In conjunction with the exhibit, “Invasive Species: A Collaborative Exhibit,” Catskill artist and writer Hovey Brock and Cornell forest entomologist Mark Whitmore bring science and art together in an interactive program for the Cornell community and Ithaca area residents and visitors. Following Mark’s introduction to what science can currently tell us about the threat of hemlock woolly adelgid and other invasive pests afflicting North American forests today, Hovey will involve audience members in a discussion of why environmental art matters in our quest for solutions to problems of invasive species and the climate crisis. All art evokes emotions, and environmental art reflects and channels the emotions—sadness, anger, distress—that we feel about the impacts of a rapidly warming planet: floods, fires, vanishing species and habitats. Maybe you have seen those impacts in your own back yard? The feedback you give as part of the discussion will be added to the exhibit currently on display in the Mann Gallery. We look forward to your input!