The Lehigh Gap Nature Center in Lehigh County will host a December 17 virtual program on Custodians Of Our Ecosystems - Women, Raptors and Unsettling Words from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Scientists and writers like Pennsylvania’s Rachel Carson, Theo Colburn, and Sandra Steingraber have called attention to environmental pollutants and the negative impacts that they have on ecosystems and human health.
Because of biomagnification and as apex predators, raptors (birds of prey) are also bioindicators of problems in our environment.
Oddly, these harbingers – strong, intelligent women, birds of prey, and words that tell the story of how we are destroying our home (Earth) – make some people uncomfortable. But they are the very things that we need to keep our ecosystems healthy and functioning.
Moravian College's Dr. Diane Husic will discuss some of these ideas and explore the question of “What science, words, metaphors and other expressions are needed to address today’s environmental challenges?”
Dr. Husic is Vice President of LGNC's Board of Directors and Dean of Moravian College's School of Natural and Health Sciences.
Click Here to register for this free event.
For more information on programs, initiatives, educational opportunities, upcoming events and how you can get involved, visit the Lehigh Gap Nature Center website.
(Photo: Dr. Husic, Raptor.)
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-- Bart & Vivian Bartolacci Make Woods & Water Conservation Gift To The Future In Monroe County
-- The Miller Family's Farm, Stream Restoration Adventure - 4 Years Later In Berks County
-- Volunteers, Landowners & Staff Of Lebanon Valley Conservancy Highlight 2020 Accomplishments & Goals
-- Grateful For Our Volunteers - The Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources
-- Students Recognized At Westminster College Symposium On The Environment
[Posted: December 12, 2020] PA Environment Digest
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