About this event
When we think about plants, we often think about smelling or eating them. But what about listening to plants? This interactive online lecture will explore how plants make and respond to sounds, shape soundscapes, and inspire sound and music making with people.
Please note: This program kicks off the Garden's online summer program series "Plants and Music."
Intended Audience: Adult All Levels: Suitable for all learners, this program will provide a variety of content. Program providers will answer both introductory and more advanced questions.
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Hosted by
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Guest speaker
Dr. Heather Spence Acoustic EcologistG
Biologist and composer Dr. Heather Spence merges science and music to engage communities in deep connection with nature. Heather’s work promotes creative, integrative, win-win approaches to seeming conflicts between humans and our environment. Over two decades, she has partnered with coastal stakeholders, establishing the first network of underwater listening stations in the MesoAmerican Reef system and developing methods for listening-based non-technical participatory science.
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Team member
Cortnie Burriss Education Specialist,Online @ U.S. Botanic GardenT
U.S. Botanic Garden
The U.S. Botanic Garden inspires people to appreciate, study, and conserve plants to enrich society locally and globally.
