Honorary Chair Sir Edmund Hillary 1919-2008	President Daniel A. Bennett	Honorary President James Fowler

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PROJECTS Conservation Since it was founded in 1904, The Explorers Club has been dedicated not only to scientific exploration, but also to wildlife and wilderness conservation. Read the conservation committee's mission statement. Champions of Conservation were honored on Friday, October 22, 2004 at the Club's Lowell Thomas Awards Dinner in New York City. The evening was hosted by Club president Richard Wiese and by honorary Club president James Fowler. Fowler, who currently serves as chair of our conservation committee, has brought conservation awareness to a broad public over the years through lectures and through television appearances on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" and "The Late Show With David Letterman". Conservation Honorees, Lowell Thomas Awards Dinner 2004: Dr. Edward O. Wilson—Harvard professor, internationally regarded as the preeminent biological theorist of the twentieth century and a pioneer in the field of biodiversity, a term he coined. Stefanie Powers—Actress and president of the William Holden Wildlife Foundation. Dr. Alan Rabinowitz—Director for science and exploration at the Wildlife Conservation Society and acclaimed protector of jaguars, leopards, and tigers. Gary Comer—founder of Lands End who has adopted abrupt climate change as a philanthropic cause. Dr. Bill Burnham—Chief executive of The Peregrine Fund, devoted to restoring peregrine populations, studying and conserving birds of prey, training conservationists, and educating the public. BioBlitz The 2006 Central Park BioBlitz was launched at the Dana Discovery Center in New York City's Central Park at 12:00noon, June 23. Specialized teams of scientists, naturalists, and volunteers set out to explore Central Park in a two-day inventory of the Park's living organisms. Learn more at our BioBlitz page. Additional information about the Central Park BioBlitz, as well as other regional bioblitzes, is available through the New York State Biodiversity Research Institute at www.nybioblitz.org.

PROJECTS Conservation BioBlitz Oral History Reach the World

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