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Program: Protect the Night - How to Achieve BalanceSpeaker: Valerie Blaine, retired environmental education manager with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County
When: 6:30 pm Networking, 7:00 Program
Where: Haas Miller Room, Lower level, St. Charles Public Library
Light pollution (inappropriate or excessive use of artificial light) has become an ever-increasing problem for humans, wildlife, climate and our planet. Valerie will share examples of the problems created by light pollution and what can be done to change the course of events.
Valerie Blaine is a life-long naturalist, environmental educator and conservationist. She held naturalist positions with the Peoria Park District and the Vermilion County Conservation District in Illinois, as well as the Hayward Park District in California. For 25 years, Valerie was the environmental education manager with the Kane County Forest Preserve District. Valerie also wrote a recurring column in the Daily
Herald newspaper that featured a variety of topics involving the natural world. Since retiring from the District in 2019, she
has taken on volunteer roles in the Forest Preserve District and Dark Sky International. Her life's work has focused on helping people reconnect with the natural world.
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St. Charles Public Library--St. Charles, IL, 1 S 6th Ave,Saint Charles,IL,United States
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