Celebrating 50 Years of Colorado Wilderness

Celebrating 50 Years of Colorado Wilderness

Join WCC and conservation allies for an evening with renowned Colorado nature photographer John Fielder as he shares his collection of 300 wilderness photographs in celebration of the Wilderness Act of 1964!

The presentation, entitled “A Celebration of 50 Years of Wilderness,” spans decades of his work, is accompanied by music and stories to guide the audience through the show, and will be followed by book sales and signings with the artist.Colorado Wilderness 50 poster sm

Fielder will be touring the Western Slope with this one of a kind multimeida extravaganza and is coming to a town near you! Hope you can join us at one of the following events:

November 10th-29th: Colorado Wilderness at 50 John Fielder Photo Exhibit at the Mesa County Central Library in Grand Junction. Free and open to the public!

November 19th: Colorado Wilderness slideshow & presentation with John Fielder in Grand Junction @ Colorado Mesa University, 7pm, $5. VIP event @ Kannah Creek Brewing, 5pm, $35. Tickets and info here!

November 20th: Colorado Wilderness slideshow & presentation with John Fielder in Montrose @ Montrose Pavilion, 7pm, $5. VIP event @ the Pavilion, 5pm, $35. More info here!

November 21st: Colorado Wilderness slideshow & presentation with John Fielder in Paonia @ the Paradise Theatre, 7pm, $5. Tickets and info here!

Signed copies of all of Fielder’s Colorado books and calendars will be available for sale before and after the presentation, including a new edition of his best-selling Mountain Ranges of Colorado and a special Colorado Wilderness 50 poster. All proceeds return to conservation partners.

For more information, contact Emily at 970-256-7650, emily@westerncoloradoalliance.org

Weminuche (Durango)

Fielder Photograph of the Weminuche Wilderness, one of the 300 photos that will be featured.

 

About the author

Emily stepped up as our staff director in 2017, but originally joined our team as a community organizer in 2013. Born and raised on the Western Slope, Emily graduated from Colorado State University and then had the privilege of learning from and working alongside organizers in Central and South America as well as Appalachian coal country. They returned to their home state to protect the land they love and work with fellow Coloradans for a healthy, just and self-reliant future for our rural communities. Emily enjoys organizing, exploring the Colorado Plateau, country music and punk concerts with equal passion.

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