December Chapter Meeting – Earth’s Mass Extinctions: Who Will Survive The Next One? with Dan Northcut

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December 1, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
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Earth’s Mass Extinctions: Who Will Survive The Next One? with Dan Northcut

December 2021 Chapter meeting:

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Schedule:
6:30 Camera Roll
7:00 Introduction and Announcements
7:20 Featured Presentation
8:45 Adjournment

Join us at Dallas College Brookhaven Campus, Building H, Room 125. See Covid protocol, below. Bring wrapped snacks to share. Shop at craft tables from NTMN members. Say a special farewell to Stalin SM. Or participate via Zoom.

The Earth from Apollo 11, courtesy of NASA.

Life on Earth is perilous. All its flora and fauna, including humans, are minute compared to the planet’s epic forces. Several times in Earth’s history, plate tectonics, ice ages, massive meteorite impacts, and more have wiped out species, even entire families and genera. Dan Northcut, a favorite NTMN curriculum instructor, will present on previous mass extinctions and explore the similarities to our present circumstances, with its unprecedented loss of biodiversity and rate of species extinctions. Are dire changes to food security, air and water quality, human health, and ecology in store? Tune in for a tremendous conclusion to our Survivor speaker theme for 2021!

 

A native Texan, Dan Northcut has been teaching earth and environmental sciences at his high school alma mater, St. Mark’s School of Texas, since 1987, and is presently the Director of Environmental Studies and teaches AP Environmental Science and earth science. He studied geology at The Colorado College, receiving a bachelor’s degree, and went on to earn his master’s degree at University of Texas at Dallas. When not at work, he’s out learning, exploring, and experiencing the natural world. He certified as a Texas Master Naturalist in 2000 and later served as president of the North Texas chapter. He’s taught several topics for the North Texas Master Naturalist certification classes for the past 20 years.

Covid Protocol

Please participate at the level you’re comfortable. We’re excited to meet in person, but we don’t take this decision lightly. We expect all attendees to consider the health and well-being of their fellow attendees and comply with all policies.

  • MASKS are required at Dallas College in accordance with the Dallas County Risk Level Red.
  • The room will be set to allow for SOCIAL DISTANCING (4 people per table for maximum capacity of 100).
  • HAND SANITIZER will be available.
  • Food and drinks will not be provided, but you may bring your own.

Or continue to participate from home! The user experience will remain the same on Zoom. Register for the Zoom meeting here. You do not need to register for Zoom if you are attending in person.

You will be asked to fill out a COVID-19 Screening Form if you choose to attend in person. If you would like to review in advance, it can be found here. Texas Master Naturalist COVID-19 Response.

Posted 11/13/21 wbw

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