Bay Area Sierra Club Meeting

Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Bay Area Community Center in Clear Lake Park
5002 NASA Parkway, 77586

 

Bay Area meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of the month and start at 6:30 pm for social hour; speaker and discussion are from 7-8:30 pm.

 

March Meeting Program: A Trip to Antarctica

Marion and Harry Hulen will share photos and lore learned from their trip to Antarctica in 2019.

Some facts:
• A treaty signed by 54 countries governs and protects Antarctica
• About 90% of the world’s fresh water is contained in Antarctic ice
• Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like animal, comprises the greatest mass of any animal
• There are no native land animals
• By 1830 the Antarctic fur seals were on the verge of extinction after millions were hunted and killed