forest Reserve in 1899.

This event is also available via Zoom, https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/8818268280 , and will be recorded and appear on Facebook, and on the museum's website at www.silvercitymuseum.org . For more information, please contact Sarah Zamora, community engagement manager, at (575) 597-0230, or communityengagement@silvercitymuseum.org .