This event is the IN PERSON option. The Zoom Info is being provided should you decide to participate remotely due to the weather. As of 11:30 am today, the event is proceeding with both in-person and zoom options. Enjoy! ~Kathy Z.
Web: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83981506382?pwd=aCOshApH9tpcbQXOyeqPrHQHTzyLy9.1
Phone: 1 301 715 8592
Meeting ID: 839 8150 6382
Passcode: 644697
Join Dr. Kirt Rusenko as he discusses the "Impacts of Lighting on Sea Turtles and Humans."
Dr. Kirt W. Rusenko, Marine Conservationist, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, City of Boca Raton. Kirt has been the Marine Conservationist for the City of Boca Raton based at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center since 1995. He is in charge of the Boca Raton Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program which monitors sea turtles on Boca Raton’s five miles of beaches. He has been working on reducing many forms of environmentally destructive lighting that is now negatively impacting sea turtles even in areas with no beachfront lighting. Invited to work with the Government of Costa Rica on beachfront lighting issues in 2007. Awarded the 2012 Lighting Design Award and a 2013 Dark-Sky Defender Award from the International Dark-Sky Association. Previous positions were Research Assistant Professor of Dermatology at University of North Carolina Medical School in Chapel Hill. Research and Development Scientist for Thermo Separation Products in Riviera Beach, FL . Environmental Specialist for Florida Power and Light at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant. Dr. Rusenko has a BS/BA in Biology/Psychology, an MS in Biochemistry, and a PhD in Zoology.
