FESTIVAL SPEAKERS

Astronaut, naturalist keynote speakers for Fountian Hills Dark Sky Festival

Christina Birch and Amy Burnett at event Saturday, March 29

Astronaut Chris Birch, Ph.D.

(NASA photo)

“Ranger Amy” Burnett

(Photo courtesy of Fountain Hills Dark Sky Preservation)

Fountain Hills Dark Sky Preservation welcomes two important speakers to present at its annual Dark Sky Festival at the Fountain Hills Community Center and Pavillion on Saturday, March 29.

Chris Birch is an Arizona native with a Ph.D. in biological engineering from MIT. Burnett is well know to Fountain Hills residents as a former local resident who served as ranger for Maricopa County’s McDowell Mountain Regional Park.

Christina Birch

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