Don’t miss our Planet of Change Speaker Series: Understanding the world around us

The Manomet Team | February 28, 2019 | Newsletters

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Duxbury Bay Maritime School (DBMS), Sustainable Duxbury, and Manomet Inc. are pleased to invite you to our ‘Planet of Change’ speaker series.

Sustainability—meeting the needs of today without compromising the well-being of future generations—is one of the most significant challenges of our time. To find solutions, we need to understand why this challenge is so complex.

Join us to learn:

WHY the world around us is changing
WHY birds are one of the best indicators for understanding our world
WHY we can’t make a more sustainable world without working together

There is no cost to attend any of these presentations. All events will take place at:
Duxbury Bay Maritime School
457 Washington St
Duxbury, MA 02332

OPENING RECEPTION & THE FUTURE OF NEW ENGLAND’S FISHERIES

Thursday, March 21, 2019 | 6:30—8:30PM

Duxbury Bay Maritime School, Duxbury, Mass.

Join us for a brief reception from 6:30 to 7:00PM as we kick off the Planet of Change speaker series, followed by our first of three presentations.

The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99% of the world’s oceans. Why is
diversifying consumer palates critical to sustaining New England’s fisheries?

Presenters: John Hagan, Manomet President, Anne Hayden, Program Manager, Sustainable Economies Program, and Marissa McMahan, Senior Fisheries Scientist

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NEW ENGLAND’S MIGRANT BIRDS IN A CHANGING HEMISPHERE

Thursday, April 25, 2019 | 7:00—8:30PM

Duxbury Bay Maritime School, Duxbury, Mass.

Birds are migrating up and down the Western Hemisphere…and many are stopping here on their way through. Why is our local habitat important to these amazing creatures?

Presenters: Brad Winn, Director, Shorebird Habitat Management, Trevor Lloyd-Evans, Director, Landbird Conservation, and Evan Dalton, Lead Instructor, Landbird Conservation

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