Sierra Club Prince George’s Potluck Social: Climate Change

Sun, Feb 24, 2019  •  5:00 PM  – 7:00 PM 

Organized By: Sierra Club Prince George’s County Group

Location: Watkins Regional Park Nature Center, 301 Watkins Park Dr, Kettering, MD 20774, USA

Event Organizers:
Janis Oppelt:   janis.oppelt@mdsierra.org or 301-474-5358
Martha Ainsworth:  martha.ainsworth@mdsierra.org or 301-262-8389

Join us for the Prince George’s Sierra Club Group’s Potluck Social at the Watkins Regional Park Nature Center!  Guest speaker Dr. Astrid Caldas, Senior Climate Scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, will provide an update on climate change and its impacts, in light of recent high-profile reports. Meet other SIerra Club members, celebrate local victories, share your ideas about the coming year. Door prizes!  Space is limited. Please RSVP so we can get a head count, and please indicate what you’ll be bringing.

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About our guest speaker:

Dr. Astrid Caldas is a senior climate scientist with the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Her research focuses on climate change adaptation with practical policy implications for ecosystems, the economy, and society. She also works on policy related to climate change, natural resources management, conservation planning, socio-environmental synthesis, and climate communication.  Read more about Dr. Caldas’s background and research:  

https://www.ucsusa.org/about/staff/staff/astrid-caldas.html#.XAlIUNQrIsY