Think and Green Drink with the Scientists

Name: Think and Green Drink with the Scientists
Start: 2025-03-13T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-13T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Gray's Reef Ocean Discovery Center 340 ML King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401-4390, United States

Schedule

Thu Mar 13 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Gray's Reef Ocean Discovery Center 340 ML King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401-4390, United States | Savannah, GA

Join us for a very special happy hour as we partner with Green Drinks Savannah and Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and Foundation to bring you Think and GREEN Drink with the Scientists!
Thursday March 13, 5-7pm at Gray's Reef Ocean Discovery Center (downtown Savannah, NOT on Skidaway, parking map above). This is a FREE event, all are welcome!
Enjoy a specially crafted cocktail or mocktail by Vici Rooftop Bar, who will be graciously donating a portion of their proceeds back to the sanctuary.
Learn about Reef Ecologist Dr. Daniel Gleason's work on Gray's Reef for over a decade.
Explore the underwater world of this unique temperate hard-bottom reef ecosystem right off Savanna's coast at the Discovery Center! Take a dip under the sea with virtual reality, browse photos and exhibits, and even take home a souvenir from the gift shop from this night to remember.
Green Drinks will be on hand to chat about Savannah's green initiatives, sustainable business, and eco-friendly developments around town. Come talk nerdy with us!
Danny Gleason is Director of the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability and Professor of Biology at Georgia Southern University. He received his B.S. degree in Biology from Furman University in 1980, and M.S. (1984) and PhD (1992) degrees from the University of Houston. Since arriving in Georgia in 1996, Danny has maintained research programs in both tropical and temperate marine ecosystems. His recent work on Caribbean reefs has been centered on coral larval behavior and the ability of these larvae to repopulate degraded reefs. His temperate work has been conducted in and around Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary and is directed toward understanding the ecology of the non-mobile invertebrate fauna (e.g., corals, sponges, sea squirts) that dominate the hard-bottom reefs. Most recently, his studies off the cost of Georgia have focused on the ability of marine invertebrates to withstand reductions in sea water pH resulting from ocean acidification.