Events
21st Annual
Summer Lecture Series 2008

The 2008 Summer Lecture Series is titled, "The Natural World Below and Above Us," and features a variety of talks on environmental topics ranging from astronomy to bison. The free lectures are held every Wednesday evening during July and August starting July 9.

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 Natural World Below and Above Us”

July 9
In the Company of Crows and Ravens

Speaker: John Marzluff
Professor of Forest Resources
University of Washington

July 16
Dirt: The Erosion of Civilization

Speaker: David Montgomery
Professor of Earth Sciences
University of Washington

July 23
What Good Are Bugs?
The Case for Invertebrate Conservation

Speaker: Scott Hoffman Black
Entomologist
Executive Director
Xerces Society

July 30
Puget Sound's Shifting Shorelines

Speaker: Hugh Shipman
Coastal Geologist
Washington State Department of Ecology

August 6
Are We the Weathermakers?

Speaker: Richard Gammon
Professor of Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences
University of Washington

August 13
Up and Downs in Puget Sound
Saga if the Dungeness Crab and Spot Prawn

Speaker: Greg Jensen
Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
University of Washington

August 20
Bison: Back from the Brink
A Native Story

Speaker: Kenneth Zontek
Author, Professor
Heritage University, Yakima Valley Community College

August 27
Night Skies Over Nisqually
Talking and Viewing
Viewing begins at 8:30pm

Speaker: Paula Szkody
Professor, Department of Astronomy
University of Washington

For more information, contact:
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
100 Brown Farm Road
Olympia, WA 98516
Phone: (360) 753-9467
Fax: (360)534-9302