Senator George McGovern will headline the Washtenaw Land Trust's Tenth Annual Fall Dinner October 9, WLT officials announced today.

McGovern, a retired United States Senator, author, war hero, and diplomat, will discuss food, farming, and the American landscape at the event, to be held at the Michigan League Ballroom.

"We're delighted Senator McGovern has agreed to come to Ann Arbor," said WLT Executive Director William Hanson. "He has an extraordinary record of public service, and he has some very creative ideas about farming and farmland preservation. There is immense interest in the Washtenaw County region to protect farmland and open space right now, so we expect a timely and inspirational speech."

Ticket reservations for the event, which also includes the 2003 Preservationist of the Year Award, can be made by phoning WLT, at 734-302-5263, or by email at: dinner@washtenawlandtrust.org.

The Washtenaw Land Trust is a nonprofit organization that works to protect farmland and open space in and around Washtenaw County.