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from the issue of March 6, 2008
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Babbitt to replace Reilly for April 22 Thompson Forum lecture
UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
Organizers have announced a change in the 2007-08 E.N. Thompson Forum series.
Bruce Babbitt, secretary of the interior from 1993 to 2001, will replace William K. Reilly. Babbitt will give the lecture, "Nebraska's Water Future: Feast or Famine?" at 7 p.m. April 22 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Forum coordinator Marcia White also said organizers were unable to reschedule a lecture by sustainable development advocate Sunita Narain, which was postponed due to illness last fall.
Babbitt was governor of Arizona from 1978-1987 and attorney general of Arizona from 1975-1978. As governor, he brought environmental and resource management to the forefront in the state. He negotiated and steered to passage the Arizona Groundwater Management Act of 1980, which remains the most comprehensive water regulatory system in the nation. He was also responsible for creation of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
Appointed secretary of the interior by President Clinton, Babbitt led the creation of the forest plan in the Pacific Northwest, restoration of the Florida Everglades, passage of the California Desert Protection Act, and legislation for the National Wildlife Refuge system. As a certified fire fighter, he brought his front line experience to creating a new federal wild land fire policy that emphasized the role of fire in maintenance and restoration of natural ecosystems. He pioneered the use of habitat conservation plans under the Endangered Species Act and worked with Clinton to create 22 new national monuments. He is the author of "Cities in the Wilderness," recently issued by Island Press, in which he lays out a new vision of land use in America. He currently serves as a director of the World Wildlife Fund.
For more information, go to http://enthompson.unl.edu.
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