{"id":10772,"date":"2026-04-13T12:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=10772"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:09:45","slug":"kamala-nair-arbor-day-talk","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/event\/kamala-nair-arbor-day-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Nair Arbor Day Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tApril 22\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t@\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t7:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211;\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t8:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In honor of Arbor Day, join Kamala Nair, Associate Curator of Clean Air &amp; Climate at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, as she discusses how community-driven climate action can transform awareness into meaningful change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She&#8217;ll also explore how the power of connection can help build a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is sponsored by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/landscape-arboretum\/\">WSU Landscape Arboretum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"tribe-events-event-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/Pro-Speaker-Kamala-Nair.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full 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