The Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs kicks off its lunchtime speaker series next week with
John Gerwin, research curator in ornithology with the NC Museum of Natural
Sciences with a presentation on attracting and caring for backyard birds, December
7 at noon.
The guest lecture series is hosted by the Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and features professionals from a wide range of environmental and science backgrounds representing local and state agencies, colleges and universities and other organizations throughout the state.
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| John Gerwin, NC Museum of Natural Sciences |
The lecture series is designed to provide professional
development for employees and educators and to gives attendees the opportunity
interact directly with some of the best experts in their respective fields.
Some sessions even head outdoors to explore urban nature, local architecture
and green rooftops!
Lectures are usually held on Wednesdays in the office’s
Environmental Literacy Center located in the Nature Research Center from noon
until 1:00 p.m. The upcoming series includes several interesting presentations,
including Amy Comer with the Division of Marine Fisheries on artificial reefs
in North Carolina, Dan Gottlieb and Rachel Woods with the NC Museum of Art on
the NCMA Park’s new landscape and sustainability features and Alexandra Mash
with NCSU talking about the Candid Critter citizen science program and its
statewide camera trap survey.
On January 26 there will be two special presentations. DEQ
has partnered with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences and the NC Aquariums to
bring Chris Fischer, the Founding Chairman and Expedition Leader for OCEARCH to
the Daily Planet Theatre to talk about his organization’s research and their
work tracking sharks off the North Carolina coast and around the world. Fischer
will also be speaking at a Science Café that evening in Daily Planet Restaurant
in addition to the lunchtime lecture.
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