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MILL SPRING—Conserving Carolina is inviting the community to a free lecture on Saturday, September 21, entitled “Survival by Degrees—The Impact of Climate Change on Birds.”

Presented by Tom Tribble, the past president and current at-large director of the Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter, the event will take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Anne Elizabeth Suratt Nature Center at Walnut Creek Preserve. 

For over 100 years, Audubon has focused on making the world a better place for birds. In 2014, National Audubon released a Birds and Climate Change Report. The report established that shrinking and shifting ranges due to the changing climate could imperil more than half of the 588 species of North American breeding birds involved in the study – within this century. 

This seven-year science investigation, made possible by decades of community-science data, sounded an alarm that made news worldwide. In early October 2019, National Audubon released a follow-up report – Survival by Degrees – that paints an even more challenging situation for birds if the world does not take action to reduce global warming. This presentation will summarize this study’s results and discuss actions individuals can take to help birds.

This lecture is part of Conserving Carolina’s monthly Speaker Series at Walnut Creek Preserve.  Pre-registration is required. To register and for more information, visit Conserving Carolina’s website and “calendar” tab, conservingcarolina.org/calendar.

Walnut Creek Preserve is private property; guests are only allowed on the property by invitation, such as a planned event or scheduled group. It is located at 179 Conservatory Lane in Mill Spring.

The next program at Walnut Creek Preserve will be held on October 19. Horticulturist and landscape designer April Ryan will present “Landscaping with Native Plants.”

For more information, visit walnutcreekpreserve.com.