November 2017
Film Screening and Discussion about New Research and Treatment for ALS and Alzheimer’s
Possible links of harmful algal blooms to ALS and Alzheimer’s disease are portrayed in a film screening in New Canaan at the New Canaan Country School Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Narrated by Harrison Ford, “Toxic Puzzle – Hunt for the Hidden Killer” portrays the efforts of the Brain Chemistry Labs (BCL) in Jackson, Wyoming, to find and fight environmental triggers for neurodegenerative illness like ALS. BCL Director Paul Cox will be available after the screening…
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Professor, Author and Visionary Conservationist Doug Tallamy to Speak in New Canaan
Renowned author, professor and researcher, Doug Tallamy, will speak on the topic of his recently published book, “Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard.” Tallamy is best known for the national conversation he sparked more than a decade ago about the link between healthy ecosystems and human wellbeing. His first book, “Bringing Nature Home”, emphasized the irrefutably significant tie between native plant species, native insects and the rest of the food chain essential for…
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