Sustainable Landscapes in a Changing Climate
Part of VCE Loudoun Master Gardeners’ Free Virtual Lecture Series
Join Dr. Angelica Patterson for a timely lecture on how climate change is transforming forest ecosystems and sustainable land practices. Drawing on current research, she explores how trees respond to warming temperatures through migration, adaptation, or extinction—and what this means for carbon storage and climate resilience. The presentation also highlights practical, climate-smart gardening and land management strategies. Leave with actionable insights to cultivate resilient, thriving greenspaces in the face of environmental change.
Event Details:
Thursday, August 7, 2025
7:00-8:00 p.m.
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Hosted by Loudoun County Public Library
Speaker Bio:
Angelica Patterson is an environmental educator, plant ecophysiologist and science communicator, who is known as “The Shotgun Scientist” for her work in studying how trees respond to climate change. More specifically, she has examined how temperature affects the physiology (photosynthesis and respiration) of trees in Northeastern U.S. forests in order to understand which species may tolerate a warming climate and how that may impact the carbon dynamics that cycle through temperate forests.
Angelica received her bachelor’s in natural resources from Cornell University and her master’s, Master of Philosophy and doctorate degrees from Columbia University in plant ecophysiology. Angie is a strong advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion in the environmental sciences and has served as a speaker at several U.S. universities, environmental organizations and K-12 institutions. Her research and science communication efforts have been profiled in publications such as The Guardian, The Forestry Source, Cell Press and the National Environmental Education Foundation. For more information about her and her work, visit her on Twitter (@ColorfulSciGirl) or at www.theshotgunscientist.com.
Sustainable Landscapes in a Changing Climate (PDF)
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