The March for Science in Mobile will start in less than 24 hours!
Check out our March Day Tips for what you need to know about the event.
We will have some pre-made signs on hand for those who come without.
If you have any other questions let us know and we’ll do our best to answer!
Due to a last-minute engagement, Roberta Swann, Director of Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP) will be unable to join us this weekend. However, we are pleased to announce that Watershed Protection Coordinator Tom Herder will be speaking in her place! Now in his 11th year at MBNEP, Tom is a Marine veteran with Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Marine Biology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Having completed coursework towards a PhD in Zoology from the University of Florida, he has a strong science background, particularly in estuarine biology. He went to work for the NEP after leaving a twenty-year career as a competitive swim coach. He and his wife, Rhoda Vanderhart, a nurse at Mobile Infirmary, live in a midtown Mobile with two Australian Shepherds, three parrots, and a tank of community fish. Herder’s passion is surfing, which he’s been learning for 46 years.
We have three sign making events scheduled this week, and we know other people are planning their own!
There will be some supplies on hand, but it is helpful to bring your own.
See our Sign-Making Guide for tips and slogan suggestions! The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, publishers of Science) has some sign resources as well.
We are pleased to announce Kara Gadeken as one of our event speakers. She is a marine ecology Ph.D. student at the University of South Alabama and works at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Originally from Northern Virginia, Kara graduated from the College of William and Mary in 2014 with degrees in Biology and Marine Science, and she aspires to a career in marine ecological research. Her current doctoral research focuses on discovering how organisms that live in marine sediments respond to rapid, frequent changes in the water’s oxygen levels, a common phenomenon in shallow coastal waters.
We visited Fox’s Studio 10 this morning to spread the word about the March for Science!
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