National Park Leader to Join Conservation Talks in Grand Forks

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(North Dakota Monitor) – Public lands advocate Walt Dabney will participate in film screenings and discussions  in Grand Forks in October hosted by North Dakota conservation groups.

Dabney is a former park ranger who supports preserving the National Park System. His areas of expertise include park law enforcement, search and rescue, fire management and public land policy.

He will be in Grand Forks October 16th at the University of North Dakota’s Gorecki Alumni Center starting at 6:30 pm.

“These events are an opportunity for North Dakotans to connect with one of the nation’s foremost voices on the history and future of America’s public lands,” Shannon Straight, executive director of the Badlands Conservation Alliance, said.