The Land We Share Summit Rundown
The S u mmi t b r o u gh t mo r e t han 175 P u blic Land s ad v oca t e s t o We st min st e r Uni v e rs i ty fo r a da y t ha t w a s p a rt lea r ning , p a rt st o ryt elling , and all hea rt. F r om T r ibal leade rs and r anche rs t o s cien t i sts and o ut doo r en t h us ia sts , p eo p le s ho w ed up r ead y t o b r idge di v ide s and s ha p e t he f utur e t oge t he r. The da y b uzz ed w i t h ene r g y in b r eako ut r oom s and g r o up con v e rs a t ion s o v e r l u nch .
Photos by Ken Kraus
The g r and finale w a s Tomm y Cald w ell ’ s ke y no t e . E qu al p a rts hila r io us and hea rt fel t , Tomm y s ha r ed st o r ie s f r om s caling El Ca p , hi s st ee p lea r ning c urv e lobb y ing in D . C . , and end ur ing e p ic su ffe r fe sts in t he name of con s e rv a t ion . The s ec r e t s a u ce of hi s na rr a t i v e str a t eg y ? N u ance and a spr inkling of ad v ocac y a r e t he mo st p o w e r f u l w a ys t o mo v e p eo p le t o ac t ion . A tt endee s added t hei r o w n ma r k t o a comm u ni ty a rt in st alla t ion b y Li zz ie Wenge r , filling t he fo y e r w i t h a pu blic - p o w e r ed p ain t - b y - n u mbe r. O v e r all , t hi s e v en t w a s a b r igh t sp a r k in U t ah ’ s g r o w ing mo v emen t t o pr o t ec t t he p lace s t ha t make us w ho w e a r e .
Photo by Jon Vickers
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