The School of Forestry and Environmental Studies is offering a semester-long Distinguished Lecturer lunchtime series titled "The Restoration Agenda: Water!"
Among the topics that will be explored
in the series, which is open to the public for a fee, are: the revitalization of urban and rural waterways, wetlands and waterfronts; water quality and waste water treatment; flood mitigation; and aquatic and wetland habitats.
The talks will be held 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning Jan. 21 in Bowers Auditorium at Sage Hall, 205 Prospect St.
"The series will be of value to those interested in all aspects of public and private environmental protection, regulation and restoration," says Aimlee D. Laderman, lecturer in wetland ecology and research affiliate at F&ES, who organized the series. "Pioneers in ecological restoration have been invited to explore problems and solutions in this rapidly evolving area. Each session will address both general policy and specific case studies."
The first speaker in the series will be Wendi Goldsmith, senior bioengineer with The Bioengineering Group Inc. in Salem, Massachusetts, who will present a talk
titled "Bioengineering Methods for Water Quality and Site Remediation." Goldsmith
will discuss how bioengineering -- a century-old practice of using plants, sometimes in conjunction with structural materials,
to control erosion, floods or avalanches --
is now being applied to modern urban problems, such as soil and water contamination.
There is a fee of $100 per person for community participants for the semester.
A limited number of fellowships are available for qualified registrants.
For registration information, contact Laderman at 432-3335.