STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 The Fellowship of the Flies Outdoor Symposium begins at 1 p.m. Saturday in Tarleton State University\u2019s Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wildlife experts will cover a range of topics, from land conservation and advocacy for Indigenous people to public land accessibility and protection of wildlife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, there will be a screening of the film Blackwaters: Brotherhood in the Wild<\/em>, which features Tarleton State alumnus Jahmicah Dawes. The film, the account of five Black adventurers\u2019 journey into the Arctic Circle, explores several topics, including masculinity, representation, conservation and fly fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Blackwaters <\/em>film tour (trailer<\/a>) started in Portland, Ore., and has made multiple stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The symposium is hosted by the Lozano Long Division of Global, Community and First-Gen Initiatives in partnership local business owner Dawes of Slim Pickins Outfitters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Symposium Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1-2 p.m. \u2013<\/a> Music, vendors, prizes and giveaways<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 p.m. \u2013 Program kick-off<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2:30-3 p.m. \u2013 Wildlife expert presentation: James Adams from Palo Pinto Mountain State Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3:15-3:45 p.m. \u2013 Wildlife expert presentation: Alex Herrera, owner, Herrera Fly Fishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4-4:30 p.m. \u2013 Wildlife expert presentation: Rodney Franklin, Director of State Parks, Texas Parks and Wildlife<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5-6:15 p.m. \u2013 Film screening and panel discussion<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6:15-7 p.m. \u2013 Meet and greet, vendors, prizes and giveaways<\/p>\n\n\n\n To RSVP visit<\/strong> https:\/\/calendar.tarleton.edu\/gcf\/event\/95008-fellowship-of-the-flies-symposium<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information or questions, contact Global, Community and First-Gen Initiatives at (254) 968-0506 or connections@tarleton.edu<\/a>. Contact Student Accessibility Services\/ADA Coordinator at 254-968-9650<\/a> or studentaccessibilityservices@tarleton.edu<\/a> to make a reasonable accommodation request. Submit requests at least three business days before the event.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 The Fellowship of the Flies Outdoor Symposium begins at 1 p.m. Saturday in Tarleton State University\u2019s Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theater. Wildlife experts will cover …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":49712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":382,"footnotes":""},"categories":[382],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"priddle","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/priddle-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/10\/Unknown-1-2.jpeg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["_Homepage<\/a>"],"unlinked":["_Homepage<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 3 years ago","modified":"Updated 3 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on October 11, 2023","modified":"Updated on October 11, 2023"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on October 11, 2023 1:00 pm","modified":"Updated on October 11, 2023 1:00 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"Person holding a fish in a river, surrounded by trees and a blue sky.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}