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News Briefs: February 15, 2024

Invasives Talk Scheduled

NEW YORK STATE—Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society will host Otsego County Conservation Association Program Director Jeff O’Handley for a Zoom lecture on invasive species at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, February 16. The program will include an overview of invasive species that threaten local areas, as well as tips for tracking and controlling their spread. Registration is required; visit https://tinyurl.com/yusenjvd for more information or to sign up.

Scientist Featured on Podcast

ONEONTA—A new episode of “Sing for Science,” a popular music and science podcast created by Cooperstown resident Matt Whyte, features two SUNY Oneonta professors. The 40-minute “Spyro Gyra” episode includes award-winning musician and Oneonta music professor Jeremy Wall and Biological Field Station scientist Holly Waterfield for a discussion of jazz fusion, musical composition, lake formation, and the harmful algae blooms of recent years. For more information, visit https://suny.oneonta.edu/news-events/suny-oneonta-featured-sing-science-podcast.

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