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May 22, 2008

Source: 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:

July 9, “Green Infrastructure: Enhancing Communities and the Natural Environment”August 13, “Managing Nature Preserves in a Fragmented Landscape”
Sept. 10, “Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: The Impact on Our Water Systems”
Oct. 8, “The 21st-Century Battle Between Precipitation and Evaporation in the Great Lakes Water Cycle”

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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.