May 8, 2024

Four Corners Climate Summit: Building community to grow climate adaptation in the Western Slope

More than 400 people attended the inaugural Summit, aimed at fostering awareness and unity around regional climate interests and building resilience to climate change.

“It was really magical,” added Tanner Besse, who graduated Cum Laude on Saturday with a B.A. in Environmental Conservation Management, a minor in Sociology and Human Services, and a Regenerative Food Certificate. “She put a lot of things that I was thinking into words. Her courageous conversation resonated with me; if we trust ourselves with the future, that's a powerful tool. Seeing someone so wise as Terry taking time with a bunch of 20-year-olds and showing how hopeful she is in us just fuels that part of me that wants to cause change and create change that helps more people.’

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A group of student and faculty members with Terry Tempest Williams.

Tribal Water Media Fellowship students and faculty with Terry Tempest Williams.

Terry Tempest Williams at a podium, speaking to a crowd of people.

Terry Tempest Williams speaking to the Climate Summit attendees. ( Fort Lewis College)

A presentation screen with many images of art, Allyza Lustig speaking to a crowd via Zoom.

Allyza Lustig presenting on the 5th National Annual Climate Assessment Art Gallery.

April 27, 2024

Inspired engagement and harsh realities at inaugural Four Corners Climate Summit

A broad range of speakers and artists presented at the event, hosted by Fort Lewis College

The impacts of a warming climate are not only severe in the Southwest, but unequal in their dispersion across communities. That was one of several key points made by authors of the Southwest region chapter in the Fifth National Climate Assessment at the Four Corners Climate Summit on Saturday.

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Reuben M. Schafir, Head Staff Writer

Durango Herald

Terry Tempest Williams at a podium, addressing a crowd of people.

“There is something deeper than hope: inspiring engagement, building community and having compassion for all life beyond our species,” author and conservationist Terry Tempest Williams said in her keynote address.

(Reuben M. Schafir/Durango Herald)

April 11, 2024

Well-known author to speak at Fort Lewis College environmental summit

College to host inaugural climate summit on April 27

Fort Lewis College will welcome renowned environmentalist and author Terry Tempest Williams later this month...

The event will include presentations by the authors of the Fifth National Climate Assessment, which documents the vulnerabilities, impacts and risks associated with climate change in the American Southwest.

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An aerial view of the Fort Lewis College clocktower

Fort Lewis campus.