Bringing the wilderness to the White Mts.

At 17, Eustace Conway moved out into the wilderness and began to live off of the land, as much a pioneer man of the 18th century would have done. There he has remained. Now 44, he has committed his life to preserving the natural resources around him and living as simply as possible, without so much the benefit of electricity or running water. His message is considered a vital one, one of utmost importance in a time of great upheaval and depletion of the natural environment due to an ever-changing society. His actions and lifestyle are concurrent in living with the harmony of the earth. His perseverance is impressive; he has amassed 1000 acres of property in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. There he lives the “primitive” lifestyle, and teaches interns and visitors interested in that sort of life. Common Ground, Plymouth State University’s Environmental/Social Justice campus organization, is proud to present a lecture by Eustace Conway on April 25 at 6:30 P.M. in Boyd 144. Copies of The Last American Man, Elizabeth Gilbert’s 2002 biography on Eustace Conway, will be available for sale for $20 following the lecture. Conway will offer a book signing then as well. For more information on Eustace Conway, please visit his website at TurtleIslandPreserve.com. For more information on this lecture, please contact Lydia Perry, President of Common Ground, at (603) 535 – 5467 (on campus: x5467) or at lpperry@plymouth.edu.