The October League of Women of Women Voters of Lewisburg Area Forum series will feature a talk by Claire Campbell, “Think globally, act locally: Learning from environmental history and taking action”.  Dr. Campbell is Chair of the Department of History and affiliated faculty in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences at Bucknell. She will discuss the environmental history of Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic region, and how this informs questions of sustainability facing us today, focusing in particular on environmental change along the Susquehanna River and its tributaries and our ability to respond.

 

The meeting is open to members and the public.  All are welcome.   There is no charge to attend this talk.

 

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 from 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the Public Library for Union County Community Room, 255 Reitz Boulevard, Lewisburg, PA  17837.  Doors open at 10 a.m. 

 

Professor Campbell is interested in the environmental history of North America and through research, seeks to use environmental history to expand public history and public discussions of sustainability and environmental policy.  She is interested in the preservation and interpretation of historic places, the role of the humanities in sustainable education, and historical inspirations for post-industrial society.

Photo and full bio here:https://www.bucknell.edu/fac-staff/claire-campbell