Distinguished Lecture

On September 26th, the Getches-Wilkinson Center and American Indian Law Program presented the 2024 Ruth Wright Distinguished Lecture in Natural Resources. This year’s speaker was Bob Anderson, the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. In

Mobilizing the Global Community on Climate Change: An Indigenous Leadership PerspectiveFawn R. Sharp QuinaultPresident, National Congress of American IndiansThursday, October 13, 2022 6:00 p.m. Wolf Law Building, Wittemyer

2021 Ruth Wright Distinguished Lecture in Natural Resources: Are We Saved? Tempering Our Expectations for Natural Resources Management Under the Biden AdministrationMarcilynn A. Burke Dean and Dave Frohnmayer Chair in Leadership and Law University

Public Land Policy after the Trump Administration: Is This a Turning Point?Thursday, February 27, 2020Professor John Leshy University of California-Hastings College of LawSince the Civil War, a strong, bipartisan consensus has developed in support

Cost-Nothing Analysis: Environmental Economics in the Age of TrumpProfessor Lisa Heinzerling, Georgetown Law[video:https://youtu.be/17HPDMO8IOw]The annual Distinguished Lecture Series is a cooperative venture between the Getches-Wilkinson Center (

GWC Distinguished Lecture – 2017Atmospheric Trust Litigation: Securing a Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate SystemProfessor Mary Wood, Philip H. Knight Professor, Faculty Director, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, University of

GWC Distinguished Lecture – 2016In Love with the Wild: Thoughts About Public Lands in the 1st CenturyBill Hedden, Executive Director, Grand Canyon TrustBill Hedden provided a report from the field, a description from an activist and stakeholder of

Are Colorado Public Lands Becoming a Sacrifice Zone for Oil and Gas?Bruce Babbitt is a lifelong environmentalist and outdoorsman. Babbitt served as Arizona Governor from 1976-1987, successfully securing several wilderness designations. As Secretary