22nd Annual
Summer Lecture Series 2009
The 2009 Summer Lecture Series titled, "The Many Worlds of the Naturalist," features a variety of talks on environmental topics ranging from rare plants to seabirds. The free lectures are held every Wednesday evening during July and August, starting July 8.
All lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. and are held at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center auditorium. Lectures usually last approximately 1 hour followed by questions. Attendance is limited to 100 and seating will be issued starting at 6:00 p.m. on a first-come basis, and you must be present. The entrance fee is waived for those attending the lectures. On lecture nights, the Visitor Center will be open until 7:00 p.m. and again after the lecture. For more information, call the Refuge Office, (360) 753-9467.
“The Many Worlds of the Naturalist”
July 8
Darwin Becomes a Naturalist
Speaker: Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Author and Naturalist
To learn more about Lyanda, click here.
July 15
The Secret Life of Lichens
Speaker: Katherine Glew
Director, Cryptogamic Herbarium
Burke Museum, University of Washington
To learn more about Katherine, click here.
July 22
Looking for What Might Not Be There:
Rare Plants in Washington
Speaker: Joe Arnett
Rare Plant Biologist
Washington Natural Heritage Society
Washington Department of Natural Resources
To learn more about the Washington Natural Heritage Society, click here.
July 29
Reading the Tidelines
Speaker: Alan Rammer
Ecosystem Educational Project
Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (former employee)
Alan Rammer has been the Marine Community Outreach and Environmental Education Specialist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife since 1988, and has been with the agency since 1977. He is a graduate of the University of Washington, with degrees in Shellfish Biology and Invertebrate Zoology. He has won numerous awards for his innovative educational standards. He was voted WDFW’s most inspirational employee in 1991, and also won the agency’s outstanding public service award in 2000.
August 5
Weather and Climate Change: Inter-relatedness
Speaker: Bradley R. Coleman
National Weather Service and Atmospheric Sciences
University of Washington
Bradley R. Colman, Sc.D., MIT, is a Science and Operations Officer with theNational Weather Service in Seattle. He is also an Associate Professor at the Univeristy of Washington Atmospheric Sciences Department. His area of expertise is operational weather analysis and forecasting; coastal meteorology and oceanography; numerical modeling.
August 12
Murrelet Madness
Speaker: Maria Mudd Ruth
Author and Naturalist
To learn more about Maria, click here.
August 19
Listening to the Birds:
Seabird Ecology and Conservation in the Pacific Northwest
Speaker: Julia Parrish
Seabird Ecologist
Department of Fisheries
University of Washington
To learn more about Julia, click here.
August 26
Nature Through the Lens
Speaker: Paul Bannick
Wildlife Photographer
To learn more about Paul, click here.
