Thirsting for Knowledge?
Try Tapping into Science
What: A new monthly series of presentations exploring current science in the North Cascades
When: Last Wednesday of each month
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes
Location: Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, 601 West Holly Street, Bellingham
The first two Tapping into Science programs will be:
January 27: Snagging Hair and Sniffing Scat: How to Know what’s in a Bear's Genes
Lions, bears, wolves - Oh my! These and other large carnivores live in the North Cascades, but are highways affecting the connectivity of their habitat? Roger Christophersen is a wildlife biologist at North Cascades National Park and Dr. Robert Long and Paula MacKay are wildlife biologists with the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University.
February 24: Thirsty Mountain Tops: Decline of Frost-Brewed Glaciers
Two-thirds of the glaciers in the lower 48 states are in the North Cascades. What does glacier monitoring tell us about their and our future? Dr. Jon Riedel is a geologist at North Cascades National Park.
Directions available at www.chuckanutbreweryandkitchen.com
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
