[SEMCO] "Oceans Alive" Lectures

[Sheri DeRosa]

Greetings!

Join Woods Hole Sea Grant for its annual series of lectures titled 
"Oceans Alive: Plain Talk on Current Topics in Marine Science Presented 
for the General Public." The talks are free of charge and are designed 
to inform and involve the general public in relevant and timely marine 
science issues. This year's series will feature the following presentations:

Tuesday, April 18, 7:00 p.m.
The Changing Massachusetts Coastline: How it Affects Waterfront Property 
Owners--and You
In Massachusetts, nearly 70 percent of the population resides in coastal 
counties. The Commonwealth's 1,500 miles of tidal shoreline boasts 
spectacular coastal landforms of varying elevations: moraines, drumlins, 
outwash plains, and barrier beaches. Yet over two-thirds of the shore is 
eroding. Nationally, one in four structures located within 500 feet of 
the shore will be lost to erosion each year, costing coastal property 
owners $530 million per year. In recent decades, acceleration of erosion 
rates and forecasts of increasing sea level rise for the next century 
will change the shoreline. In some areas, the changes will be drastic. 
Coastal engineers scramble to devise methods to control erosion for 
waterfront property owners. Join coastal geologist Jim O'Connell, 
extension agent for Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative 
Extension, for an aerial and ground slideshow tour of the Massachusetts 
coast. Witness, through photographs and first-hand accounts, how the 
shore is changing and how waterfront property owners are responding to 
erosion and storms.

Tuesday, April 25, 4:00 p.m.
Young Scientists Present: Winning Science Fair Projects
In a science town, the scientists come in many shapes and sizes, and in 
a wide range of ages. Join us for special presentations by local high 
school students from Falmouth Academy and Falmouth High School as they 
discuss their winning science fair projects. Please note the special 
time for this presentation.

Tuesday, May 2, 7:00 p.m.
Freeze Frame: A Photojournalist's Experience on an Arctic Expedition
Ice, ocean, atmosphere. These three components constitute the health of 
the Arctic climate. At the heart of this system is one of the least 
studied bodies of water on the planet: the Beaufort Gyre, a slowly 
swirling bowl of icy water north of Alaska ten times the size of Lake 
Michigan. To study the climatic changes underway in the Beaufort Gyre, 
scientists from the United States, Canada, and Japan have set out every 
summer since 2003 for month-long expeditions aboard the Canadian 
icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent. Using an array of newly-developed 
instruments, they are measuring the environment above, below, and within 
the floating icepack. Join Chris Linder, WHOI researcher and freelance 
photographer/writer as he recounts his role in the 2005 expedition. 
Linder documented the expedition's progress via text dispatches and 
photographs posted to a daily website. During his presentation, Linder 
will discuss the scientific objectives of the cruise, present his 
favorite photos, and share his photographic methods and artistic process.

Presentations are held in Redfield Auditorium, Water Street, Woods Hole 
(free parking for evening lectures is available in lot opposite 
auditorium; look for on-street meter parking for afternoon 
presentation). Admission is free. PDPs available for educators.

For more information, contact Woods Hole Sea Grant at 508-289-2398 or 
seagrant at whoi.edu.

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