Saving Plants, Saving Ourselves

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/07/2015
7:00 pm

Location
Atlanta Botanical Garden

Address
1345 Piedmont Ave
Atlanta, GA, 30309

Website
http://bit.ly/1PvO6FR

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Free Fuqua Lecture @ Atlanta Botanical Garden

Careful estimates indicate that our planet is entering the sixth great extinction in history and that half of all biological species could be lost by the end of this century. For plants, the situation is particularly urgent, but there are conservation tactics that could help save a great majority of them.


Join Dr. Peter Raven to explore special methods for plant conservation and how the role of institutions like botanical gardens is essential. Peter H. Raven, a leading botanist and advocate of conservation and biodiversity, is president emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden and George Engelmann Professor of Botany Emeritus at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition, Dr. Raven is a Trustee of the National Geographic Society and Chairman of the Society’s Committee for Research and Exploration. He also serves as Chairman of the Board for the Center for Plant Conservation, a national organization.

Free admission | No reservation required

Thelisha Aluc

My name is Thelisha Aluc and I was born in Providence, Rhode Island. My parents are from Haitian descent and came to the United States to gain an opportunity for my two siblings and I to have a better life. Although I was born up north, I was raised in sunny North Miami Beach, FL for about 15 years. I graduated from the University of South Florida with my bachelor’s degree in Public Health. My interest in environmental health first came from when I was at a young age. Living in Miami, we would receive testing kits issued by the city to test the quality of our tap water. My parents never understood the purpose of the kit so I decided to test the water myself. Ever since then, I’ve always had in interest in the environment around me. I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in Public Health from the University of South Florida. My goal is to gain a master’s degree in environmental health so that I can work within local government to improve water quality and recycling methods.

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