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Our second annual Explorers Club Grantee Symposium will highlight select projects from across our various grant programs. Join us for an afternoon of presentations and learn how The Explorers Club – with help from our generous sponsors – directly supports crucial scientific research and field study. This event will provide a unique window into the important work being done on the front lines of exploration.

Hosted by: Trevor Wallace, Vice President for Research & Education

RESERVATIONS:

No reservations are required, Members and their guests are welcome. No ECAD tickets are required.

STREAMING:

Streaming live here on explorers.org, our YouTube Channel, and our Facebook Live — Friday, April 21st at 1:00 pm ET.

Speakers

Seheno Andriantsaralaza

Baobabs: Lifeline of Madagascar

2020 EXPLORERS CLUB DISCOVERY EXPEDITION GRANTEE

Alejandro Arteaga

The Lost Harlequin Toads: Rescue Mission & Discovery of an Unexpected Snake

2020 EXPLORERS CLUB DISCOVERY EXPEDITION GRANTEE

Sylvain Nyandwi

Chimps on the Brink

2022 EXPLORERS CLUB DISCOVERY EXPEDITION GRANTEE

Frank Short

Bornean Orangutans in a Degraded Forest

2022 EXPLORATION FUND GRANTEE

Luisa Genes

Trophic Rewilding, Brazilian Atlantic Forest

2022 FJÄLLRÄVEN FIELD GRANTEE

Russell Laman

Coral Reef Restoration Success in the Raja Ampat Archipelago, Indonesia

2022 STEPHENSON EXPLORERS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM GRANTEE

Felipe Proano

Canals of Rurec - Peru

EXODUS EXPLORATION WITHOUT BOUNDARIES GRANTEE

Courtney Whitcher

Uncovering the Function of Glowing Treefrog Skin Patterns

ROLEX EXPLORERS CLUB GRANTEE

April 21,2023
April 21, 2023
1:00 PM
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