JACKSON, Wyo. — World renown conservationist and ethologist Dr. Jane Goodall, will be in Jackson this month to receive the 2022 Spirit of Conservation Award. Teton Science Schools will host the twelfth annual Spirit of Conservation Awards on Sept. 19 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Established in honor of the late Murie families, leaders of the American conservation movement, Margaret (Mardy), Olaus, Adolph and Louise Murie, the award is given to individuals who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to the protection of wildlife and wild places.
Goodall is best known for groundbreaking studies of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, and research continued by the Jane Goodall Institute, which is now the longest-running wild chimpanzee study in the world.
The Murie Spirit of Conservation Award also honors rising leaders within conservation. This year’s Rising Leader awardee is Teton Science Schools alumnus, Juan D. Martinez-Pineda. Martinez-Pineda is the Senior Manager at The Aspen Institute’s Forum for Community Solutions. He is the founder of Fresh Tracks, a community-led cross-cultural revolution rooted in the healing power of the outdoors and Indigenous values.
The entire Jackson community is welcome to this celebration of conservation. Tickets go on sale today and can be purchased at tetonscience.org/murie/tickets. The event will also be live streamed for free. All proceeds support Teton Science School and the Jane Goodall Institute.
