Southern Appalachians During the Ice Age In-Person

Green River Library Conserving Carolina Speaker Series with Dan Lazar Dan Lazar will discuss the animals and plants that were found in this region 20,000 years ago. He will also present evidence suggesting the former occurrence of now-extinct species such as Jefferson's Ground Sloth and the American Mastodon. The presentation will show images depicting ice age species still surviving in our Southern Mountains. Dan Lazar served for many years as Director of Education at the WNC Nature Center, followed by several years as Executive Director of the Colburn Earth Science Museum. Mr. Lazar has a degree in Forest Biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse. He has been an instructor in the Blue Ridge Naturalist Certificate Program at the NC Arboretum since 2005, teaching a variety of classes. Dan has also co-hosted "Nature News," a weekly radio program broadcast on WTZQ Hendersonville since 1993. Registration Required | For Adults