Building the Resilience of Eelgrass Meadows from North Carolina to Maine

Building the Resilience of Eelgrass Meadows from North Carolina to Maine

Join the NSRWA and Alyssa Novak, Ph.D. as we discuss eelgrass along the East Coast. Novak is a coastal ecologist and a Research Assistant Professor at Boston University, and did her undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia. She then earned her Masters degree from the University of Rhode Island and a doctorate from the University of New Hampshire in Natural Resources and Earth Sciences/Oceanography. Her research focuses on the structure, function and resilience of coastal systems, particularly seagrass ecosystems. A particular area of interest is human- and climate change-induced effects on eelgrasses, its response to these stressors as well as monitoring programs and approaches to restoration. She has over 29 scholarly publications and many professional presentations. Join us live during the evening of January 14th at 7pm at Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury as Dr. Novak speaks to us about seagrass traits that confer resilience in the face of warming oceans. Zoom link will be available. $20 per person at Island Creek, with light fare available, as well as drinks for purchase. Buy tickets for live event here.