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The Race to Save the Arctic
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The World Forestry Center Discovery Museum
4033 SW Canyon Rd Portland, OR 97221Refund Policy
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World Wildlife Fund is coming to
Portland!
Join WWF and Arctic Expert Dave Aplin for an insider's look at how the Arctic is becoming the new Wild West. As ice coverage continues to diminish due to climate change, a race fro the region's rich natural reasources threatens to destabilize the delicate balance of this fragile marine ecosystem. Engage with other WWF supporters who, like you, are helping ensure a better future for this special place.
David Aplin
Dave Aplin has worked from our Homer, Alaska field office since 2006, building partnerships with people and organizations that share WWF’s conservation goals. In recent years Aplin has focused his energies on protecting Bristol Bay, America’s Fishbasket, from offshore oil and gas development and open pit mining at the Bay’s headwaters. Aplin also collaborates with his Arctic program colleagues to develop policies that reduce the impacts from Arctic oil development and trans-Arctic shipping. Aplin received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.