DENVER -- The latest in our series of free public weather seminars is Wild Western Weather -- 2008 seminar.

It will be held on Tuesday Nov. 18 at The Wildlife Experience in Parker. Once again, we have lined up an amazing group of speakers for the evening and with a wonderful new venue, this should be a great event for everyone.

Wild Western Weather will be held at The Wildlife Experience in Parker, located at 10035 South Peoria at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Peoria Street (See map). The seminar will run from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m.

Wild Western Weather is a free seminar open to the general public. Due to the length of the evening and limited seating, we recommend this event for adults and for children 13 older.

To reserve a space, send an e-mail to tlabs@twexp.org with the number of people attending. Space is limited, so register early.

Our exciting lineup of featured speakers include leading scientists and weather experts that often travel around the world to present their exciting research! Here is the starting lineup for Wild Western Weather -- 2008!

6:00 PM -- Mike Nelson Intro and welcome
6:20 PM -- Tim Samaras - Tornado Expert - featured in National Geographic Magazine, "Inside Tornadoes - The Latest Research: Twistex 2008"
7:00 PM -- Tony Laubach - Storm Chaser - "The Windsor Tornado vs Douglas County Landspouts"
7:40 PM -- Dr. Walt Lyons - Lightning Researcher - "Flash Facts - Red Sprites, Blue Jets and Other Rare Airities"
8:20 PM -- Ethan Greene - Director, Colorado Avalanche Information Center - "Avalanches and the Big Snow Winter of 2007-08"
9:00 PM -- Dr. Thomas Schlatter - NOAA's Earth System Research Lab and the University of Colorado - "The Pine Bark Beetle - A Canary for Climate Change?"
9:40 PM -- Questions

We look forward to seeing you at the Wild Western Weather Seminar, presented by 7News and THE WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE!