Renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman will share similar sentiments as he gets set to deliver a presentation June 14 in downtown Toronto.

The presentation is through The Sustainability Network, an organization that works with environmental non-profits to make them more effective and efficient. By improving management and leadership skills and fostering organizational development, the group works to strengthen the environmental community.

Bateman, an internationally-acclaimed artist whose paintings can be found in collections around the globe is also the author of five books, the subject of several films and numerous books. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and the recipient of 10 honourary doctorates from Canadian and American universities. An environmental spokesman and activist, he is dedicated to finding ways to preserve the natural world.

Bateman’s presentation, Thinking Like a Mountain is also the title of his recent book. It borrows the phrase of Aldo Leopold, the internationally-respected scientist and conservationist who was instrumental in formulating policy, promoting wilderness, and building ecological foundations for both forestry, wildlife and ecology earlier this century.

The presentation grows out of Bateman's many years of thinking, talking and writing about the world's growing environmental crises. From a naturalist's point of view, Bateman contends there are three big, bad ‘F's; industrial fishing, industrial farming and industrial forestry.

The talk will be a gathering of questions, observations, and ideas drawn from the artist's own life experiences and gleaned from the writings of some of the visionaries who have influenced him.

The forum will be held from 3-4:30 pm at the Metro Central YMCA on 20 Grosvenor Street in Toronto. Admission is $10 at the door. Please pre-register to Shehrina at info@sustain.web.ca.

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