North Cascades Conservation Council's Jim Davis and Phil Zalesky to speak at WWU Oct. 29

North Cascade Conservation Council members Jim Davis and Phil Zalesky will discuss the American Alps Legacy Project at 3 p.m. today, Oct. 29, in Communication Facility Room 105 on Western Washington University’s campus.

The talk is free and open to the public.

The American Alps Legacy Project is an initiative by The North Cascades Conservation Council, The Mountaineers, and other partners to complete the conservation vision for the North Cascades National Park, evaluating adjacent lands to determine whether they should be included in the park. The talk is part of WWU Huxley College of Environment Speaker Series and will include a question-and-answer period.

Davis is currently the executive director of the North Cascades Conservation Council. During the past 18 years, Davis has developed and managed several not-for-profit community organizations to address conservation and public health issues including wilderness, water quality, endangered species, and environmental tobacco smoke.

Zalesky founded the North Cascades Conservation Council in 1957, served as the president in 1958, and has served as the executive secretary since 1962. He is a current board member for the American Alps Legacy Project. He was also the founder of the Snohomish County Land Trust and has served on the boards for the Olympic Park Association and The Mountaineers. Zalesky taught secondary education in the Everett School District from 1952 to 1984.

The speaker series is held by WWU Huxley College of the Environment to bring together the environmental studies/science community and other interested members of the WWU and Bellingham communities. Speakers address topics of contemporary environmental concern in the region and the world. For more information on the talk, contact Patrick Buckley at (360) 650-4773 or patrick.buckley@wwu.edu.