Heritage Dinner Series: Seasons of the Sea
Thursday, October 12, 2006
6:00 pm
Ru Morrison, PhD
University of New Hampshire, Ocean Process Analysis Laboratory
Social Hour 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Dinner Follows
$45 per person
Reserve number attending by October 5, 2006
The Heritage Dinner Seires brings the fascinating stories and latest findings of author-adventurers, scientists and historians to the Center. Join us once a month on Thursday evenings beginning in October for enjoyable evenings of dinner and conversation.
Seasons of the Sea with Ru Morrison
One of the best aspects of living in New England is the spectacular change of seasons. Whether you prefer summer sun or winter's sparkling snow, as a New Englander, you appreciate the variety that seasons bring to your life.
Just as there are seasons on land so are there similar‹yet different seasons in the sea.
On Thursday, October 12, Dr. Ru Morrison will show us the seasonal changes that are occurring just off our shores. The changes are not as noticeable as those on land: they have no striking changes of color, no white snow in winter and certainly no fall foliage. But the differences are just as marked and sometimes quite different from what you would expect. Which season in the Gulf of Maine has the warmest temperatures at the bottom of the ocean? When are the small unicellular plants called phytoplankton, that fuel most of the life in the Gulf including the fish, most numerous? Satellites can see the effects of tiny phytoplankton? You'll discover the answers to these and many more questions during Ru's entertaining and enlightening presentation.
Dr. Morrison, who works at the Ocean Process Analysis Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire, is a popular and familiar face at the Center. Many of you met him at last year's Annual Appreciation Event for our Contributing Members. Others have seen him here as the Principal Investigator on the Center's new Seasons of the Sea exhibit. Come to this dinner and you'll be in for a special treat: Ru's personal introduction to the exhibit that is based on much of his own research. As a researcher, Ru is committed to getting his work outside the laboratory and into venues like the Seacoast Science Center. If you've ever wondered what's really going on in the waters just off our shores, and you'd like to find out in a fun and entertaining way, this is an evening for you.
The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a reception (the Nature Store will be open at 5:30 p.m.). Dinner and presentation follow. All proceeds support the Center. Space is available on a first-come first-served basis and dinners sell out early. Tickets are $45/person; all are welcome. Members at the Family Plus Level and above will receive invitations in the mail. Reserve your seats now by contacting Ashley at 603-436-8043, ext. 20 or info@seacentr.org.
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Marine Mammal Strandings
Kate Sardi, Assistant Director and Stranding Coordinator
The Whale Center of New England
January 11, 2007
Rediscovery of the USS 09
David Switzer
Consulting Nautical Archaeologist for New Hampshire
February 8, 2007
Expedition to the Galapagos
Wendy Lull
President, Seacoast Science Center 2006-2007 Heritage Dinner Series