Public lands are part of our national heritage, belonging to us and to future generations. Join the High Desert Museum's curator of natural history, Louise Shirley, and curator of Western history, Laura Ferguson, for a facilitated conversation about public lands and their management. Who benefits from the existence of public lands? Are national parks America’s “greatest idea,” as Wallace Stegner claimed? What value do public lands hold and what do we hope for their future? Read more.

This program is made possible in part by a Responsive Program Grant from Oregon Humanities.