MN Sea Grant presentation tonight: Climate Change impacts on recreation and tourism

Minnesota Sea Grant is hosting the final  segment in a three-part speaker series on Climate Change, Thursday, September 26 at the Harbor House Grille in Grand Marais, starting at 7:30 p.m. (Click on audio mp3 above to hear an interview with Sea Grant Climate Change Extension Educator Hilarie Sorensen.)
 
The featured speaker is Dr. Robert Richardson from Michigan State University.  Dr. Richardson will be speaking about climate change impacts on tourism and recreation and implications for the North Shore.  

Dr.  Richardson is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Development at Michigan State University. He is an applied economist with interests in the study of environment and development, particularly the contribution of ecosystem services and natural resources to socioeconomic well-being. He holds a PhD in agricultural and resource economics from Colorado State University. His teaching, research, and outreach program focuses mainly on sustainability and development. His research has included assessments of the role of environmental resources in development, vulnerability to climate change, and tradeoffs in decision making about natural resource management. 

Harbor House Grill, is located at 411 Highway 61 in Grand Marais.   Food and drinks will be available for purchase.