YVC’s 2019-20 Biology Lecture Series Kicks Off with Nick Zentner

Yakima, WA- Yakima Valley College, in collaboration with the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy, presents the Winter Biology Lecture Series. Admission is free and open to the community.

Recent Eruptions in the Cascades
Presenter: Nick Zentner, Senior Lecturer, Central Washington University
January 8, 2020 • 7:00pm • Kendall Hall, Building 12, Auditorium; Yakima Valley College

Nick Zentner has been with Central Washington University’s Geology department since 1992. He teaches a popular “GEOL 101 – Geology of Washington” course to students every fall and winter – and his course is open to community members for free. He also teaches “GEOL 351 – Pacific Northwest Geology” in the spring. Zentner’s outreach to the public includes a popular Ellensburg evening lecture series “Downtown Geology Lectures“, a PBS TV series “Nick On The Rocks“, and he leads the Ellensburg Chapter of the Ice Age Flood Institute. In 2015, Nick received the prestigious James Shea Award, a national award recognizing exceptional delivery of earth science content to the general public.

For more information: 509.574.4869.

Press Release Contacts:
Jay Frank / 509.574.6870 / jfrank@yvcc.edu
Stefanie Menard / 509.574.4646 / smenard@yvcc.edu