The Piedmont Master Gardeners are hosting a climate awareness/environmental sustainability education event at the Paramount Theater on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, with two great speakers:
Dennis Dimick, a former National Geographic picture/environment editor for over 37 years and Jeremy S. Hoffman, PH.D. a climate and earth scientist from Science Museum of Virginia.
Please join us for our 30th anniversary event: “The Future of Our Landscapes in a Changing Environment.”
Along with Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Master Gardners are hosting this event on Sunday, September 8, at the Paramount Theater in celebration of the association’s 30 years of helping the people of Charlottesville and Albemarle County solve horticultural questions and adopt sustainable, science-based practices.
The pre-event activities begin at 3 p.m. The formal program runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The celebration includes a student poster display, exhibitor booths, concessions, and presentations by Dennis Dimick, former picture and environmental editor for National Geographic, and Jeremy S. Hoffman, climate and earth scientist at the Science Museum of Virginia, followed by a panel discussion led by Frank Reilly of The Reilly Group.
The panel is made up of Lawrence E. Band, the Ernest H. Ern Professor of Environmental Sciences and professor of engineering systems and environment at the University of Virginia; Karen Firehock, executive director of Green Infrastructure Center; and Carol A. Heiser, education section manager, habitat education, for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Tickets are $10 for adults, free for 18 and under, and are available at
https://charlottesville.theparamount.net/4239 or by calling 434-979-1333, M-F 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
For more information: https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/events/the-future-of-our-
landscapes-in-a-changing-environment/
