Global Climate Change and Gardening

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Location:
Washington State Community College Graham Auditorium, 710 Colegate Drive, Marietta OH 45750
Contact email:
Contact name:
Marcus McCartney
Contact phone:
740-376-7431

Come learn about the history of climate change, its current trends and outlook, and hear tips on gardening practices relative to climate change with Dr. Thomas Blaine, PhD, Associate Professor, Ohio State University, on Tuesday,  March 21st, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Washington State Community College’s Graham Auditorium.

Dr. Blaine holds BA, MS, and PhD degrees from the University of Kentucky and was on the graduate faculty at Texas A&M University before joining Ohio State University Extension in 1995. Dr. Blaine conducts research and develops educational materials that deal with the economic dimensions of environmental issues ranging from global climate change to recycling, preservation of farmland and green space, protection/improvement of Lake Erie water quality, and local food production and consumption in areas referred to as “food deserts.” His paper, “Global Climate Change: Update 2015,” is available at:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/cdfs-203.

This program is being sponsored by the Washington County OSU Extension Office and the Marietta Garden Club.  This program is free and open to the public - no registration required