Listening Point Advisory Board
Special People |
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Dr. Anne LaBastille |
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Dr. Anne LaBastille, international wilderness ecologist, author/photographer, publisher (West of the Wind Publications Inc.), met Sig years ago when she was writing an article for the National Geographic on Voyageurs National Park. She was so impressed and gave Sig her picture, and, apparently, so was Sig. Years later, after his death, visiting the old home and writing shack, she was thrilled to find her picture pinned to the wall above his desk, the only woman so honored among the whole collection of pictures of his old friends. Anne's work and interests have led her far afield, from Alaska to Scotland and England, to Europe and India, to Central America, the Caribbean, and the Amazon. In addition to working as a writer/photographer for the National Geographic, Anne has been scientific advisor to many organizations, a university lecturer, and, not the least, a registered Adirondack guide and certified scuba diver. For 17 years she was a Commissioner of the Adirondack Park Agency of New York State. Anne's many honors include Conservationist of the Year Gold Medal from the World Wildlife Fund, the Gold Medal of the Society of Women Geographers, the Roger Tory Peterson Award, and several honorary PhDs to add to the PhD she earned at Cornell. Anne has published nine books and 160 popular and scientific articles. She is particularly well known for her three "Woodswoman" books, for Assignment Wildlife, and, this year, for Jaguar Totem, an account of her work in Central America, the Amazon, and Caribbean. When not traveling, Anne lives in what she calls her "little log cabin" she built herself in the Adirondack Mountains. |
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The Listening Point Advisory Board has a special function in the Listening Point Foundation scheme of things. It has no structure and no meetings. Yet, it constitutes the head and heart of the Listening Point mission. Advisors are special people who bring to the Foundation special attributes, resources, and talents. They include writers and photographers, thinkers and doers, fund raisers and foresters, architects and designers, and people who have geographical, generational and educational assets to bring to the Foundation. Members of the Advisory Board are also persons who have a special interest in the Listening Point Foundation and the philosophy and works of Sigurd Olson, and who are willing and able to take an active role in support of the Foundation and its educational program. The function and duties of Advisory Board members are clear. They collectively represent the Listening Point Foundation to the rest of the world and vice versa. Every member considers him/herself to be the voice and interpreter of the Listening Point idea and the Foundation in his/her own sphere and area. The principal duties of the Advisory Board members, therefore, are to publicize Listening Point and the Foundation, Sigurd Olson, his books, his philosophy and the wilderness idea generally, and to work to provide material as well as social and intellectual support for the Foundation. This page will continue to feature profiles of these distinguished people. |
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