LONGMONT – Have you ever found something in the forest so unusual-looking that trying to guess what is was left you scratching your head? Ever wondered what makes melting mountain snow banks turn pink or why you shouldn't drink unfiltered stream water?
On Thursday, November 4, the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History will present award-winning science writer Jennifer Frazer in a lively and well-illustrated program that covers some of Colorado's more colorful non-human characters and their "alternative lifestyles."
The presentation, entitled “Weird, Wild Colorado: Life Forms that May Surprise You from Forest, Field, Tundra, and Bloodstream,” is part of the CU @ the Longmont Public Library series.
An ardent naturalist and “finder of very exciting slime molds,” Frazer is the author of The Artful Amoeba —a blog about the weird wonderfulness of life on Earth. She also serves as a science writer for the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
“CU @ The Longmont Public Library” is sponsored by the CU-Boulder Office for University Outreach, the Longmont Public Library, and Friends of the Longmont Public Library. Tickets or reservations are not required and the programs are free and open to the public. All presentations begin at 7 p.m. at 409 4th Ave.
The next installment of the series features a presentation entitled “Comics as Literature: What happened in 1986 and Why it Matters,” by William Kuskin, chair of CU Boulder’s Department of English on Thursday, December 2. On January 27th Professor Emeritus Robert Hohlfelder will present "Searching for Poseidon's Deepest Secrets – Maritime Archaeology in the Depths of the Mediterranean.”
For more information about the series, contact the Longmont Public Library at 303-651-8471 or email outreach@colorado.edu.