Historian Douglas Brinkley to describe Roosevelt's role in creating Alaska's wildlife refuge system

Friday, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m.
Wendy Williamson Auditorium

Historian Douglas Brinkley, author of "The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America," will discuss Roosevelt's role in the creation of Alaska's Wildlife Refuge system 100 years ago on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium.

His most recent work, "The Great Deluge," received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. Six of Brinkley's works have been selected as The New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Brinkley is a professor at Rice University.

The event marks the celebration of the creation of Alaska's federal wildlife refuges 100 years ago.

Prior to the lecture, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host a reception for the opening of a photographic exhibit: "Wings Over Wild Lands: Alaska Maritime and Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuges."

The lecture is co-sponsored by UAA Student Activities, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call (907) 786-1219.