Join MountainTrue and Conserving Carolina to learn about Microplastics: What are they, what are they doing to us, and what can we do about them?
Microplastics are everywhere now: all over the news, social media – and in our air, water, and bodies. But what are they? Where do they come from? How do they affect our health, and what can we do to reduce our exposure – and their presence in our environment? Come learn about the science, the reality, and how we can make a difference.
Anna Alsobrook is MountainTrue’s French Broad Riverkeeper, facilitating water quality monitoring, citizen science, and improvement programs in the French Broad River watershed. Prior to this, she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Senegal and attained her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of TN, Knoxville, where she focused her graduate degree and career on water issues. She is an avid kayaker, paddleboarder, hiker, and biker, and the convener of the Plastic-Free WNC multi-organization task force.
Christine Mauck, MD, MPH, is a physician who lives in Arden. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Health and is board-certified in Preventive Medicine and Public Health. She graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed a residency in Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University and has worked to develop contraceptives and other health products for women ever since.
Come at 5:30 to order food, drink and mingle with fellow attendees. The program runs from 6 to 7 pm.
Hendersonville Green Drinks is presented by Conserving Carolina and MountainTrue. Come to Green Drinks to learn more about current environmental issues, have relevant discussions, and meet with like-minded people.
This is a monthly event and everyone is welcome.
