The Yellowstone Gateway Foundation & Museum are pleased to announce a free lecture and
book signing by award-winning author Dan Flores on May 16, 2024 at 7:00pm at The Shane
Center. The lecture, “Endangered Species and the American West” reflects Flores’ latest book
Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America, winner of the 2023 Rachel
Carson Environment Book and 2023 Phi Beta Kappa Society Ralph Waldo Emerson Award. This
lecture is the first in a series of lecture events planned for the next year titled: The Epic Story of
Humans, Wildlife and Landforms in Park County: A Guide for Stewardship of our Ecosystem.

Dan Flores. PhD, is the Hammond Professor Emeritus of the History of the American West at the
University of Montana, Missoula. He is the noted author of “Coyote America, a Natural &
Supernatural History” and “American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains”. Dr.
Flores was a significant contributor to the recent Ken Burns documentary on PBS: “American
Buffalo”. He addresses the history of human and wildlife interactions in America and the
potential for a more responsible stewardship of our ecosystem.

This free public lecture is presented by The Yellowstone Gateway Museum & Foundation in
association with Elk River Books & Lectures, The Park County Community Foundation, The Park
County Environmental Council, Sal and Carol Lalani, Yellowstone Forever, and The Tom Miner
Association. Please join us for a fascinating lecture. Visit www.parkcounty.org/Yellowstone-Gateway-Museum, Facebook or Instagram for updates. Call 406-222-4184 for details.