CANTON – Bill Weber and Amy Vedder will present a public talk, “Out of Africa, Into the Adirondacks: A Conservation Journey” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29 in Eben Holden Conference Center, St. Lawrence University.

Weber and Vedder lived in Rwanda for nine years, studying mountain gorillas and working with local people to conserve the species. They have both served as director of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Africa Program, where they helped create conservation programs in the Congo Basin and elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Bill and Amy live in the Adirondacks, where Bill serves as acting director of Two Countries, One Forest, an organization bringing Canadians and Americans together to conserve the northern forests. Amy is currently Vice-President of the Wildlife Conservation Society.