The Polar Encounter Parks Talk
May 11, 2026

What can glaciers teach us about the world we share and the future we’re shaping? In this Parks Talk event, glaciologist, geographer and National Geographic Explorer Dr. M Jackson brings the polar world closer to home through a powerful conversation about ice, climate, exploration and human connection.

Through firsthand research and personal experience in some of the planet’s most remote regions, Dr. Jackson offers a rare window into the changing polar world and the communities connected to it. Her work brings together science, storytelling and human perspective to help us better understand what glaciers reveal about our past, our present and our shared future.

This Parks Talk event also featured a special gallery experience with polar and glacier photography by National Geographic photographer Susan Seubert, inviting guests to see the landscapes at the center of the conversation through a striking visual lens.

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