UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Kristine McDivitt Tompkins: Rewilding on a Continental Scale, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 at UCSB Campbell Hall.
McDivitt is co-founder of Tompkins Conservation and former CEO of Patagonia. For three decades, she has preserved wild beauty and biodiversity by creating national parks, restoring wildlife, inspiring activism and fostering economic vitality as a result of conservation.
Tompkins has protected nearly 15 million acres of parklands in Chile and Argentina, has created or expanded 15 national parks, including two marine parks, and is working to restore dozens of endangered or extinct species including the jaguar and the red-and-green macaw.
The recipient of numerous honors, Tompkins was the first conservationist to be awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.
Tickets are $25 general public; free for all students with current student ID required.
For tickets or more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures, 805-893-3535 or buy online at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.