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Animals' coping with weather Fireside Lecture
JUNEAU, Alaska,
Feb. 21, 2017–Juneau naturalist Bob Armstrong is the Fireside Lecturer on Friday, Feb. 24 at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. His presentation,
Coping with Weather, highlights wild animals' techniques for surviving in Juneau's cold, rainy, and dark climate. Bob will present detailed video documentation of local wildlife as they respond to inclement conditions of cold temperatures, heavy snow,
or melting ice. “Many wild creatures have unique strategies for surviving harsh conditions around the Mendenhall Glacier,” said naturalist Bob Armstrong. "Watching insects, birds, and mammals find ways
to adjust their lives to accommodate different circumstances is an entertaining and educational process that fascinates me. Capturing these unusual abilities on video is challenging and fun.” Bob has documented Anna's hummingbirds surviving a Juneau winter, caddisflies emerging in mid-winter, and the tactics of beavers and marmots.
Fireside Lectures are free and open to the public.
Coping with Weather will be presented at 6:30 p.m. and repeated at 8 p.m. Visitor center elevators are being replaced and are not operational. Access is via stairs or outdoor ramp. Call 907 789-0097 for details. For more information, contact Laurie Craig
at 907 789-0097 or lcraig@xxxxxxxxx. The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center web page is at
http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/R10/Tongass/MGVC.
Mountain goats foraging near Nugget Falls—including a yearling—nibbling mosses, lichens, and twiggy young alder shrubs at close range thanks to Bob's superb telephoto lens. Photo
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