Join Bart’s Books for an evening with Kristine Tompkins in conversation with Mandy Jackson Beverly on Friday, April 5 from 6 - 7 pm!
Patagonia National Park: Chile dives deep into the conservation and rewilding initiatives of Kristine McDivitt Tompkins, former CEO of Patagonia, and Douglas Tompkins, the co-founder of The North Face and Esprit, as seen in the recent NatGeo documentary Wild Life.
Located in the Aysen region of southern Chile, Patagonia National Park is a 1,700-mile scenic route connecting 17 national parks and over 60 communities. The photographs and stories within the book are devoted to Patagonia National Park’s diverse landscapes, encompassing deciduous forests, glaciers, high alpine terrain, rivers, wetlands, and Patagonian steppes, as well as the park’s wild residents and the ongoing efforts to bring back healthy populations of fragile species, such as the highly endangered huemul deer, Darwin's rhea, puma and Andean condor.
“National Parks are the jewels of a country where all are welcome,” says Kris. “Where citizens and foreigners alike can walk the hills, meander along the rivers, and watch Patagonia grasslands slowly, patiently, regenerate forward toward the powerful, plentiful territories they once were.
Kristine McDivitt Tompkins is a former CEO of Patagonia and cofounder and president of Tompkins Conservation. She has been a key figure in the creation of Patagonia National Park in Chile and other conservation projects that have so far resulted in 15 million acres protected in new or expanded national parks in Chile and Argentina, in addition to 30 million acres of marine national parks in Argentina. She holds several global leadership positions in conservation, and formerly served as a Patron for Protected Areas for the UN Environment Programme. The organization she created in Chile with Douglas Tompkins is now an independent entity known as Rewilding Chile which continues the Tompkins legacy in the region.
Mandy Jackson-Beverly is the host and executive producer of The Bookshop Podcast, event manager for the Lunch With An Author Literary Series at El Encanto, Santa Barbara, and has taught publishing and creative writing workshops for the University of London, Cal Poly, Publishers & Writers (San Diego, Orange County), California Writers Club, Writers & Publishers Network, Ventura Writers Club, and served as a guest interviewer for BookFest, Los Angeles. Mandy writes creative non-fiction and fiction and avidly supports independent bookshops and authors worldwide. She is the author of The Creatives Series: A Secret Muse, The Devil and the Muse, The Immortal Muse, and The Legend of Astridr: Birth.