This event, part of the MHC’s 2020-2021 Symposium on “The Story of Climate Change”ÌýbringsÌýtogetherÌýpeopleÌýfromÌýdifferentÌýprofessionalÌýfieldsÌýtaskedÌýwith communicatingÌýthe impact of climate change to the public. The panel (which will be remote, ) features a veteran reporter, scientists working with º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIFW), and is moderated by Dr. Katherine Glover from the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Climate Change Institute.Ìý Panelists will discuss best practices for telling the story of climate change, and for helping theÌýpublicÌýunderstand environmental transformation on both a local and global scale.
Panelists:
is a veteran Bangor Daily News reporter who writes about how the Atlantic Ocean and the state’s iconic coastline help to shape the lives of coastal º£½ÇÉçÇø residents and visitors.ÌýÌýBased , he writes about fisheries, marine-related topics, and covers eastern coastal º£½ÇÉçÇø communities.
Dr. Amanda Cross is a wildlife biologist with the º£½ÇÉçÇø Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and a member of .ÌýÌýShe studies, teaches, and conducts public outreach about vernal pool ecology across º£½ÇÉçÇø.
is aÌýMoose Biologist for the º£½ÇÉçÇø Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.ÌýÌýIn 2019, Kantar was awardedÌýat the 53rd North American Moose Conference held in Carrabassett Valley, º£½ÇÉçÇø.
Moderator
is a Research Associate at the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Climate Change Institute. Specializing in how interactions between hydroclimate, vegetation, and wildfire produce landscape change, and the sustainableÌýÌýmanagement of public lands, Dr. Glover will be teaching WGS 301/501: Women and Climate Change, in the spring, 2021 semester.
The panel will run 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and it will be recorded.
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