Major forces are in play that are endangering the natural world as we know it. At the top of the list are the movement of organisms around the planet, and, the biggest of them all, climate change. Both problems are exacerbated by our relentlessly increasing human population. The speaker, Al Hicks, a retired wildlife biologist with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, spent much of his career dealing with the consequences of the first, especially as it relates to bats,and the disease white nose syndrome, and he will speak about those efforts. He will also discuss the work of researchers that have been raising the alarm about climate change for decades but, thanks to the ceaseless actions of powerful interests, almost nothing has been done. Our window for addressing climate change is rapidly closing, and we cannot depend on the better angels of our elected officials alone to counter the tide, and prevent a dismal future for our children. Whatever good that comes out of the next few years will determine the future of this planet. That good will depend on you.

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