Iced out
Going, going, gone.
Photo courtesy of Sierra College Natural History Museum
The Sierra Nevada of California are home to numerous beautiful glaciers that are quickly dissapearing due to climate change. This weekend, the Sierra College Natural History Museum at Sierra College (5000 Rocklin Road in Rocklin, Sewell Hall 111) highlights the issue during the two-day lecture series California Glaciers: Going, going, gone? The event begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 26, with a lecture by geologist Dick Hilton, titled “How the Sierra Obtained its Beauty.” It concludes at 7:30 p.m. Saturday with writer and photoghrapher Tim Palmer discussing his latest book, California Glaciers. Friday’s lecture costs $2 to $5; Saturday’s discussion is free.
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