Jane Goodall is coming to St. Pete. The global icon will host a lecture at Tropicana Field (1 Tropicana Dr., St. Pete) on September 14, at 7pm. Youth and collegiate conservationists are invited to a Youth Environment Summit from 10am-4:30pm. Aspiring conservationists in grade 4 through college are invited to a symposium, which will include guest speakers, workshops tailored by age group, and a convention floor with booths from local environmental organizations. Talks and activities will be organized into three categories: our water, our shorelines, and our cities.
Then on Sunday, September 15, local environmental organizations linked to the Roots and Shoots Alliance (part of the Jane Goodall Institute), will undertake numerous service projects that positively impact the natural environment. Organizers are calling the Sunday event the Day of Action around Tampa Bay. Anyone interested, students, families, and locals alike, are welcome to participate in the service projects.
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For further updates on the Day of Action around Tampa Bay visit the Roots and Shoots website.
Jane Goodall’s Global Legacy
In 1960, the inimitable Dr. Jane Goodall, ethologist, and primatologist, immersed herself in the habitat and lives of chimpanzees in the ancient Forest of Gombe, located in the Kigoma region of Tanzania. At age 26, Goodall discovered chimpanzees’ genetic kinship with humans. Her research method, total immersion, was sneered at by detractors in the scientific community.
At the time, standard research practices preached distant observation and denied assumptions about the inner, emotional lives of animals. Goodall’s research, hard fought for, challenged these standard practices, redefining how we observe, interact with, and understand animals and our relationship with them.
Register for the summit in advance
Advance registration for the summit is available through Eventbrite and includes a ticket to An Evening with Dr. Jane Goodall. Registration for the Youth Environment Summit will NOT be available at the door. Ticket costs range from $10 – $20.
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