Explorers Club – St. Louis
UPCOMING EVENTS
EXPLORERS CLUB ST. LOUIS CHAPTER
Speaker Series Event
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Justin M. Elden
Curator of Herpetology & Aquatics
Director, Center for Conservation in Western Asia
Director, Ron and Karen Goellner Center for Hellbender Conservation
St. Louis Zoo
Tour of the Herpetology Building & Conservation Labs
Photos & Stories of these animals in the wild
FREE EVENT – Drinks/Dinner not served for this event.
5:30 p.m. St. Louis Zoo
PARK IN THE NORTH LOT (let gate attendant know you are attending a presentation to park for FREE)
Living World lower level Bayer Lecture Theatre for Presentation RED STAR ON MAP BELOW
If needed, Zoo employees will be available to guide you.
6:00 p.m. Walk to the Herpetarium for VIP tour of the Herpetology Department’s conservation labs
YELLOW STAR ON MAP BELOW
The Saint Louis Zoo’s Herpetology department has cultivated a robust legacy of global wildlife conservation, spanning from the rugged highlands of Armenia to the rainforests of Ecuador and the caves and rivers of the Ozarks. Thanks to the Zoo’s WildCare Institute and external collaborators, the Zoo has made great strides in saving and protecting endangered species by meshing field research and captive management. In this presentation, Justin Elden, the Curator of Herpetology and Director of Herpetology-related WildCare Institute programs, will speak on the Zoo’s contributions to the study and preservation of some of the Earth’s most remarkable creatures both at the Zoo’s Herpetarium
and in the field. Following this presentation will be a special VIP tour of the Herpetology Department’s conservation labs.
Please RSVP to Becky Doane at Rdoane@thompsoncoburn.com
ABOUT US
Explorers Club – St. Louis
The Explorers Club is an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore.
Since its inception in 1904, the Club has served as a meeting point and unifying force for explorers and scientists worldwide. Our headquarters is located at 46 East 70th Street in New York City.
Founded in New York City in 1904, The Explorers Club promotes the scientific exploration of land, sea, air, and space by supporting research and education in the physical, natural and biological sciences. The Club’s members have been responsible for an illustrious series of famous firsts: First to the North Pole, first to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the deepest point in the ocean, first to the surface of the moon—all accomplished by our members.
The Club provides expedition resources including funding, online information, and member-to-member consultation. And our famed annual dinners honor accomplishments in exploration. But probably the most powerful resource available to those who join the Club is fellowship with other members—a global network of expertise, experience, technology, industry, and support. The Explorers Club actively encourages public interest in exploration and the sciences through its public lectures program, publications, travel program, and other events. The Club also maintains Research Collections, including a library and map room, to preserve the history of the Club and to assist those interested and engaged in exploration and scientific research.
2021 Co chairs, St. Louis chapter of the Explorers Club, Cindy Peters and Tom Schlafly, at Lewis & Clark Museum, St Charles, MO, overlooking the Missouri River spot where Lewis and Clark started their 2 year voyage of discovery to the Pacific Ocean.
