Title: The History and Future of America's Public Land

Speaker: Walt Dabney

Description: Tells the story of the acquisition of our public lands,
the decisions made throughout our history that resulted in special
designations, privatization of some of the lands, establishment of
states, legal issues and the threats today to lose these lands out of
public ownership.

Bio: Dabney spent 43 years working in National and Texas State Parks
and continues to teach a variety of classes to various groups and
university classes. The presentation of The History and Future of
America's Public Land is in its 9th year and has been presented
numerous times and in over a dozen states.