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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 22, 2008
Sources: Leslie Dorworth (219) 989-2726;
dorworth@calumet.purdue.edu
Seminar Series Returns With " Waters of the Calumet Area"
Indiana University Northwest historian Kenneth J.
Schoon will speak on the effects of water diversions as a part of Purdue
University’s seminar series Go with the Flow--Get to Know Our Indiana
Coastal Resources on Wednesday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Purdue University
Calumet.
In his seminar entitled “Waters of the Calumet Area,” Schoon will be
providing a historical perspective on the Grand Calumet and the Little
Calumet River, outlining the pros and cons for constructing water
diversions on the surrounding landscape. Schoon will cover the
significant changes people have been making to the rivers dating back to
the 18th Century and the effects they are having on the area today.
Due to its previous success, the Go with the Flow seminar series is
returning after its inception last fall. Schoon’s seminar is the first
of the five-part series intended to raise awareness of land use
practices on Lake Michigan’s coastal resources in Indiana.
“All of the seminars intend to show how we as a community may impact the
Lake Michigan watershed, including land use, and even our daily
activities that may influence global climate change,” said Leslie
Dorworth, aquatic ecology specialist for the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
College Program.
Other seminars in the series are:
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July 9, “Green Infrastructure: Enhancing
Communities and the Natural Environment”
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August 13, “Managing Nature Preserves in a
Fragmented Landscape”
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Sept. 10, “Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care
Products: The Impact on Our Water Systems”
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Oct. 8, “The 21st-Century Battle Between
Precipitation and Evaporation in the Great Lakes Water Cycle”
The series is being funded through a grant Purdue Calumet
received from the Lake Michigan Coastal Program. Other sponsors are
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
The seminar series will take place at the Calumet Conference Center. For
directions, go to
www.calumet.purdue.edu/thecenter . For any additional information,
contact Leslie Dorworth, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant aquatic ecology
specialist, at 219-989-2726 or
dorworth@calumet.purdue.edu .
The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program is one of
more than 30 National Sea Grant College Programs. Created by Congress in
1966, Sea Grant combines university, government, business and industry
expertise to address coastal and Great Lakes needs. Funding is provided by
the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U. S. Department of
Commerce, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Purdue
University at West Lafayette, Indiana.
Irene Miles
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
376 NSRC
1101 W. Peabody Dr.
Urbana, Il 61801
Phone: 217-333-8055
Fax: 217-333-8046
miles@illinois.edu |
