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Come to Ames Public Library for a book release and panel discussion featuring We Can Do Better: Collected Writings on Land, Conservation, and Public Policy.
This book collects writing by Paul Johnson, who was a farmer, conservationist, and Iowa state legislator. Johnson also served as chief of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. In Ames, he is especially remembered as the co-creator of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University.
Curt Meine, conservation biologist and editor of We Can Do Better will discuss and read from the book. Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Dog-Eared Books.
Participate in person or online
To join the Zoom meeting, use the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84936040173?pwd=7aoaX9bOUvIbFI1SkrYi5RGzMCyIVH.1
Presented by Ames Public Library, Iowa Center for the Book, the Johnson Center for Land Stewardship Policy, the Aldo Leopold Foundation, and Dog-Eared Books.
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