An Earth Day Celebration You Don’t Want to Miss
Come celebrate Earth Day with EVWC on Saturday, April 22nd from 2-5pm at the Estes Valley Community Center (lower level). We’ll be hosting a discussion with two local scientists: Dr. Steven Fassnacht, Professor of Watershed Science at CSU, and Dr. Koren Nydick, Chief of Resource Stewardship at Rocky Mountain National Park. Steven studies how climate change is affecting snowpack (our primary source of water) while Koren looks at how our wildlife is coping with these same environmental changes.
We’ll also see a presentation from the Environmental Resilience Team, a group of students from Estes Park middle school led by science teacher Ravi Davis who have come together to help raise awareness about environmental issues in our community. The team is participating in a statewide challenge called Earth Force RISE, to create a civic action proposal to improve climate resiliency in our community.
Light refreshments will be served, and we also have some exciting door prizes to give away. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about and engage with the future of our ecosystems.
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$5 Suggested Donation for attendees
Dr. Steven R. Fassnacht
Professor of Snow Hydrology
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere Fellow
Natural Resources Ecology Lab Senior Research Scientist
Associate Director of VIP at CSU (Snow Varies)
We live in a changing world where water has become our most important resource. We need to better understand the quantity of water present during flood and drought, as well as the quality of that water to ensure all people have adequate access to this invaluable resource. To study water availability, Professor Fassnacht’s research examines the spatial and temporal variability of snow and related earth system properties.
Dr. Koren Nydick
Ecologist and the Chief of Resource Stewardship at Rocky Mountain National Park,
Koren is a member of the park’s leadership team and oversees natural and cultural resource programs, fire and fuel management, planning and compliance, and the Continental Divide Research Learning Center. Prior to joining Rocky, Dr. Nydick served as the Science Coordinator at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California. Before that she was the Executive Director of the non-profit, Mountain Studies Institute, in Silverton, Colorado and a postdoctoral researcher and instructor at Utah State University. She has taught at a variety of levels from 8th grade to graduate students. In her still relatively new position at Rocky, Koren returns to where she led hikes as a camp counselor, conducted PhD research, and married her husband Brad. They have two children, Owen and Maya, with whom they are re-discovering the Rocky Mountains.
Thanks to our wonderful local sponsors!
