On
Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 pm, James W. Porter, Josiah Meigs Professor of Ecology
at the University of Georgia, will present the annual Johnstone Lecture at the
State Botanical Garden of Georgia (2450 South Milledge Avenue, Athens.) Porter,
known for his award winning photography as well as his knowledge of butterflies
and moths, climate change, coral reefs, and ecology, will delight eyes and
curious minds with “The Garden at Night: Moths, Pollination Services, and
Climate Change”. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with Porter
during a reception following the talk.
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| Wing of the IO moth by James Porter |
Dr.
Porter has received the UGA Creative Research Award, the University's Meigs
Teaching Award, and the prestigious Eugene P. Odum Award for environmental
education. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, the American Society of Naturalists, and the Great
Barrier Reef Committee. In 2006, he was
elected President of Sigma Xi, a scientific honor society with more than 160,000
members worldwide, including all living Nobel Laureates.
Dr.
Porter's award winning photographs have appeared in Life Magazine and the New
York Times. His work has been featured
on ABC World News, NBC Nightly News, CNN News, and the CBS Evening News.
Although
Dr. Porter is now a marine ecologist, his undergraduate work was in the area of
entomology. He returned to the study of
butterflies and moths while teaching ecology at UGA’s field station in Costa
Rica. He continued these studies upon
his return to Athens, and is currently writing a book about the butterflies of
Costa Rica.
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| Luna Moth by Chuck Murphy |
Both
the Johnstone Lecture and reception are free, but reservations are required.
Reservations may be made at botgarden.uga.edu, by calling 706-542-6138, or
emailing garden@uga.edu. The Johnstone Lecture, sponsored by FRIENDS of the
State Botanical Garden of Georgia, was named in honor of the State Botanical
Garden’s first director, Dr. Francis E. Johnstone, Jr.
The
State Botanical Garden of Georgia is a unit of Public Service & Outreach at
the University of Georgia.
