Historical Botany: Evidence from the Past with Dr. Emily Southgate
Date/Time
Sunday, March 17, 2019
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Categories
The Piedmont Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society invites you to the third talk of the 2019 Winter Speaker Series:
Historical Botany: Evidence from the Past with Dr. Emily Southgate
Sunday, March 17, 2:00 pm
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall
9668 Maidstone Road
Delaplane, VA 20144
Paleoecologist Dr. Emily (Russell) Southgate will discuss the theory and methods she uses to reconstruct past vegetation using pollen preserved in lake sediments and other evidence. Using her data and that of other paleoecologists, she will show how the vegetation in eastern North America has changed over the last 20,000 years, from full glacial time to the present.
All lectures are FREE and the public is invited.
Refreshments provided.
No reservations necessary.
For inquiries please email piedmontvnps@gmail.com
