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Babbitt lecture is April 22

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Bruce Babbitt, secretary of the interior from 1993 to 2001, will deliver the lecture "Nebraska's Water Future: Feast or Famine?" at the next E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. Babbitt will speak at 7 p.m. April 22 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

Babbitt served as governor (1978-87) and attorney general (1975-78) of Arizona. 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 firefighter, 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 is a director of the World Wildlife Fund.

Babbitt is replacing the previously scheduled lecturer, William K. Reilly.

Thompson Forum lectures are free and open to the public. Free tickets are required for all lectures.

Tickets are available at the Lied Center ticket office, 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231, or the Nebraska Union or Westfield Gateway.

The forum will be broadcast live on the UNL Web site (www.unl.edu), Lincoln cable Channel 21, UNL campus TV Channel 8, NEBSAT 105 and KRNU radio station (90.3 FM).

For more information, go to http://enthompson.unl.edu.



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