The best way to judge the effectiveness of a democracy is to measure how it allocates the goods of the land.

-- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Environmental Attorney

Susan Ives has produced events featuring leading writers, artists, and activists whose work explores the relationship of people and nature, including: George Archibald, Rick Bass, Timothy Egan, Eddy L. Harris, Linda Hogan, John Krakauer, Wangari Maathai, David Mas Masumoto, Peter Matthiessen, Gary Paul Nabhan, Barry Lopez, Michael Pollan, Scott Russell Sanders, Gary Snyder, Terry Tempest Williams.