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2017 Ed Ricketts Memorial Award and Lecture – FREE event on 2/10/17

Please save the date and join us for this FREE event…

What: Ed Ricketts Memorial Award and Lecture

When: Friday, February 10, 2017 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm)

                35 Pacific Avenue
                Santa Cruz, CA

FREE and open to the public

Join Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in honoring Dr. Fiorenza Micheli with the Ed Ricketts Memorial Award. Dr. Micheli will follow the award presentation with a talk about how the ecosystems and coastal communities of the California Current region are responding to increasing pressure from climate variability and extremes.