Historical Botany: Planning for the Future with Bert Harris
Date/Time
Sunday, January 20, 2019
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Categories
The Piedmont Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society invites you to its first talk of the 2019 Winter Speaker Series:
“Historical Botany: Planning for the Future’’
Sunday, January 20, 2:00 pm
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall
9668 Maidstone Road
Delaplane, VA 20144
Bert Harris – Clifton Institute
Bert Harris, Director of The Clifton Institute will explain the organization’s plans to restore the grassland ecosystem, using several strategies, including burning. Bert has a long-standing interest in the ecology and conservation of forests and grasslands in the eastern United States. He completed a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Bert is a Research Assistant Professor in Residence in the Department of Environmental Science at American University and an Affiliate Professor in the Environmental Science and Policy Department at George Mason University. He also serves as an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE and an editor for Cogent Environmental Science. Since moving to Virginia, Bert has become fascinated by grassland restoration and he spends every free moment helping native plants thrive on his property.
All lectures are FREE and the public is invited.
Refreshments provided.
No reservations necessary.
For inquiries please email piedmontvnps@gmail.com
