The Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ Author Series Presents: Gary Nabhan, Ethnobiologist A MacArthur Fellow and recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Conservation Biology, Gary Paul Nabhan is the Kellogg Chair in Southwest Borderlands Food and Water Security at the University of Arizona, where he is also a research social scientist at the Southwest Center. He is the author or editor of more than twenty-six books. This lecture, “Conservation You Can Taste: The Role of Ethnobiologists in the Collaborative Conservation of Food Diversity”, will highlight the fundamental role ethnobiologists have played in conservation collaborations with indigenous communities, farmers, and chefs to revive and adapt traditional place-based foods. It will draw upon two chapters in the anthology that focus on biocultural and eco-gastronomic restoration. Registration Fees: * FREE for Students with ID (must register at http://go.ncsu.edu/student-reg-nabhan-lecture) * $10.00 for Friends of the JC Raulston Arboretum members, * $20.00 for nonmembers Payment Information: Visit https://commerce.cashnet.com/NCSUCEFS, click on the “CEFS Author Series Presents: Gary Nabhan, Ethnobiologist” follow the directions. Checks: Please make checks payable to “NC State University” and leave memo line blank. Walk-ins will be permitted as long as space permits. Books for Sale and Book Signing: The JC Raulston Arboretum will have several of Gary’s books on sale at the event. Gary will be on hand at 7:00pm for a book signing. This lecture proudly brought to you by: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems, the JC Raulston Arboretum, the Southeast Climate Science Center and the Sustainable Agriculture Graduate Student Association.