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On Tuesday, April 17th, HARC will continue its People & Nature Speaker Series featuring an evening with Rear Admiral Jonathan White, United States Navy (Retired), CEO and President of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL). Admiral White will discuss climate and ocean issues in the context of national security, energy and economic prosperity with a focus on opportunities and solutions for the future. The event, held at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Brown Auditorium, will begin at 6:00 pm. Guests are invited to continue the conversation at a post-event reception.
For more information, visit harcresearch.org.
Join Columbia Alumni Association Houston for a presentation on climate science by Dr. Marco Tedesco from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University. Dr. Tedesco’s lecture is titled: “Melting ice sheets and sea level rise: processes, estimates and future projections”. Reception with food and refreshments to follow the lecture.
The event is jointly hosted by the Columbia Alumni Association Houston and The Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Center at UH Law Center.
The admission is free but space is limited, please sign up to save your spot today!
Join Columbia Alumni Association for a presentation on climate science by Dr. Marco Tedesco from Lamont-Deherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University on Thursday, April 19, 2018, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at UH Law Center. Dr. Tedesco’s lecture is titled: “Melting Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise: Processes, Estimates and Future Projections.” Reception with food and refreshments to follow the lecture. Admission is free but space is limited. Read more about the event and Dr. Tedesco at houston.alumni.columbia.edu.
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for the fourth lecture of the Spring 2018 Public Lecture Series, “Intergenerational Trauma & Memory: History Carried Through Generations” by Dr. Alex Alvarez. Climate change is increasingly impacting communities and nations around the world and challenging our ability to cope and adapt to new environmental realities. It also poses significant risk for the onset of communal violence, war, and genocide. This talk examines some of the risk factors for violent conflict brought by climate-induced stress, especially around resources, population displacement, and borders.Â
Dr. Alex Alvarez, author of “Unstable Ground: Climate Change, Conflict, and Genocide,” earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of New Hampshire in 1991 and is a Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University. From 2001 until 2003 he was the founding Director of the Martin-Springer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust, Tolerance and Humanitarian Values. His main areas of study are in the areas of collective and interpersonal violence, including homicide and genocide.
This lecture is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and advance registration is requested. To RSVP online, visit hmh.org.
EarthX, formerly Earth day Texas, is a nonproï¬t organization focused on environmental education and awareness. Earthx’s vision is to be the leading global connector and environmental forum to positively impact our world for a sustainable future. As the largest environmental experience, EarthX showcases the latest initiatives, discoveries, research, innovations, policies and corporate practices that are reshaping the future. Workshops at Earthx focuses on breaking down barriers to further accelerate the mass adoption and deployment of solar, storage and electric vehicle technologies. EarthxSolar is a B2B exposition and forum bringing together businesses, government, investors and academia to connect and collaborate.
Get involved with EarthxSolar: speak, exhibit, panel proposal, nominate speaks, workshop form, or volunteer. Learn more at earthx.org.
Migration Celebration is held annually in April in southern Brazoria County, Texas, sponsored by the Friends of the Brazoria Wildlife Refuges in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Kickoff Dinner will be held on Apr. 13, 2018, and the 24th Annual Migration Celebration will be held on Apr. 21 and 22.
Migration Celebration activities are centered on the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge but formally starts with a fundraising dinner and featured speaker at Freeport RiverPlace located in the Freeport Municipal Park.
Migration Celebration’s events and presentations are designed for the introductory level but still keeps some focus on birds with our Birds of Prey programs and the San Bernard Oak Trail tours.
With the exception of fundraising activities, all other Migration Celebration events, tours, presentations, and other activities are free to the public. This is made possible by the generous donations of time and money by our sponsors, partner organizations, and volunteers.
Voluntee
Ed Barrios, Volunteer Coordinator
barrios@
For more information, migrationcelebration.org.
Migration Celebration is held annually in April in southern Brazoria County, Texas, sponsored by the Friends of the Brazoria Wildlife Refuges in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Texas Mid-Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Kickoff Dinner will be held on Apr. 13, 2018, and the 24th Annual Migration Celebration will be held on Apr. 21 and 22.
Migration Celebration activities are centered on the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge but formally starts with a fundraising dinner and featured speaker at Freeport RiverPlace located in the Freeport Municipal Park.
Migration Celebration’s events and presentations are designed for the introductory level but still keeps some focus on birds with our Birds of Prey programs and the San Bernard Oak Trail tours.
With the exception of fundraising activities, all other Migration Celebration events, tours, presentations, and other activities are free to the public. This is made possible by the generous donations of time and money by our sponsors, partner organizations, and volunteers.
Voluntee
Ed Barrios, Volunteer Coordinator
barrios@
For more information, migrationcelebration.org.
Calling all Urban Wild members!
Join Memorial Park Conservancy for a Happy Hour in celebration of Earth Day on April 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.! Enjoy a drink at Eight Row Flint, meet up with like-minded young professionals, and learn what Memorial Park Conservancy is all about. Guests are welcome. For more information, visit memorialparkconservancy.org or call (713) 863-8403.
Please join fellow friends of the National Wildlife Federation for a free, informal gathering to celebrate all the ways your support helps to preserve and sustain Texas wildlife and their habitats. Learn how NWF is working to strengthen and protect coastal communities like Houston from increasingly extreme weather events. Enjoy wine, beverages, and hors-d’oeuvres provided by award-winning chef Soren Pedersen, plus meet National Wildlife Federation’s Regional Executive Director Susan Kaderka and other members of the NWF team.
All are welcome. Please register no later than Wednesday, April 24, 2018. Please also invite friends and family (and let us know the names of your guests when you register). For more information, visit eventbrite.com.
Houston Audubon Nature Photography Association (HANPA) is an informal photo club for Houston Audubon members. Meetings are held September through May on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Edith L. Moore Sanctuary headquarters library.
Schedule
January 10, 2018: Learning from the Masters of Bird Photography: Making Great Images before Digital with Dr. Laszlo Perlaky
February 7, 2018: Hummingbird Photography in the Digital Age with Sonny Manley
March 7, 2018: Program TBA
April 4, 2018: Program TBA
May 2, 2018: Program TBA