Never in recent history have we been more concerned about our health. The connections between environmental health and our own personal health are often over-looked, misunderstood or downplayed. Dr.Veda Maany will discuss how wise land use and habitat conservation benefits our medical health. Specifically, she will address various infectious diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus, Covid-19, and more. She will also draw connections between environmental health and our mental well-being. Learn more

Join the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory for this virtual fall seminar series. Scientists from around the globe will share their challenges, work, and results in these 30 minute seminars, followed by discussion. Seminars will be Wednesdays at 11am. To view and register for this virtual scientific seminar series on coastal risk and resilience click here.

Part of Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Fall Speaker Series: Climate Change in the Chesapeake About this session: As sea level rises, temperatures warm, and precipitation patterns change, it is imperative that we protect land and natural resources across the Delmarva Peninsula. Jim Bass, Coastal Resilience Program Manager at Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC), will discuss the role of land conservation in the region’s climate adaptation work, which forms the cornerstone of ESLC’s newest and largest initiative: Delmarva Oasis. About the series: With…

Join colleagues from across the Patuxent River Watershed every Thursday between October 29 and November 19 for weekly talks on one of four topics that the community has listed as most interesting: Science Communication, Climate Change, Streams, and Wetlands. The planning committee is finalizing the speaker schedule and will send registration information for these webinars by the end of September. PAXCON planners are always looking to grow the network of people interested in learning more about the Patuxent River and…

Presented by the Natural History Society of Maryland (NHSM). Populations of plants and animals in any given environment are always in flux. Change is the only constant. Maryland used to be home to animals that have gone extinct, such as the saber-toothed tiger, or have been extirpated, meaning a local extinction like the gray wolf or elk. While some animals leave, others arrive either through natural or manmade actions (nutria, black-tailed jackrabbit). Join Steve Sheffield, professor of biology at Bowie…

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum presents this talk as part of its Fall Speaker Series: Climate Change in the Chesapeake. In America, COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting people of color with higher morbidity and mortality rates, but this is not the only pandemic impacting these populations. The nation’s most polluted and high poverty areas are often highly racially segregated, contributing to another pandemic: the differential impacts of climate change. Dr. Sacoby Wilson, University of Maryland Associate Professor of Applied Environmental Health, will highlight…

Join colleagues from across the Patuxent River Watershed every Thursday between October 29 and November 19 for weekly talks on one of four topics that the community has listed as most interesting: Science Communication, Climate Change, Streams, and Wetlands. The planning committee is finalizing the speaker schedule and will send registration information for these webinars by the end of September. PAXCON planners are always looking to grow the network of people interested in learning more about the Patuxent River and…