Make sure you mark your calendars for November 8, 2012 Speakers Series!
News for Immediate Release Oct. 2, 2012
Harrisburg – The final lecture of the year in the South Mountain Speaker Series will focus on the challenges of conserving water quality and quantity in the region on Thursday, Nov. 8, in Memorial Auditorium at Shippensburg University.
“From trout fishing in our
spring-fed creeks to the ice cold glass we enjoy on a hot summer's day, water is
at the heart of our quality of life here in the South Mountain region,” said
Allen Dieterich-Ward, an associate professor of history at Shippensburg
University and the chair of the South Mountain Partnership committee on the
speaker series. “Over the years, new demands on ground and surface water have
created challenges for conserving these important resources.”
The event will begin at 6:30
p.m. with a reception featuring displays by local watershed and advocacy
groups.
At 7 p.m., Pat Bowling, a
hydrologist with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, will
describe water challenges and then join a panel of local experts to discuss ways
to protect our water supply for future generations.
The panel will include Dr.
Christopher Woltemade, a professor in Shippensburg’s Department of
Geography/Earth Science, and Michael Christopher, manager of Washington
Township, Franklin County.
This event is
sponsored by the Adams,
Cumberland and Franklin county conservation districts; Shippensburg University;
DCNR; and the South Mountain
Partnership.
This is the third year for the
South Mountain Speakers Series, envisioned as a revival of the talks given by
Joseph Rothrock in the late 19th century as part of his work to
preserve and restore Pennsylvania’s forests and natural landscape. The series is anticipated to return in
2013.
Sparked by
DCNR’s Conservation Landscape Initiative, the South Mountain Partnership is an
effort to engage communities, local partners, state agencies and funding
opportunities to conserve high-quality natural and cultural resources while
enhancing the region’s economic viability.
For more information about the
speaker series, visit http://southmountainspeakers.blogspot.com/ or call the Appalachian Trail
Conservancy at 717-258-5771.
Some of the earlier lectures
in the speaker series can now be found on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/SouthMtnSpeakers.
Media contact: Christina Novak,
717-772-9101
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