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Wed
Feb
08
Heatwaves, heavy storms, sea level rise... The effects of climate change are clear, but how do we identify and protect vulnerable communities from natural disasters... before those disasters hit?
Price: FREE
WHEN: Wed., Feb. 8, 6:00 pm WHERE: Lynn Museum/Lynn Arts Free parking nearby! WHAT: Cooked: Survival by Zipcode (View trailer HERE) film screening and Q&A with Dr Marcos Luna, Salem State University "In 1995, Chicago was hit by an extreme, record-breaking heat wave, so hot that roads melted, rail lines warped, and the lives of 739 residents were lost in a single week; mostly poor, African-American, and elderly residents. Using this tragedy as a springboard, this searing, offbeat doc connects the dots to more recent natural disasters, provocatively exploring the ways in which class, race and zip code predetermine our chances of survival during environmental crises and asking why we don't treat that as a disaster." After the film, Dr Marcos Luna will facilitate a discussion and talk about how he and his team at Salem State are using mapping tools to identify communities vulnerable to climate change ahead of time and protect them, especially BIPOC communities. Greenbelt also uses mapping tools to look at how best to deploy our resources to reach vulnerable folks in Essex County. Our GIS manager is working with Dr Luna to explore how to best apply those tools and integrate some of the work he's been doing. This event is co-hosted by Lynn Museum/Lynn Arts.
Wed
Mar
15
How do trees and mushrooms communicate? How have humans benefited from this link? Learn about the connection between fungus, trees, and people from local mycophile Maria Pinto!
Price: FREE
WHEN: Wed., March 15, 6:00 pm WHERE: Riverwalk Brewery, Newburyport* *Accessible on the Newburyport Commuter Rail Line! WHAT: Mushroom fever swept the Northeast in 2021 with serious spring and summer rainfalls resulting in an abundance of mushrooms that was hard to ignore. Suddenly, mycology soared into popular culture and books about fungus rose to the best sellers lists. If you've heard about Suzanne Simard's seminal Finding the Mother Tree or Merlin Sheldrake's wildly popular Entangled Life, or even if you've just become curious about the mushrooms near your home, this talk is for you. Local mycophile Maria Pinto will dig into the fascinating world of mycorrhizal fungi and shed light on the special relationships they build with trees. She will discuss the disagreement among scientists about the theory that forests are connected by a "wood-wide web," and her talk will also showcase some of the surprising ways humans have benefitted from mycorrhizal connections. Maria is an educator, author, and a member of the Boston Mycological Club. She was interviewed in 2020 by WBUR about mushroom hunting in the Boston area. Photo by Maria Pinto @aravensgrace
Wed
Mar
22
Discover how Indigenous People have used their ingenuity over millennia to shape and interact with the environment.
Price: FREE
WHEN: Wed., March 22, 2023 6:30 pm WHERE: HC Media, Studio 101 2 Merrimack Street, Haverhill WHAT: Claudia Fox Tree, artist and educator, Arawak (Yurumein) Systems and Ecosystems: Reconnecting to Culture & History What is the difference between basket weaving and basket making? This subtle change in language contains thousands of years of history and culture. It decolonizes by bringing Indigenous traditions into what the dominant culture might see as a “simple basket.” Claudia will discuss incomplete stories about Native American contributions and why it is important to decolonize our narratives. How are we part of the natural environment? How do we balance our needs with that of nature in an honorable way? We will explore how animals keep this balance as well and what we can learn from them. Focusing on Indigenous contributions to human understanding of the environment, Ms. Fox Tree will lead this interactive presentation on historical and present misconceptions. Art by Claudia Fox Tree
Some events in the 2023 Film & Lecture Series will be in person, others will be virtual.
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Greenbelt thanks the photographers whose work is featured prominently on our website: Jerry Monkman, Dorothy Monnelly, Adrian Scholes, David Alden St. Pierre & Neil Ungerleider