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Fireside Lecture on January 26 features an expedition to Glacier Bay, plotting ecological change over 100 years JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan 19, 2018
– The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center’s third Fireside Lecture of the season occurs January 26, 2018 and features
the expedition to rediscover the longest running,
primary succession study in the world.
UAS Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology, Brian Buma will explore the significance of permanent succession plots
created by pioneering ecologist William Cooper. Stories of the expedition which resulted in rediscovering the plots, and results from both the initial 2016 expedition and 2017 expansion will be shared. The Friday night Fireside lecture begins at 6:30 p.m and repeats at 8 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Fireside talks and Visitor Center entrance are free of charge in the winter.
Winter hours are Fridays, Saturday, and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Discovery Southeast bookstore inside the center will be open during the same hours as the visitor center,
including Friday nights for lectures. The nonprofit bookstore and the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center are partnering to encourage local authors and artists to present their products for visitors. For more information, contact Laurie Lamm at 907-789-0097, or
llamm@xxxxxxxxx. Follow on the web page at
www.mendenhallglacier.net,
Facebook at MendenhallGlacierVC, and Twitter at
@MendGlacierUSFS. For interviews and information to be used for publication, contact the Tongass Public Affairs Officer at 907-228-6201. -end-
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