 On behalf of the Wallace Degner Environmental Center at the Library, I want to welcome you to our open event for the exhibit Beauty and the Beast, California Wildflowers and Climate Change, photographs by Rob Badger and Nita Winner. The exhibit is across the hall in the Jewett Gallery. It will be on display until March 27th. Rob, for more than 45 years, has focused his photography on nature, conservation, population, and environmental issues. His magazine and newspaper credits include Time, Mother Jones, Sierra, Omni, New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. Nita Winner began her career documenting her work in wildfires in Northern California and later focused on her passion, capturing the San Francisco Bay Area's rich cultural diversity. So please, let's give it up for Nita and Rob. Thank you.