Although this particular zoo lecture is not directly related to birds, the subject should be of concern to us all -- 

Gail Mackiernan
Colesville, MD
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From: "Zoo Lectures" <>
Subject: Zoo Lecture/Book signing

Wednesday, March 22 – Book Signing at 7 p.m., Lecture at 7:30 p.m.
The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth 
> 
> Tim Flannery is director of the South Australia Museum, professor at the 
> University of Adelaide, and an internationally acclaimed scientist, explorer, 
> conservationist, and writer. In addition to his specialized scientific writing, 
> he contributes regularly to The New York Review of Books, and is the author of 
> acclaimed books for the general public, including environmental histories of 
> Australia (The Future Eaters) and North America (The Eternal Frontier).
> 
> Flannery will talk about the history of global climate change, the danger it 
> poses to our planet, and constructive solutions to averting its catastrophic 
> effects. Flannery will also sign copies of The Weather Makers, which he 
> describes as ". . . a manual on the use of the Earth's thermostat. We are now 
> the weather makers, and with us hangs the future of biodiversity and 
> civilization."
> 
> The Weather Markers got rave reviews in the Washington Post, New York Times, and our own ZooGoer (see 
> http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2006/2/books_35_2.cfm). 

Flannery is a dynamite speaker, too. 
> 
> FREE, but please RSVP at 
> http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Lectures/rsvp.cfm.  
> 
> Book signing and lecture are in the Zoo's Visitor Center. Enter at Connecticut 
> Ave. and park in Lot A. > 
> 
> Susan Lumpkin
> Friends of the National Zoo>