Trespassing Across America
Tuesday, Nov 2, 2021
Snell 213
From the Alberta oil sands to the Gulf Coast of Texas, hear about the world’s first modern journey across private property, which trespassed over the Great Plains to answer the question: What is our personal responsibility as stewards of the land?
Ken Ilgunas walked 1,700 miles across North America, following the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline, from Hardisty, Alberta, to the Gulf Coast of Texas. On his journey Ken encountered stampedes of cows, charging moose, and climate change deniers. Come learn about Ken’s adventure, the world’s first modern journey across private property, on which he trespassed over one of the most ignored, yet beautiful, regions of our continent–the Great Plains. He’ll talk about the people of the heartland, the right to roam, and the stories that form the basis of his book, Trespassing across America.
Ken Ilgunas is an author, journalist, and backcountry ranger in Alaska. He has hitchhiked ten thousand miles across North America, paddled one thousand miles across Ontario in a birchbark canoe, and walked 1,700 miles across the Great Plains, following the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline. He’s written for the New York Times, Time, Backpacker, Smithsonian Magazine, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. His adventures and books have been featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The New Yorker, National Geographic, and NPR.
Ilgunas will be coming to Clarkson Nov 2nd at 6pm in Snell 213 to talk about his experiences. This event is sponsored by the following departments:
- Institute for a Sustainable Environment
- Communication & Media
- Biology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
