BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:100@walden.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T200000 DTSTAMP:20241031T140847Z URL:https://www.walden.org/events/each-town-should-have-a-park-100-new-nat ional-parks-for-america-with-michael-kellett/ SUMMARY:Each Town Should Have a Park: 100 New National Parks for America wi th Michael Kellett DESCRIPTION:Join The Walden Woods Project and RESTORE: The North Woods for a presentation from Michael Kellett about the campaign for new national pa rks\, why it is important\, and how we can build grassroots support to mak e this vision a reality.\n\nAbout the presentation:\n\nHenry David Thoreau had the far-sighted vision to declare\, “Each town should have a park. ” Yet\, the people in most American towns still do not have ready access to a large public park. Potential future parks are being lost to resource exploitation and development. The New National Parks campaign has propose d 100 new national parks — at least one in each state. As the nation app roaches its 250th celebration in 2026\, this bold vision would celebrate o ur natural heritage and bring the benefits of nature and the beloved tradi tion of national parks closer to millions of people. This would relieve pr essure on existing parks\, help fight climate change\, and avoid biodivers ity loss. We need to create more parks\, before it is too late.\n\nAbout M ichael Kellett:\n\nMichael Kellett is executive director of RESTORE: The N orth Woods\, a New England-based nonprofit organization he co-founded in 1 992. He has 40 years of experience in the land conservation movement\, inc luding developing the proposal for a 3.2 million-acre Maine Woods National Park\, which led to President Obama’s 2016 designation of Katahdin Wood s and Waters National Monument. He has visited more than 250 national park areas across the country.\n\nWhen: December 4\, 7:00-8:00 pm EST.\n\nWher e: ZOOM\n\nRegistration required. \n\nCo-sponsored by RESTORE: The North Woods.\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n CATEGORIES:Lectures,Special Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR