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How climate change is changing Lopez
Jan 24, 2025
5:30 - 7:30pm
Lopez Center
Free
Russel Barsh presents evidence from 20 years of research on how Lopez ecosystems are changing-- and what we can expect in the decades to come.

A significant "regime change" in Salish Sea weather patterns began in 2014, with stormier winters, more extreme precipitation, and longer summer droughts. We are already seeing effects on everything from shoreline erosion and spring pollination, to the timing of bird migrations and salmon runs.

How will a changing climate affect our water supplies, the safety of our homes, and what we can grow, harvest, and eat on Lopez? What will our public lands, wildlife, and marine ecology look like as we approach the middle of the 21st century? Come listen and join in a discussion with Russel and the Kwiaht research team!
Coastal flooding of roads is a result of stormier winters (photo courtesy of Jill Rain)