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Glenn Harris : Holocene Climate Change
April 5 @ 6:30 pm
Holocene Climate Change – How Have Plants Responded
Presented by Glenn Harris on Friday, April 5, 2024 at 6:30 pm
Climate change seems to be a hot topic recently, with projections ranging from a crispy burned-up earth to an impending ice age, the earth has gone through several climate swings in the past, and from these, we can learn how plants have responded. The presentation will include a quick tutorial on the glacial periods, theories as to their cause, the climate of the current Holocene epoch, and how civilizations have reacted to temperature changes of the epoch. The discussion will include information on vegetation at the end of the last major glaciation. This will be compared to current vegetation. The author will discuss what we have learned and how we can project future trends. The author has spent most of his life observing natural ecosystems. For the last nearly 50 years he has been working in the region. His illustrated talk will include tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs of many plants and landscapes.
This presentation is part of our 2024 Wildflower Exhibit