Muskoka Conservancy Annual Meeting Coming Up On June 10

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Muskoka Conservancy logo. Muskoka Conservancy oversees the Nelson Head Nature Reserve and many other properties across Muskoka.

Please join us! Muskoka Conservancy is hosting its Annual Meeting on Friday, June 10 at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be hosted on Zoom. To RSVP, please email info@muskokaconservancy.org to receive the Zoom link.

Sapna Sharma, keynote speaker for Muskoka Conservancy’s upcoming Annual Meeting
Sapna Sharma, keynote speaker for Muskoka Conservancy’s upcoming Annual Meeting. Photo courtesy of Muskoka Conservancy

“We are excited to announce our 2022 Keynote Speaker is Sapna Sharma,” said Scott Young of the Conservancy. “Sapna will help us understand how climate is changing and highlight the ecological, cultural, and public health ramifications of losing lake ice.”

Sapna Sharma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and York Research Chair in Global Change Biology. She studies how lakes worldwide respond to climate change, including rapid ice loss, warming water temperatures, degrading water quality, and changing fish distributions. She is a dedicated science communicator, generating millions of media impressions by clearly conveying complex research and as founder of SEEDS, an outreach program for refugees. Her keynote presentation is titled: On thin ice: are lakes feeling the heat?

Muskoka Conservancy is the nature conservancy of Muskoka that permanently protects 3,200 acres of beautiful land, 60,000 feet of natural shoreline, and 600 acres of wetlands in Muskoka.

Muskoka Conservancy is a member-based organization. Anyone may attend the meeting, but only members can participate in voting. You can become a member at muskokaconservancy.org or by calling (705) 645-7393 ext. 200.

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