24. Conserving Antarctica's Historic Buildings in Earth's Most Challenging Environment

This week's speaker, Camilla Johns, is Head of Development at the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, a charity not-for-profit that preserve's six historic sites in Antarctica. This includes Port Lockroy, the southernmost public post office in the world which is surrounded by a vocal gentoo penguin colony. Each of the six sites has an amazing history and story, and the Trust works to protect the buildings and share Antarctica's amazing past with everyone at home. Imagine painting your garden shed, but doing so 10,000 miles away on a rocky outcrop in biting Antarctic winds. Each year, for the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust team, this is a reality as they work to protect and conserve historic science bases frozen in time in Antarctica. These six sites are modest wooden huts surrounded by penguins, but each holds a story of discovery, courage and survival. Camilla has worked in the not-for-profit sector for over 15 years for different causes ranging from national parks to symphony orchestras. She has a lifelong interest in exploration and Antarctica, and first visited the continent this year to see their work in action. To learn more, go to: https://www.ukaht.org/ Or listen to their podcast series: https://tinyurl.com/ukahtpodcast ⁠⁠More about the Rotary eClub of Silicon Valley⁠⁠    Website: ⁠⁠Rotary.cool⁠ Meetings’ ⁠⁠Video Archive⁠⁠ YouTubeChannel⁠⁠  How to become a member in ⁠⁠this online Rotary eClub⁠⁠ ⁠⁠More about Rotary International:⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.Rotary.org⁠⁠ Find a ⁠⁠local Rotary club⁠⁠  Find an ⁠⁠online Rotary Club⁠⁠   Podcast and Zoom Host: ⁠⁠Rushton Hurley⁠⁠ Podcast Producer: ⁠⁠Elton Sherwin⁠⁠ Audio edited and enhanced with: ⁠⁠Descript Studio Sound ⁠⁠  #PositiveChange #Inspiration #Rotary