The 24th annual Summer Lecture Series will begin July 6 at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
This year’s series, titled “In Touch With Nature,” will feature talks on environmental topics ranging from big cats to tracking.
The series begins with “Secrets of the Snow Leopard,” presented by Tom McCarthy. He is the executive director of the snow leopard program with Panthera, a wild cat conservation organization.
The free lectures begin at 7 p.m. and are held at the refuge visitor center auditorium. The lectures typically last about one hour, with time for questions. Attendance is limited to 100 and seating starts at 6 p.m. on a first-come basis.
The refuge entrance fee is waived for those attending the lectures. On lecture nights, the visitor center will be open until 7 p.m. and again after the lecture. For more information, call 360-753-9467.
Here is the rest of the schedule:
July 13: “Puget Sound Earthquakes” by John Vidale, director of Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and state seismologist.
July 20: “Wildlife Tracking: Adventure and Discovery” by David Moskowitz, a professional wildlife tracker, author, photographer and outdoor educator.
July 27: “Interconnected Planet and People” by Spencer Ward, a marine ecologist at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment.
Aug. 3: “From Field to Studio: Experience Local Birds” by Bart Rulon, a wildlife artist, author and scientific illustrator.
Aug. 10: “Pacific Feast: Food from Field to Forest” by Jennifer Hahn, author and professor at Fairhaven College and Western Washington University.
Aug. 17: “Monitoring the Nisqually Delta: What’s Happening” by Kelley Turner, a restoration biologist, with the U.S. Geological Survey working on the Nisqually restoration project.
Aug. 24: “Understanding Grizzly Bears” by Sharon Negri, co-director of Grizzly Bear Outreach Project.
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