[vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Bill Hedden is the Executive Director of the Grand Canyon Trust, a former Grand County Councilman and a long time resident of Castle Valley.  His work with the Trust has focused on cleaning up emissions from the region’s coal fired power plants and remove radioactive wastes from the bank of the Colorado River. Hedden developed a leading program for reducing grazing damage on public lands, including purchasing two ranches covering 850,000 acres on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. He recently was awarded a distinguished honor from Colorado University’s Law School.  Hear an excerpt of his lecture about the whole notion of the commons he entitled “In Love with the Wild”, which he recently presented to CU Boulder Law School members at their annual event.

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