• Grandfather Presents: Jeremy Wade

    This event is SOLD OUT, and the waiting lists for "VIP Reception" and "Presentation" tickets are both full. As a child in England, Jeremy Wade was obsessed with fishing. However, […]

  • Grandfather Presents: Richard Louv

    Richard Louv is a journalist and author of 10 books, including “Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives – and Save Theirs,” “Last Child in the […]

  • Grandfather Presents: Dale Hall

    H. Dale Hall has over 40 years of professional experience in fish and wildlife resource management in both the federal and private sectors. He served over 30 years in the […]

  • Grandfather Presents: T. Edward Nickens

    Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

    For more than three decades, Our State “Ramblin’ Man” columnist T. Edward Nickens has reported on conservation, the outdoors and Southern culture for some of the world’s most respected publications. […]

  • Grandfather Presents: Jeff Corwin

    Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

    For nearly three decades, Jeff Corwin has been telling stories of wildlife and nature to a global audience through his many celebrated television series on ABC, NBC, Travel Channel, CNN, […]

  • Grandfather Presents: Conor Knighton

    Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

    Conor Knighton is a correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning” and the author of the New York Times best seller “Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park.” Described by BookPage as […]

  • Grandfather Presents: The Grizzly Forager Family

    The Grizzly Forager is an aspirational social media account with the primary aim of inspiring parents to get outside with their kids via the art of foraging. Arthur, Sybbie, and […]

  • Grandfather Presents: Buddy Huffaker and Stan Temple

    Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

    Buddy Huffaker joined the Aldo Leopold Foundation in 1996 as a seasonal intern and has served as Executive Director since 1999.  During his tenure, the foundation has grown into a […]

  • Grandfather Presents: Eleanor Spicer Rice

    Grandfather Mountain 2050 Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC, United States

    Eleanor Spicer Rice, Ph.D., is an entomologist, award-winning author, and nationally recognized science communicator whose work explores the surprising connections between people and the natural world. She earned her doctorate […]