CDRI lecturer to talk toads, sex, water and bad decisions

Marfa

The public is invited to the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute’s (CDRI) semiannual Roger Conant Distinguished Guest Lecture on Thursday, October 9. The featured guest speaker will be Kerry Griffis-Kyle, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Natural Resources Management at Texas Tech University.

Griffis-Kyle will present her talk, “Let’s Talk Toad: Sex, Water and Bad Decisions,” at 7 p.m. at the Crowley Theater, Marfa. Admission is free.

Griffis-Kyle has conducted extensive research on desert toads and frogs, focusing on biodiversity and conservation in arid and semi-arid regions. Her work examines how human-created environmental issues impact wildlife, wetlands, and species that depend on these ecosystems as well as other sensitive natural resources. 

For questions, please contact lgordon@cdri.org.