Changing futures:
Understanding threats and realities facing Tasmania’s environment
Friday 11 September, 10.30am
Central Gallery, TMAG
Tasmania is renowned for its extraordinary biodiversity, yet many species and habitats face increasing pressures from environmental change. To mark Threatened Species Week, join Robert Pennicott and Dr Caitlin Vertigan in conversation at TMAG as they discuss their lived experiences, research and observations of Tasmania’s natural environment and explore the connections between wildlife, landscapes and people, and how broadening our knowledge can help shape a more resilient future.
This is a FREE event and you are welcome to bring non-member friends. For organisational purposes, please let us know you are coming.
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OUR SPEAKERS:
Robert Pennicott and his family run a highly acclaimed environmental tourism operator and have a strong drive and passion for Tasmania’s community and the environment. The Pennicott Foundation supports multiple initiatives locally and abroad, often with a focus on coastal environments and conservation, including a project to support scientists researching the reefs of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel.
Dr Caitlin Vertigan is a Conservation Project Officer for the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. With a research history including work on multiple seabird species and their responses to environmental variation, she currently specialises in the complex relationships between natural and cultural values at heritage sites, including the impacts a changing climate is having on these environments.
