Extreme Adaptation (free Bay Currents talk)

Rhis year has been one of California's driest on record, and carbon dioxide levels in Earth's atmosphere reached levels not seen for almost a million years. More climate changes lie ahead -- but the Bay Area, with its history of environmental leadership, is not standing idly by.

Kathleen M. Wong and Ariel Rubissow Okamoto will inspire with examples of how scientists, governments, local communities, and ordinary people are striving to ensure that San Francisco Bay and its watershed remain healthy for both people and wildlife – from research to restoring wetlands to resolving conflicts.

Wong and Okamoto co-authored Natural History of San Francisco Bay. Wong, an award-winning environmental reporter, has written for Nature, New Scientist, and US News and World Report as well as Bay Nature and other local publications. Okamoto, managing editor of ESTUARY magazine, contributes frequently to Bay Nature and has written several local guidebooks as well as State of the Estuary  and other reports on environmental science.

Refreshments 7PM, talk begins 7:30 PM.