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The making of an environmentalist

Feb. 18, 2019 Updated Wed., Feb. 20, 2019 at 12:02 p.m.

Mike Petersen, Lands Council Executive Director, plants the first Ponderosa pine seedling, as volunteers watch, near the north bank of the Spokane River just west of Sullivan Road. Oct. 22, 2001. Petersen will talk about his career fighting for the environment on Tuesday. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review) — Mike Petersen, Lands Council Executive Director, plants the first Ponderosa pine seedling, as volunteers watch, near the north bank of the Spokane River just west of Sullivan Road. Oct. 22, 2001. Petersen will talk about his career fighting for the environment on Tuesday. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo

By Eli Francovich elif@spokesman.com (509) 459-5508

Mike Petersen, the executive director of the Lands Council, will talk about his career fighting for the environment on Tuesday.

Petersen will describe how he met Edward Abbey and David Brower. He’ll also discuss his thoughts on tactics ranging from litigation to collaboration.

The talk starts at 6 p.m. at the Jundt Auditorium on Gonzaga’s campus. For more information: tinyurl.com/yc9nnbbs.