

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tuesday Talks - Against the Cold: Overwintering Strategies in Mammals with Eric Brown, PhD
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Eric Brown will lead an online presentation via Teams called, Against the Cold: Overwintering Strategies in Mammals, hosted by Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, February 24 at 12:00 pm.

The coming and going of seasons in places such as New England has a strong influence on the evolution of strategies to survive extended periods of resource scarcity and harsh environmental conditions. Various mammal species are known to hibernate, fueled by fat stores and/or food caches stocked over the fall months, though others may overwinter in less harsh locales, socialize a bit differently, or just molt into a more hardy coat so that they may continue their activities as usual. Other differences in body size or life stage can also dictate who can survive where and when.

As Mainers will notice, "normal" winter conditions aren't so normal these days. For mammals who have coevolved with a temperate boreal-deciduous forest ecosystem, the consequences could be substantial. Join us as we explore the overwintering strategies of mammals and their challenges in the Capitalinian Age of anthropogenic climate change.

Brown is a PhD student at the University of Maine in Orono working in the Levesque Small Mammal Energetics Lab. Eric is primarily concerned with global patterns of diversity in the thermal ecology of squirrels, with particular focus on temperature regulation physiology and the economy of energy. Much of his time has been spent in tropical Southeast Asia chasing squirrels through the jungle, but Maine's flying squirrels have also earned special appreciation. 

 This talk is part of Merryspring’s Winter Talk series, generously sponsored by Camden Riverhouse Hotel. 

To view this talk and others from the comfort of your own home, first open the Teams app and then use this Meeting ID: 939 801 137 154 83 and Passcode: 3mQ9tK to log in..

 If you prefer to join us for this live presentation in the Ross Visitors Center at Merryspring Nature Center 30 Conway Road in Camden, please plan to arrive before 12:00 to avoid noise interference during recording.

Thank you to the Cascade Foundation who made it possible to record our talks for future viewing. Click here to view previously recorded programs on Merryspring’s YouTube channel.

Please join us each week at noon from January through April for our Winter &amp; Spring Tuesday Talk series. The link to our online talks can also be found on our website homepage and in each event on the website calendar. You may also request the link by sending an email to info@merryspring.org.
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Camden
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 30 Conway Rd, Camden, ME, United States, Maine 04843
- **lat**: 44.20117
- **long**: -69.08332
- **full address**: 30 Conway Rd, Camden, ME, United States, Maine 04843

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- **organizer**: Merryspring Nature Center (https://allevents.in/org/merryspring-nature-center/24366236)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 30 Conway Rd, Camden, ME, United States, Maine 04843
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Merryspring Nature Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Meetups, virtual
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