The Sippican Lands Trust invites the public to attend an open annual meeting on Thursday, April 10 at 5:30 p.m. It will be held at the land trust office, located at 354 Front Street next to Uncle Jon’s coffee.

There will be a brief business meeting followed by a presentation by local climate expert Dr. Jennifer Francis entitled “Wacky Weather and Climate Change: Is There a Connection?”

Dr. Francis is a research professor with the Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences where she studies arctic climate change and arctic-global climate linkages. She is also an SLT Board Member.

Wine and cheese will be served. For more information, contact Executive Director Robin Shields at 508-748-3080 or robinshields@sippicanlandstrust.org.