Dr. Chris Weaver is the Managing Director of the World Wildlife Fund Program in Namibia. He has a range management background and has spent nearly 25 years working on wildlife, agriculture, and development projects in southern Africa. His lecture will focus on development of community conservancies as well as the history and evolution of private land conservancies and private nature reserves, their impact on the rural economy in Namibia, and possible applications to the Great Plains. LECTURE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. A pre-lecture reception will begin at 3:00 pm and there will be a Q&A session following the lecture. Lecture begins at 3:30 pm.

Additional Public Info: For more info please contact Jill L. Francke @ jill@grasslandfoundation.org