Announcing a new Meetup for nature lovers' meetup!

What: Cafe Scientifique - "Biodiversity: How Special We Are"

When: September 1,[masked]:45 PM

Where:
Front Page - Arlington
4201 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22203
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Casual atmosphere. Food and drink. Old and new friends. Lectures by experts in their respective fields.

Learn about a different topic each month at Cafe Scientifique. This month's talk is titled: "Biodiversity: How Special We Are." Talk begins at 6:15 but arrive early for dinner and conversation.

Conveniently located near Ballston Metro (orange line in Arlington).

Besides signing up w/ Nature Lovers Meetup, you must register below so they know how many tables and chairs to set up for the public:
http://www.arlingtonv...


The details from the website -
WHAT: Biodiversity: How Special We Are
WHEN: Tuesday, August 4, 5:30-8:00 p.m.; program begins at 6:15 p.m.
(Note: I don't plan on arriving until 5:45)

WHERE: The Front Page Restaurant, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA,
Located near Ballston Metro on the ground floor of the NSF building. Parking is available under the NSF building or at Ballston Common Mall.

WHO: Dave Harrelson and Susan Jewell, Biologists, Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
HOW: Special 1/2 price burgers start at 5:30 PM. Please come early to order table service and socialize. Short presentation begins at 6:15 PM. followed by Q&A.

No science background required?only an interest! Caf? Scientifique is free and open to the public.

ABOUT THE TOPIC: Biodiversity means the variety of organisms (animals, plants, and even microbes) that exist within any given geographical area. This variety decreases as species go extinct. In the last two hundred years, the extinctions are clearly tied to human interference. Each species has a role that others depend on, including people, to keep the natural balance and a healthy planet. Our food, fuel, building materials, clothing fibers, and medicine all depend on a diverse assortment of native flora and fauna. With this presentation, you will be astounded at the variety of life in the United States ? we are home to more than 10 percent of the 1.5 to 1.75 million species of plants and animals known to science. You?ll learn what types of life in the U.S. has more of than anywhere else in the world, what the most endangered groups are, and what the Fish and Wildlife Service is doing to maintain biodiversity.

SUPPORT THIS CAF?: The Ballston Science and Technology Alliance, a nonprofit organization, is the sponsor of Caf? Scientifique Arlington. Since April 2006, the goal of Caf? Scientifique has been to make science more accessible and accountable by featuring speakers whose expertise spans the sciences and who can talk in plain English. Caf? is held each month on first Tuesdays at the Front Page in Arlington. Please go to www.arlingtonvirginiausa.com/bsta and contribute. Help keep Caf? open and free to all!

Learn more here:
http://www.meetup.com/nature-lovers/calendar/11076490/