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SUMMARY:Lifelong Adventure: Topsail Island Sea Turtle Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Learn about sea turtles and possibly witness the hatching of sea turtles on Topsail Island.  Participants will spend evenings on the beach “nest sitting” — waiting for baby loggerhead sea turtles to leave their sandy nests.  Daytime hours can be spent swimming\, beach combing or catching up on sleep.  We will also visit the Topsail Sea Turtle Hospital to learn about their work in caring for sick and injured sea turtles. \nParticipants are responsible for motel reservations and costs.  Lodging information will be given upon completion of registration. \nPlease note: You will be required to enter the following information for each registrant before you can complete your registration: emergency contact\, physician contact and health information (allergies\, conditions\, medications relevant to this field experience). Take a moment to gather this information before beginning your registration. \nREGISTER FOR THIS TRIP \nIf the trip is full\, please email Missy Chernick to be added to the waitlist. \nRegistration deadline:  Friday\, July 22 at 12:30 PM. \nFor additional information about this trip and other Lifelong Hikes & Adventures\, contact Jerry Reynolds at 919.707.9884.
URL:https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/event/lifelong-adventure-topsail-island-sea-turtle-adventure/
LOCATION:In the Field
CATEGORIES:Adults,Lifelong Learners,Trips
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SUMMARY:Permian Monsters Lecture Series: We Ate Dinosaurs
DESCRIPTION:Getting to Know Your Synapsid Ancestors\nBefore the dinosaurs\, the dominant forms of life on land were the synapsids\, a group also known as “proto-mammals.” This talk will introduce you to some of the strangest and most ferocious synapsids\, and detail how these unusual creatures evolved into mammals like ourselves. \nThis lecture is recommended for all ages. \nTickets are $10/person\, per lecture. Add an exhibition ticket and receive $5 off admission to Life Before Dinosaurs: The Permian Monsters. Exhibition open 5–7pm. Lecture begins at 7pm. \nBUY TICKETS\nWith media support from WUNC\, North Carolina Public Radio. \n \n\n \nAbout our speaker\nDr. Christian F. Kammerer\nNC Museum of Natural Sciences \nChristian Kammerer is NCMNS Research Curator of Paleontology. His research focuses on the origins of mammals and the life of the Permian and Triassic periods. \n\nABOUT THE LECTURE SERIES\nEnjoy a series of scientific talks on the diversity of the Permian period and factors that led to the mass extinction. Each month\, we will feature a presentation from a renowned scientist (7–8pm) and an evening viewing of the special exhibition Life Before Dinosaurs: The Permian Monsters (open 5–7pm). Other lecture dates: \nJune 2: Rewiring the Biosphere: Ecosystem collapse and recovery after the Permian Mass Extinction\nDr. Peter Roopnarine\, California Academy of Sciences \nJuly 21: Pathologies of the Paleozoic\nDr. Megan Whitney\, Harvard University \n\n 
URL:https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/event/permian-monsters-lecture-series-we-ate-dinosaurs/
LOCATION:Downtown Raleigh\, 11 West Jones Street\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,All Ages,Children,Lectures,Special Lectures,Teens,WRAL 3D Theater
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