Kathleen Biggins To Talk Climate Change At Open Space Meeting In Princeton

PRINCETON, NJ — Kathleen Biggins, journalist and co-founder of C-Change Conversations, will discuss climate change at the annual meeting of the Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) on Sunday, April 23, 3 p.m. at Mountain Lakes House, 57 Mountain Avenue, Princeton.

Her talk, “What We Need to Know About Our Changing Climate,” is a concise, non-partisan, scientifically based presentation created to answer the five questions that the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication says are held by Americans across the political spectrum, the group said in its announcement.

• How do we know it's real?
• How do we know it is us?
• What do scientists think?
• What are the dangers?
• Is there hope we can address it?

Biggins' s presentation is a primer on climate change that was created by C-Change Conversations, a non-partisan non-profit dedicated to promoting informed discussion around climate change and its impacts.

The goal is to provide a clear and accessible overview of the science behind climate change and a clear eyed assessment of potential risks ahead.

Biggins is co-founder of C-Change Conversations and is a journalist with the Green Hour Radio Team. She is involved in many not-for-profits, including serving as a board member for the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, and an advisory board member of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association.

She worked in marketing at QLM Associates and advertising at Ogilvy & Mather. In addition, she was a reporter for the “Times Picayune/ States Item” newspaper in New Orleans. She is a native of New Orleans and celebrates her southern roots and Mardi Gras every year.

Founded in 2014, C-Change Conversations separates the dialogue about climate change from the political edges. It is designed to encourage everyone to understand and care about this issue.

The meeting is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization devoted to acquiring open space in Princeton for preservation, protecting natural resources, maintaining and extending trails, and providing environmental education.

FOPOS also works with other groups in the Princeton region to support efforts to preserve and protect open space and the environment.

Since its founding in 1969, FOPOS has helped to establish over 1,000 acres of parkland and a network of trails that nearly encircles Princeton.

Through grants and the contributions of hundreds of people in the community, FOPOS has helped to raise over $4.5 million for the purchase of land and acquisition of easements on properties that might have been bulldozed for development.

In addition to land preservation, FOPOS also leads in stewardship, from creating and maintaining hiking trails, boardwalks and footbridges, to the removal of invasive species and the replanting of native varieties.

FOPOS also sponsors community programs and activities, such as nature walks and educational workshops, and advocates for governmental actions that protect water, land, animals and plant communities.

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