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February 15 Fireside Lecture: Growing up on ice: How seal pups thrive in Antarctica
JUNEAU, Alaska –
The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center invites you to a Fireside Lecture on February 15, 2019 titled
Growing up on ice: How seal pups thrive in Antarctica. Weddell seals are the southernmost living mammal. They thrive in the harsh environment of Antarctica. Join Linnea Pearson
as she reveals how the pups survive despite being born without all the tools of an adult seal. The Friday night Fireside Lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. and repeats at 8:00 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Fireside Lectures
are free of charge, and thanks to our partners at Discovery Southeast, cookies and tea are served in the lobby. Discovery Southeast is hosting a rotating art exhibit to compliment the Fireside Chats presented by USFS at the Visitor
Center. Each artist can submit one or more pieces; please email bookstore manager, AnnMarie Ellison, at
AnnMarie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
This season's themes are:
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February: Salmon Forest
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March: Lesser Known Winged Things of AK Visitor Center Winter Hours: The Visitor Center, Discovery Zone, and Discovery Southeast Bookstore are open all winter through March on Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and during Friday nights for lectures. Outdoor areas around the visitor center are open 6 a.m. to midnight, year-round. For more information, call 907-789-0097.
For interviews and information to be used for publication, contact the Tongass Public Affairs Officer at 907-228-6201.
The mission of the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is to sustain the health,
diversity and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners and maintains the largest forestry
research organization in the world. Public lands the Forest Service manages contribute more than $13 billion to the economy each year through visitor spending alone. Those same lands provide 30 percent of the nation’s surface drinking water to cities and rural
communities and approximately 66 million Americans rely on drinking water that originated from the National Forest System. The agency also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over
130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
Photo taken under NMFS Permit # 21006 -end- |
