Events

The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change

Thursday, April 29, 2010

The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change was the theme of a recent presentation by Dr. James C. Anderson, a Harvard professor and leading researcher on global climate change. The event was held in Plymouth, Massachusetts and was facilitated by Manomet Senior Scientist and Bird Observatory Program Director Trevor Lloyd-Evans.  It was sponsored by the Plymouth Area League of Women Voters.  The presentation was sobering for the audience, mostly from the Plymouth community, who heard descriptions of the rapid and large scale changes the planet is undergoing and the hard facts about how difficult it will be to reverse the trend. Read more.

Talking Science in an Age of Sound Bites

Manomet and MIT Convene Provocative Panel on Communicating Science

Thursday, April 22, 2010

“Talking Science in an Age of Sound Bites” was the theme of a recent panel discussion at MIT. The event brought a distinguished panel of pioneers in science communications. The event was co-sponsored by Manomet, MIT’s Earth System Initiative, Sloan School Sustainability Initiative, and Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Read more.
 

66th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference

Monday, April 26, 2010, 8 AM to 5:30 PM
Boston Marriott Newton in Newton, MA

At this conference on Monday, April 26, Hector Galbraith, Director of Manomet’s Climate Change & Energy Initiative, will be presenting at a plenary session. Also on that same day, The Climate Change and Wildlife Alliance—Massachusetts, will be conducting a Climate Change Workshop.

For more information and to register, visit this Website

Past Events

18th Annual Birders Meeting Highlights

The State of the Birds and what birds are telling us about the sustainability of our own world was the focus of an event co-sponsored by Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences and Mass Audubon on March 6, 2010. Read more.