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Lunch and Learn: Tulip Poplar

Name: Lunch and Learn: Tulip Poplar
Start: 2022-01-20T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-01-20T12:30:00-05:00
Location: Online

Thursday, January 20, 2022, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Details

Date:: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Time:: 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Event Category:: Lunch and Learn

Online

Organizer

: Staten Island Museum

Other

Ticketing: Free / Donations welcome

The tulip tree is among the tallest American hardwoods. High or low, the tulip tree has made a mark on our American natural history. Join us as we explore its unique poplarity in nature, through food, and in music with La’ Portia Perkins, natural resource scientist, researcher, activist, and poet.

This program was presented live via zoom and the recording is now available.

$5 Recommended Donation/Free for Members

Portrait of La' Portia Perkins with arms folded and smiling

La’ Portia J. Perkins

La’ Portia J. Perkins is Florida-born – Virginia-raised wildlife/forester, social scientist, artist, and poet. She holds a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology with a minor in Environmental Science and Policy from Clemson University and an M.S. in Forestry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. La’ Portia’s job and work centers the African-diasporic experience with land management and nature in the Southeast with a focus on storytelling and connection.