Voices in Science Lectures

Monthly public lectures for adults and older children presenting eminent scientists and currently newsworthy "hot topics" in science, or topics that relate to the Museum's exhibits, DynaTheater films, or Planetarium shows.

Museum Coordinator: Tish Morris, 505-841-2882

More Information: Chris Sanchez, 505-841-2872, or email programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us

The Forester's Log
Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 PM
Lecture and booksigning with Mary Stuever

Mary Stuever, Fire Ecologist and Forester has spent two decades working in the Southwest. In that time, U.S. forests have faced serious crises: the threat of impending wildfires on residential areas, insect outbreaks, and forest animals' loss of habitat among them. Stuever documents the challenges and changes in forestry from her unique view as a woman in a male-dominated profession. Fires can be beneficial, but with more trees and fewer prescribed burns, destructive fires have escalated. The idea of using fire for good is just one of the changes that have come to forestry recently. She will share her work along the Rio Grande bosque and across the high deserts and mountains of Arizona exploring the relationships between land and its people.

Mary Stuever is a forester for the state of New Mexico. her syndicated column, "The Forester's Log," appears in newspapers and communities scattered throughout the U.S. and Canada. Her essays have appeared in A Mile High in Her Boots; she is the co-editor of Field Guide to the Sandia Mountains.

Her new book, The Forester's Log, published by UNM Press, will be available for purchase and signing after the talk.

Costs: $5 (public and members). Tickets available online.

For more information, please contact Chris Sanchez at 841-2872 or or Chris.Sanchez@state.nm.us

Purchase in advance to guarantee your seats at: www.naturalhistoryhistoryfoundation.org or at the door before the talk. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

All talks are at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
505-841-2800

Questions? Call Tish Morris at 505-841-2882 or by e-mail  tish.morris@state.nm.us

Fore more information, contact Chris Sanchez at 505-841-2872, or email programs.NMMNHS@state.nm.us