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Lunchtime Discovery: Birds, Books and Breaking Barriers

  • Wednesday, February 08, 2023
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm

A group of adults and children looking for birds through binoculars in front of a house.

Murry Burgess, PhD Candidate in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at NC State University and Co-founder of the Nonprofit, Field Inclusive

Murry Burgess is an Urban Ecologist, environmental educator and children’s author. She conducts a field experiment with barn swallow chicks, testing their physical development and metabolic health under artificial natural light at night and natural conditions. Growing up in the Deep South, Murry has witnessed and experienced racial and gender injustice. She works outdoors in rural NC, often alone. She uses her experiences to inform her pursuit of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in academia and the natural sciences.

Join us on YouTube!


Live Virtual Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ SECU Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff.

You can post questions in the YouTube chat or tweet questions to #LunchTimeDiscovery and mention @NorthCarolinaEE.

Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

Details

Date:
February 8, 2023
Times:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fee:
Free

Venue

Virtual
NC United States

Organizer

Chris Smith
919.707.9296