A ten-day family
event with open houses, hands-on activities, lectures, in-school
presentations, hikes and
excursions and more!!
September
21 - 30, 2012
The 2011 Flagstaff Festival of Science
is all about light!
If
you are interested in supporting the Flagstaff Festival of
Science, please download our donation form and mail it in, we are a
501c (3) non-profit organization, so your gift is tax-deductible.
Thank you!!
The
Shoemaker Keynote Presentation
Friday,
September 21, 2012
Alexandra Cousteau
Founder and President of Blue Legacy International
7:00
p.m.
Ardrey Auditorium, NAU
Granddaughter
of legendary underwater filmmaker Jacques Cousteau, Alexandra learned
to swim before she learned to walk. She grew up on sea-going
expeditions diving with whales, dolphins and manta rays and learning to
love and now protect water as the lifeblood of our planet. Today, she
continues the family business of bringing awareness and appreciation to
aquatic life while pushing the boundaries of discovery, adventure and
global problem solving.
“Our oceans are facing a critical
time. We’ve lost 90 percent of the big fish and 25 percent of our coral
reefs. Dead zones are growing around the world as nutrient pollution
and carelessness take their toll. With climate change, the situation
will only get worse,” she says. “We all have an impact on the world
around us and we only have a few decades to take real action.”
