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When it comes to the fledgling Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, Jonathan Waterman, author and self-proclaimed adventurist, thinks it’s a case of “out of sight, out of mind” for the majority of Americans. During the past 22 years, Waterman has observed significant changes in the 19.2-million-acre sanctuary — devastating fires, climate change and leaking oil pipelines — all of which have remained largely unacknowledged by the general public.
“If this were happening in the lower 48, they would be considered natural disasters,” Waterman contends. Tonight, the conservationist and Arctic expert will share his findings in a multimedia presentation titled “Arctic Warming: The Fight to Save a Refuge and the Latest on Northern Climate Change” that he hopes will inspire the audience to take a proactive role in the rapidly declining state of one of North America’s wilderness gems.
The lecture, which begins at 7 p.m., will take place in room 235 of the UMC on the University of Colorado’s Boulder campus; arrive at 5:30 p.m. for a book signing in the CU Museum. For more information, call the CU Environmental Center at 303-492-8308 or go to http://ecenter.colorado.edu. Waterman will deliver the same presentation in Denver tomorrow at the Tattered Cover LoDo.
Mon., April 16, 7 p.m.
