Fall 2014 Evening Lecture Series

Is Conservation Prepared for Climate Change?
Tuesday, September 23, 7pm, Olin 1
Shaun Martin, Senior Director Climate Change Adaptation, World Wildlife Fund
Fall 2014 Hollis Lecturer in Environmental Studies

We all know that climate change has profound implications on wildlife, ecosystems and ecosystem services that people rely on for their well-being. But far too often we view climate change as a slow-moving problem that can wait until the future. How much time do we really have? What will happen if we wait too long? And are universities preparing students for a different kind of future where careers in conservation and natural resource management will require new ways of thinking and problem solving? Climate change is here. It’s not going away. And you need to be prepared.

An Interview with Terry Tempest Williams
Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Fellow in Environmental Studies
Wednesday, October 1, 7:30 pm, Given Auditorium

Gardening Our Way Back to the Future
Tuesday, October 7, 7:00pm, Olin 1
Roger Dorion, Kitchen Gardeners International

The Long and Winding Road: The Cape Wind Offshore Wind Project in Nantucket Sound
Tuesday, October 21, 7:00 pm, Olin 1
Dr. Jeremy Firestone, Director of the Center for Carbon Free Integration, University of Delaware

Ecosystem and Fishery Impacts from the Rapid Warming of the Gulf of Maine
Date Changed Tuesday, November 11, 7:00pm, Olin 1
Andrew Pershing, Chief Scientific Officer, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Trophic interactions in a changing climate: Linking mechanisms with outcomes in freshwaters
Tuesday, November 18, 7:00pm, Olin 1
Hamish Greig, Assistant Professor of Stream Ecology, University of Maine