NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, March 11.
FORKS — Tom Rosmond will present “Living by the Cascadia Subduction Zone: Waiting for the Big One” at the Olympic Natural Resources Center at 7 tonight.
This presentation will be in the Hemlock Forest Room at the ONRC, 1455 S. Forks Ave.
Rosmond has earned a bachelor’s and master’s in physical oceanography and a doctorate in atmospheric sciences from the University of Washington. He will focus on preparation for the earthquake experts have said is not a question of if, but when.
Rosmond has worked for the Marine Meteorology Division of the Naval Research Laboratory. He directed and led the development of the U.S. Navy’s operational global atmospheric predictions system. He was the primary architect of this system as it evolved over several generations of computer architectures.
Upon retiring from civil service, Rosmond joined the Science Applications International Corp. in 2005. He now lives near Forks and is a commissioner for Fire District No. 6.
Another ONRC Evening Talk is scheduled for Monday. Jill Silver, executive director and watershed program manager of the 10,000 Years Institute, will speak about the realities of “Invasive Species and Salmon Restoration.”
Silver is an ecologist with project experience in natural resource planning, watershed analysis, habitat restoration and development of watershed-scale conservation programs.
Her academic training is in riverine and wetland ecology, geomorphology and community planning.
The key message of her talk is that succession of invasive plants species that fundamentally interfere with riparian processes and function must be controlled.
Evening Talks at ONRC is funded through the Rosmond Forestry Education Fund, an endowment that honors the contributions of Fred Rosmond and his family to forestry and the Forks community. Refreshments will be served, and a potluck of a favorite dessert is encouraged.
For more information, contact Frank Hanson at 360-374-4556 or fsh2@uw.edu.
