Three speakers to present on environmental protection

SENIORS FOR PEACE

The Seniors For Peace Club will meet today, May 4, at 2 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9. The meeting will feature a program titled “Helping Our Planet: A History and Personal Stories.” David Silva, Robert Richert and Rachael Lehmberg will present three perspectives on the environment.

The first speaker will be David Silva, president of the LW Humanist Association, who will present a brief history of the environmental movement. Silva is the author of “Searching for Utopia,” a nonfiction book that addresses the problem of climate change along with other sociological challenges. He is also the only LW resident to have run for statewide office of a major party, according to the Democratic State Central Committee.

During the late 1970s, Robert Richert, the club’s second speaker, was trained as an interpretive naturalist at El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach. For 15 years, he led hundreds of groups of adults and children on informative nature walks at the Nature Center, Bolsa Chica Wetlands, and other Southern California wildlife preserves. He will talk about his local experiences. Richert is also the author of “Open Wound,” a nonfiction book about his experiences in Vietnam, and a local artist specializing in land and seascapes.

The final speaker, Rachael Lehmberg, a scuba diver and volunteer seal trainer who taught English at community colleges in Arizona, Hawaii, and California, will discuss ways in which ordinary people can function as citizen scientists working alongside professionals to use the power of science to study the challenges facing wildlife in this changing world. Lehmberg, a LW resident, will explain how residents can help to mitigate the damage occurring to the wildlife with which they share the earth.

All LW residents and guests are invited to attend. For more information, call Pat Kruger at 562-357-4040.