Grandfather Presents: Baker Perry

Dr. Baker Perry is a National Geographic explorer and a professor at Appalachian State University in Boone. His research interests include alpine precipitation formation, snow and ice, and precipitation-glacier-climate interactions. Perry has led or co-led 23 research expeditions and — along with local collaborators — has installed and maintained 11 weather stations above an elevation of 5,000 meters. In 2022, Perry led two National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Expeditions: one to Nevado Ausangate (6,384 m) in southern Peru to assess climate change impacts, and another to install the highest weather station in the world just below the summit at the Bishop Rock (8,810 m). He also co-led the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Expedition to Tupungato Volcano in Chile that installed the highest weather station in the Americas in February 2021.

Tickets go on sale July 6. VIP tickets include a reception with the guest speaker before the program where heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served and all-day admission to the park. Both VIP and regular tickets include a meet-and-greet session after the program.

This event is part of the Grandfather Presents speaker series. The series consists of Thursday night events with internationally and nationally known presenters focused on conservation, nature and outdoor adventure. Saturday afternoon presenters focus on conservation issues and initiatives on a local or regional scale. All events take place at the Wilson Center for Nature Discovery. For a full schedule, click here.