4th Friday lecture Series
Feed your brain with hot, fresh and timely science and natural history topics while supporting Placer Nature Center!
Connect with your community and learn about what's happening in the world today!Served up with a tantalizing selection of local music! Download a flyer!
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Dinner & Lecture:
Fill-up & Feel-good at local restaurants before the lecture!
2009-2010 Lectures at a glance:
September 25, 2009
Salmon at the Heart of Nature
Dr. Tim Horner
Where did all the fish go? Dr. Horner explores the last 150 years of Salmon and Steelhead in the American River and looks towards the future.
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October 23, 2009
California Environmental Legacy Project:
The Future Through the Lens of the Past
Dr. James Baxter
California is unlike any other place on Earth. It's an environment and a state – but it's also a state of mind, a legacy to be nurtured and passed on to future generations. Read more...
January 22, 2010
Tending the Wild: Native Americans and the Land
Dr. Don Hankins
Examine Native American knowledge and uses of fire to shape our landscapes and how the traditional practices offer some practical applications to our modern situation of fire and landscape management.
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February 26, 2010
Restoring the Mesopotamian Marshes
Dr. Michelle Stevens
The cradle of civilization, is once again under attack by both man and drought. Find out the similarities and differences to our waterways and what the people of Iraq are doing to protect this valuable resource. Read more...
March 26, 2010
Marvelous, Mysterious Mars
Dr. Paul Doherty
Experience life on Mars! See, feel, listen - Dr. Doherty will talk about the latest discoveries and fly the audience on a mental trip to Mars!
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April 23, 2010
Geobotanical Phenomenology: Mysteries and Magic of the Vernal Pool
Dr. Bob Holland
As they dry, beautiful displays of wildflowers which bloom in brilliant and dramatic circles of color follow the receding shoreline of the pools.
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Dinner & Lecture:
Fill-up & Feel-good at local restaurants before the lecture!
General Information:
Each lecture opens with local music and ends with questions & answers and a raffle of local goods and services!
Presenters will be available afterwards for personal introductions. Download a flyer!
All lectures are held the 4th Friday from 7:30 PM - 9 PM. Doors open at 7 PM with music ranging from blues to classical to jazz.
Held at Unity of Auburn's auditorium at:
Unity of Auburn
1212 High Street
Auburn, CA 95603
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Dinner & Lecture:
Fill-up & Feel-good at local restaurants before the lecture!
Read more about the lectures:
| Sep. 25, 2009 - | Salmon at the Heart of Nature |
| Oct. 23, 2009 - | Journey of Discovery: California |
| Jan. 22, 2010 - | Tending the Wild: Native Americans and the Land |
| Feb. 26, 2010 - | Restoring the Mesopotamian Marshes |
| Mar. 26, 2010 - | Marvelous, Mysterious Mars |
| Apr. 23, 2010 - | Mysteries and Magic of the Vernal Pool |
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