Senior Moments, a monthly coffee and conversation group, will meet in the Community Room at Darien Library.

Earthwatch volunteer Mark Hopkins presents a pictorial visit to the forests of Peru’s Amazonia, one of the most pristine, wildlife-rich places left on the planet. He explains how his group assisted biologists working in the area to assess the health of the forest and rivers, and to teach the indigenous people how to sustain an equilibrium that will keep the forests healthy for generations to come.

Mark’s photography will show the work being done with the region’s monkeys and other terrestrial mammals, caiman, macaws, manatees and fish, as well as its fascinating and unique pink fresh-water dolphins.

His discussion will cover both the damage that environmental exploitation has caused, and the significant success that teamwork between scientists and local people has achieved in helping bring this unique region and its many rare species back to health.