Join us for fourteen free seminars on some of the biggest environmental issues challenging us today. Topics range from Bird Conservation to Approaches to Eating in the United States: Consequences for our Health and Environment, and Global Climate Change to Our Ancient Culture, taught by a range of experts in their fields. Congressman Joe Courtney will also address Earth Day … 50 years! Environmental Issues in Connecticut and in the USA on April 8. Seminars are held in room C101 at Three Rivers Community College on Wednesdays, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to arrive promptly by 6:00 p.m.

(Note: These talks are included in Environmental Issues Seminar (K295) and Environmental Science Seminars (BIO 289), which can also be taken as 3-credit courses. Call 860-215-9016 for more information.)

A full list of seminars and lecturers is included below:

January 29 – What We Can Learn from the Water Systems of Ancient Rome – Dr. Gary Robbins, Professor of Geology & Hydrology, UCONN

February 5 – Bird Conservation across Connecticut and specifically in the Lyme Forest Block – Corrie Folsom-O’Keefe, Audubon Society

February 12 – Using GPS to Reveal the Secret Lives of Mountain Lions – Dr. Thomas Meyer, Professor of Geomatics, UCONN

February 19 – Approaches to Eating in the United States: Consequences for our Health and Environment – Dr. Hedley Freake, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, UCONN

February 26 – The History of the Green Lawn Dilemma: Coastal Water Quality Challenges in Connecticut – Judy Preston, UCONN Sea Grant

March 4 – Algal Diversity and Environmental Health – Dr. Louise Lewis, Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UCONN

March 11 – The Management of Recreational Fishing: What it Means for Connecticut’s Economy and Environment – Mike Beauchene, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

March 25 – International and National Concerns of Stormwater Pollution: Stormwater and Low Impact Design – Dr. Michael Dietz, Professor, UCONN Extension Office Program Director of NEMO

April 1 – Our Ancient Climate – Dr. Peter Siver, Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies, Director of Environmental Studies Program, Connecticut College

April 8 – Earth Day … 50 years! Environmental Issues in Connecticut and in the USA -Congressman Joe Courtney

April 15 – Invasive Aquatic Plants found in CT Lakes – Greg Bugbee and Abigail Wiegand, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

April 22 – Global Climate Change Abroad and in Connecticut: Consequences and Remedies – Dr. James O’Donnell, Professor of Marine Science, Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)

April 29 – Making Sense of the Geographical Distribution and Conservation of Connecticut’s Amphibians and Reptiles – Hank Gruner, Author, Vice President of Programs, Connecticut Science Center (retired), and Herpetologist

May 6 – Hazardous Waste Management Regulations – David Stokes, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Waste Management and Enforcement

 

The seminars are coordinated by Diba Khan-Bureau, Professor of Environmental Engineering Technology, and are free and open to the public. For more info, contact Professor Diba Khan-Bureau at 860-215-9443 or dkhan-bureau@trcc.commnet.edu