You’re invited to a fall series of presentations & discussions related to our Northern New Mexico Group priority environmental issues.
September: Wildlife
Wednesday, September 6, 6-8 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church Fellowship Hall
107 W. Barcelona Road, Santa Fe
Our speakers will address the issues of protecting and restoring New Mexico’s unique native wildlife and wild lands, and vital aquatic life such as the otter.
Presenters
- Virginia Seamster, PhD, Share with Wildlife/BISON-M Coordinator, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
- Mellissa Savage, PhD, UCLA forest ecologist and member of the IUCN Otter Group.
For more information and to RSVP: ctc.seamster@gmail.com
A question-and-answer period will follow, and we’ll provide refreshments.
River otters photo from Albuquerque Journal, 2014, with credit to Diane Hargreaves/New Mexico ...
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