Thursday, Jan. 25

Rachel Carson was famously one of the essential sparks in the environmental movement and, although lacking the usual scientific credentials, a major force in national scientific debates. How did she come to have such an important influence? What roles did her writing and her ties to Lincoln County play? And what can we learn from her that would inform our current debates on climate and conservation? In an online 5:30 p.m. lecture co-hosted by Lincoln County Historical Association and Old Bristol Historical Society, Barbara Vickery will begin to answer these questions and introduce us to one of our region’s most well known and influential figures. Preregistration required. Go to https://t.ly/WRrTw