Place: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Time: Wednesday, July 20, 7-8pm
Lecture: “Restoring Muddy Creek: An Experiment to Revive a Degraded Stream”
Speaker: Dr. Joshua Thompson, SERC postdoc
Discover the story of Muddy Creek, a once-eroded stream in Edgewater that underwent a massive restoration this year. Now, ecologists are tracking its ability to filter pollution and other signs of health to get a detailed before-and-after picture. Lectures are free and open to all: No preregistration required!
SERC evening lectures take place in the Schmidt Conference Center. Contact Kristen Minogue ([email protected]; 443-482-2325) or visit http://www.serc.si.edu/public_programs/ev_lec.aspx for more information.