Biomimicry: Using Nature’s Ideas to Solve Human Problems!!
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Biomimicry: Using Nature’s Ideas to Solve Human Problems!!
Thursday, June 13, 2019 – 6 pm
Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center
Columbia County Soil & Water Conservation District
1024 State Route 66, Ghent, NY 12075
www.facebook.com/MudcreekELC
Do you know the connection between a $100 bill and a beetle? If not, come to Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center where Dorna Schroeter will tell us about Biomimicry and how scientists, engineers, designers, and even the fashion industry are studying nature’s best ideas and mimicking them to solve the problems we are facing right now!
According to The Biomimicry Institute, which empowers people to create nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet, “the core idea is that nature has already solved many of the problems we are grappling with. Animals, plants, and microbes are the consummate engineers. After billions of years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival.”
Actual bio-inspired products, currently available on the market, will be used in the presentation and available for participants to examine. Attendees will also play a game that asks them to match organisms with bio‐inspired products. All are welcome to enjoy this fun and informative family event!
Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District (www.ccswcd.org) provides educational programs and services to help residents and communities manage and protect the natural resources of Columbia County.
**This event is FREE, however, REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED – please contact Pamela Price on Facebook, or by phone - 518-267-3313 or email - pamela.price@ccswcd.org.
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