EVENTS

MEETINGS and PRESENTATIONS

Upcoming  Meetings and Presentations (all on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. in the Quinault Auditorium unless otherwise noted):

  • October 13 – Insect Apocalypse?  What Is Really Happening, Why It Matters and How We Can All Be a Vital Part of the Solution, with Scott Hoffman Black, Executive Director, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
    • You can thank insect pollinators for one third of every mouthful of food that you eat.
    • Without small flies in streams for young fish to eat, your last grilled salmon would have been impossible.
    • If you like songbirds, you can thank an insect: 96% of birds rely on insects for survival.

    With well over one million known species, insects and other invertebrates eclipse all other forms of life on Earth. They are essential to the reproduction of most flowering plants, including many fruits, vegetables, and nuts; they are food for birds, fish, and other animals; they filter water and help clean rivers and streams; and they clean up waste from plants and animals. Just four of the many insect services—dung burial, pest control, pollination, and wildlife nutrition—have an estimated annual value in the United States alone of at least $90 billion. They truly are the “little things that run the world.”

    Though insects are indisputably the most important creatures on Earth, recent research suggests that insect populations are in steep decline. Given the centrality of insects to our ecosystems and the food chain that supports humans, the potential importance of this crisis cannot be overstated.

    If we hope to stem the losses of insect diversity and the services they provide, society must take steps at all levels to protect, restore, and enhance habitat across landscapes, from wildlands to farmlands to urban cores.  Scott Hoffman Black will explain the latest science on insect declines and highlight important ways everyone can incorporate invertebrate conservation into their lives.

    Scott Hoffman Black is an internationally recognized conservationist who has been at the forefront of the conservation movement for three decades. He is executive director of the Xerces Society, which under his leadership has become the premier invertebrate conservation organization in the World.  Scott’s work has led to protection and habitat restoration on millions of acres of rangelands, forests, and farmland. Scott is an author of the best-selling Attracting Native Pollinators and Gardening for Butterflies and has written more than two hundred other publications, including a recent chapter on climate change and insects.

  • November 10 – Topic to be determined.
  • There is no general Green Team program  in December.

OTHER COMING EVENTS

  • Friday, November 6, 10 a.m. to noon – Fall Shredding Day. Drive-up at the Aquatic and Fitness Center, walk-up at the Quinault Auditorium.

PREVIOUS PROGRAMS

PREVIOUS EVENTS 

  • See Previous Events for summaries of past events of interest to the Panorama Green Team members.

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