Arthur M. Pearson, author and naturalist, will speak at the Wild Ones’ January meeting.
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ROCKFORD — Arthur M. Pearson, author and naturalist, will speak at the Wild Ones’ January meeting.
Pearson will speak about Rockford native George B. Fell, the founder of Rockford’s Natural Land Institute and a leader in the preservation movement that spawned may groups including The Nature Conservancy, The Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, the Natural Areas Association and the Wild Ones.
He spent 15 years researching George Fell’s life and work for his award-winning biography, Force of Nature: George Fell, Founder of the Natural Areas Movement. This book won an Outstanding Achievement Award for Scholarly Publications from the Illinois State Historical Society. He will guide us through Fell’s journey and his many accomplishments to protect the natural lands we love.
Pearson is the former director of the Chicago Program for the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation where he oversaw the Foundation’s investments in land conservation. He has written about conservation issues for numerous publications. His book will be for sale the night of the presentation at a special price.
This program is free and open to the public. The meeting will be held at Rock Valley College in the lower level of the physical education center, on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. For more information, call 779-537-8939 or visit www.wildonesrrvc.org.
