Environmentalist John Cronin April 12, 2007

As a part of the American Democracy Project North Central Regional Conference, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, John Cronin, Executive Director of The Beacon Institute and the Director of the Pace Academy for the Environment at Pace University, will speak at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 12 in the UWRF University Center Ballroom.

For more than 30 years, Cronin has dedicated himself to protection of the American environment. He has spent most of his career on New York's Hudson River, as an advocate, lobbyist, legislative aide and commercial fishermen, including 17 years as the Hudson Riverkeeper. A writer and award-winning documentary filmmaker, Cronin co-authored The Riverkeepers, with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. He has been a frequent contributor on environmental policy to the Op Ed page of The New York Times, and wrote and co-produced The Last Rivermen, which was named an outstanding documentary film of 1991 by the Motion Picture Academy Foundation.

Admission to John Cronin’s presentation is free and open to the public.

For more information regarding the American Democracy Project North Central Regional Conference, including information on events open only to those who register for this dynamic gathering of students, educators and engaged citizens, please visit http://www.uwrf.edu/adp/conference.

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