Experts to Discuss Water Conservation at Sharon Arts Downtown Gallery
“Saving Water Near and Far” is Key Topic
At Sharon Arts Center Downtown Gallery
March 27th, 2:00-3:30pm
How can we in the Monadnock Region help the millions who die every year from preventable diseases caused by unsafe water? Join us on Sunday, March 27th for a presentation and discussion of the local and global implications of water protection and conservation. Ryan Owens, Director of The Monadnock Conservancy , Rob Moir, Director of the Ocean River Institute, and Fletcher Wilson, M.D. will conduct this free educational program at the Sharon Arts Center Exhibition Gallery from 2-3:30pm.
Co-sponsored by The Harris Center for Conservation Education, this event is one of many events and programs in conjunction with “River of Words Stream of Conscience,” a public-participation art installation by Harrisville, NH artist Christine Destrempes. The two-month long exhibition draws attention to the plight of one billion people living without access to clean water and the two billion without basic sanitation. More than five million people die every year from preventable, water-related diseases because they do not have access to clean water. The March 27th program encourages a greater awareness of local and global water issues as well as a discussion to encourage action. Admission is free. For information about more water-related events and details, call (603)924-7676.
About Ryan Owens, Dir. of The Monadnock Conservancy: Ryan Owens first discovered the woods at age 11, attending summer wilderness camp in the northern Adirondack Mountains. Since then, his travels through the conservation landscape have followed a sinuous path, ranging across three continents (Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, and New Hampshire) and multiple disciplines – including policy, fundraising, and ecological research. Ryan comes to the Monadnock Conservancy with a Master’s Degree from the Field Naturalist Program at UVM, where he studied natural resource inventory and interpretation with an eye to applying science to land conservation challenges. Prior to that, he worked in non-profit development with The Wilderness Society in Boston. He holds an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, where he studied ecology and environmental studies. www.monadnockconservancy.org
About Rob Moir, Ph.D., President & Executive Dir. Ocean River Institute: Rob Moir is recognized by Elite American Executives for his expertise and leadership in ecosystem-based resource management. Dr. Moir is an educator, scientist, and activist with a proven history of institutional management and marine policy success. Dr. Moir has been a leader of citizen science and efforts to clean up Salem Sound and Boston Harbor, as president of the advocacy organizations Salem Sound Harbor Monitors, Salem Sound 2000 and later Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, and through his appointment by the Secretary of Interior to the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership. He was formerly Curator of Natural History at the Peabody Essex Museum, Curator of Education at the New England Aquarium and Executive Director of the Discovery Museums in Acton, Massachusetts. Dr. Moir was awarded a Switzer Environmental Fellowship from the Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation, and the James Centorino Award for Distinguished Performance in Marine Education by the National Marine Educators Association, which he also served as president. Dr. Moir has a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies and a Masters of Science and Teaching from Antioch New England Graduate School in Keene, New Hampshire and certificate of studies from the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. www.oceanriver.org.
Dr. Fletcher Wilson, M.D. at the River of Words Stream of Conscience opening
About Fletcher Wilson, MD: Dr. Fletcher Wilson, M.D., an obstetrician and gynecologist at Monadnock Community Hospital, is co-founder of World Horizons for Children (WHFC) Medical Missions Program in Ethiopia. Since 2008, Dr. Wilson has led several trips to Ethiopia with physicians from around the U.S. in order to develop and sustain humanitarian medical missions in one of the poorest countries in the world. When Dr. Wilson’s missions to Ethiopia began, only one-fifth of the nation’s 85 million people had access to clean water and basic sanitation. Dr. Wilson will bring first-hand accounts of WHFC’s efforts to improve health conditions of Ethiopians lacking basic human needs.
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About Sharon Arts
The mission of Sharon Arts Center, a non-profit organization, is to engage the community in the artistic process, to support and serve artists and craftspeople, and to foster the relationship between artists and the community through education, exhibitions, the promotion and sale of art and craft, as well as through special programs and events.
Sharon Arts Center offers a wide variety of art classes and programs in the school facility in Sharon, NH, a Fine Craft Gallery, a Juried Artist Member Gallery, and an Exhibition Gallery at Depot Square.
The Sharon Arts Fine Crafts Gallery is located in Depot Square in Downtown Peterborough. Store hours are: Monday – Saturday 11am to 6pm, Sunday 11 – 4 PM.
Sharon Arts is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, The Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Charitable Foundation, and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation.