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March 1 Fireside Lecture: From the other side of the world: Arctic Terns at Mendenhall Glacier
JUNEAU, Alaska –
The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center invites you to a Fireside Lecture on March 1, 2019 titled
From the other side of the world: Arctic Terns at Mendenhall Glacier. Arctic Terns are beautiful seabirds that make one of the longest migrations of any animal on earth. Birds return each
summer to Alaska after wintering south to Antarctica. Wildlife Technician Gwen Baluss will discuss what we have learned about this species from watching and photographing their nesting colonies near Mendenhall Lake. 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. The Theme for March is Lesser Known Winged Things of AK. Visitor Center Winter Hours: 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.
Arctic terns have been nesting around Mendenhall Lake since at least the 1920s. -end- |
