POST's 14th Annual Wallace Stegner Lecture Series Designed to Educate and Inspire
February 2, 2007
The Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) opens its 14th Annual Wallace Stegner Lecture Series with photographer Frans Lanting, hailed as one of the great nature photographers of our time. The director of photography for National Geographic writes, "As a chronicler of natural history today, Frans Lanting is a singular extraordinary talent. He has the mind of a scientist, the heart of a hunter, and the eyes of a poet." Lanting's current project, "Life: A Journey Through Time," presents images and stories of planet Earth's amazing biodiversity, from prehistoric trilobites and delicate jellies to spiny octopus trees and giant tortoises.
Frans Lanting's lecture will be held at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts on February 15 at 8:00 p.m., and will be followed by a question-and-answer session and book-signing reception.
Lanting's lecture is the first in a four-part series presented by POST in honor of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and conservationist Wallace Stegner. The series is dedicated to exploring important issues involving land, nature and conservation. The series features writers, artists and thinkers who help shape current ideas about our natural environment.
The 14th Annual Wallace Stegner Lecture Series also includes Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, on March 22, and Tim Cahill, travel adventure writer and Outside magazine founding editor, on May 24. Bay Area organic chef and restaurateur Jesse Cool will be a special lecture for Stegner Circle and Patron subscribers on April 24.
For fourteen consecutive years Ambassador Bill and Mrs. Jean Lane have sponsored the lecture series. POST thanks Bill and Jean for their dedication and support. This year's generous sponsors also include The Mercury News, Mark and Wynne Dubovoy, Chris and Carol Espinosa, Sand Hill Advisors and Hewlett-Packard Company.
For more information on the Wallace Stegner Lecture Series or to purchase a subscription, please contact POST at (650) 854-7696. Single tickets for Frans Lanting, Richard Louv and Tim Cahill are $22 and can be ordered through the box office at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at (650) 903-6000.