Conservation Pioneer Kent Wommack to Present Carleton Convocation

Kent Wommack of The Nature Conservancy will present Carleton’s weekly convocation address on Friday, February 27 at 10:50 a.m. in the College’s Skinner Memorial Chapel. Entitled “Conservation as if Nature and People Both Mattered,” Wommack’s presentation is free and open to the public.

Wommack has worked for The Nature Conservancy since 1982, and is often credited with color:#003499">changing the scale of conservation projects in this country by leading some of the Conservancy's largest, most complex and innovative projects. The world's leading conservation organization, the Conservancy works around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. Since its founding in 1951, they have protected more than 117 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide, and they operate more than 100 marine conservation projects globally. Working in all 50 states and more than 30 countries, they protect habitats from grasslands to coral reefs and address threats to conservation involving climate change, fire, fresh water, forests, invasive species, and marine ecosystems. The success of the Conservancy is due to their science-based approach, aided by their more than 700 staff scientists. They pursue non-confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation challenges, partnering with indigenous communities, businesses, governments, multilateral institutions, and other non-profits.

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An Ohio native, Wommack attended Colby College in Maine (BA, Political Science) and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (Masters of Forest Science). Wommack’s work with The Nature Conservancy has resulted in raising over $100 million in philanthropic gifts. 

Wommack’s appearance is sponsored by the Carleton College department of college relations. For more information, including disability accommodations, call (507) 222-4308.