Wednesday, April 26
5 - 6 pm
Duncan McArthur Hall Auditorium (B101)
This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 4:45 pm.
The Faculty of Education is pleased to invite you to a lecture by professional adventurer and best-selling author Adam Shoalts.
In this exciting lecture, Adam will outline how to appreciate everyday nature that is all around us and how this can increase happiness, productivity, and a sense of calmness.
The MacClement Lectureship was established in 1985 by friends and family in memory of William T. MacClement to support an annual lecture series. We are grateful for the continued generosity of all friends of the Faculty.
About Adam Shoalts
Declared one of the “greatest living explorers” by Canadian Geographic, and named “Canada’s Indiana Jones” by the Toronto Star, Adam Shoalts is a professional adventurer and the author of four national bestselling books.
His career has included mapping rivers, leading expeditions for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Mountain Equipment Co-op, archaeological digs, tracking endangered species, and completing a nearly 4,000 km solo journey across Canada’s Arctic. On his expeditions he sometimes goes months without seeing another person. In 2022, he canoed and hiked from southern Canada to the Arctic.
Shoalts grew up with a forest on his doorstep, where his father, a woodworker, taught him about trees. Together, they built birch bark canoes and anything else that could be crafted from the forest.
Shoalts has written about edible mushrooms, deforestation, and watershed pollution in northern Canada. His writing career began with his “Reflections of a Naturalist” column on wild animals and conservation, which later led to his #1 national best-sellers Alone Against the North and Beyond the Trees, the award-winning story of his adventures.
Shoalts graduated from Brock University, where he was named top student in the Humanities, and then completed a Master’s degree and PhD at McMaster University, where his research combined an interest in nature, history, archaeology, and geography. He has since done archaeology in four countries.
Shoalts has a particular concern for preserving wild places and has been involved with many conservation organizations. In 2008, he received the Niagara Region’s environmental award for his work preserving local watersheds.
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