Yvon Chouinard

Environmentalist, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
Thursday, October 13, 7:30p.m.
Templeton Student Center, Council Chamber

Superb rock climber and alpinist, innovative ice climber, surfer, world class fisherman, tennis partner of Harrison Ford, business leader recognized by President Bill Clinton, Yvon Chouinard has led a storied and passionate life. He has skied Andean volcanoes, made first descents on Montana rivers, bone-fished Christmas Island, pioneered Baja surf breaks, and put up new climbs everywhere from Patagonia’s Fitzroy to Yosemite’s El Capitan.

His passion for the outdoors carried over into business success and environmental commitment. After reinventing mountaineering hardware in the 1960s, Chouinard started outdoor-clothing manufacturer Patagonia in Ventura, California, and now donates 1 percent of sales—or 10 percent of net profits, whichever is more—to grassroots environmental organizations. In little over a decade, this has amounted to more than $15 million. In 2001, along with Craig Mathews, owner of Blue Ribbon Flies, Chouinard founded 1% for the Planet, a nonprofit encouraging other companies to follow in Patagonia’s philanthropic footsteps.

This event is part of the

8th Annual Environmental Studies Symposium
Monday, October 10 -Friday, October 14, 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Templeton Student Center and Agnes Flanagan Chapel

The goal of this symposium is to create an interactive forum for some of the crucial environmental issues of our time where the participating students, faculty, and visitors, coming from a variety of perspectives, can mingle, share ideas, and learn from each other. Each session will end with a question-and-answer period.

For further information, consult http://www.lclark. edu/dept/esm.
Symposium events are free and open to the general public.
Parking is free after 7 p.m.. There is a $3 parking fee for afternoon sessions.
No advance tickets are necessary.