Subject: George Divoky in Seattle, 11/6/03
Date: Oct 30 09:23:40 2003
From: Alan Richards & Ann Musche' - mrm at willapabay.org


Tweets,

I am fwd'g this to Tweeters. I do not know if there is membership /
admission charge, etc. I suggest you call phone number at end of this fwd
if you want more info.

I read the article referred to below, it was truly exciting to think of
this guy being up there year after year.

Alan Richards / Naselle WA 98638 / USA



>Please join Friends of Cooper Island and Dr. George Divoky on Thursday,
>Nov. 6 for a special presentation on the findings of Dr. Divokys 30-year
>study of Black Guillemots on Cooper Island and how this work is
>documenting the consequences of climate change. Feel free to forward this
>invitation to friends, family and colleagues who might be interested in
>attending. We hope to see you there!
>
>Black Guillemots and the Warming Arctic
>
>Polar bears, hungry chicks and the Army Corps of Engineers
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>
>Since being featured in a January 2002 New York Times Magazine article on
>the realities of climate change in northern Alaska, the Black Guillemot
>colony on Cooper Island has provided more compelling evidence of an
>increasing rate of environmental change. The 2002 and 2003 field seasons
>revealed major decreases in the summer pack ice, resulting in two of the
>most interesting summers in the history
>
>of the study. In addition, government engineers recently unveiled a plan
>that suggests using
>
>Cooper Islands gravel to reinforce eroding shorelines at the nearby
>village of Barrow.
>
>
>
>Please join Friends of Cooper Island for an informational evening with
>
>George Divoky, who has conducted research on Cooper Island for the last
>three decades.
>
>George will report on the surprising observations from the last two
>breeding seasons
>
>and discuss the threats that the Black Guillemot colony faces in a melting
>and eroding Arctic.
>
>
>Darcy Frey, author of the highly acclaimed New York Times piece on the Cooper
>Island study, will be on hand to discuss his upcoming book on climate change.
>
>
>
>Thursday, November 6, 2003
>
>
>
> Reception 6:30 p.m.
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>Hors doeuvres and beverages will be served
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>Music by Richard Weeks and Kenny Mandell
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>
>
>Presentation 7:30 p.m.
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>NHS Hall, Center for Urban Horticulture
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>3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
>
>
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>Please visit <http://www.cooperisland.org/>www.cooperisland.org to read
>the mid-season report
>and to learn more about Cooper Island research.
>
>
>Friends of Cooper Island
>
>652 - 32nd Avenue East " Seattle, WA 98112
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>(206) 365-6009 " info at cooperisland.org
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><http://www.cooperisland.org/>www.cooperisland.org
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