Eagle Lake Marina and Campgrounds is sponsoring a presentation by Dr. Byron Adams on Friday, July 1st beginning at 8:15 p.m. at the amphitheater adjacent to Merrill Campground on County Road A1. All are invited to this free presentation.
Dr. Adams grew up in Susanville, graduated from Lassen High School in 1984, completed his undergraduate work at BYU and obtained his PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Nebraska. Adams studies organisms that live in extreme environments. His presentation, Life on the Edge: From Eagle Lake to Antarctica, introduces us to similarities between Eagle Lake and Antarctica. “Believe it or not, there are many similarities between the ecosystems of Eagle Lake and the ice-free regions of terrestrial Antarctica. In my presentation, I’ll describe the geological, climatological, and biological similarities that make Eagle Lake and Taylor Valley, Antarctica, my favorite places on Earth.”
Adams’s presentation is geared for budding scientists and youngsters and for those of us with some life experience. All ages are welcome—this is a great activity for families, scout troops, nature enthusiasts, and anyone who’d like to learn more about our beautiful local environment.
Adams explains, “I love Eagle Lake! My experiences at Eagle Lake shaped my career as a biologist. My 6th grade class was the first group of elementary students to spend the better part of a week up at the Eagle Lake Field Station. That trip was my first taste of real, field-based science, and got me thinking about how cool it would be to be a biologist and study cool stuff like that all the time.”
“Later on,” continues Adams, “when I was a graduate student, I came across all these scientific papers that made important, fundamental discoveries about biology – discoveries that were made right here at Eagle Lake! How lucky I was to be able to grow up here!”
Please come on out to the Merrill Amphitheater at the South Shore of Eagle Lake to learn about Eagle Lake and Antarctica!
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