Cultivating River Health – Good Gardening and Landscaping Practices for Healthier Waters
May 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Pesticides and fertilizers used on our plants and landscaping can end up in our rivers, ponds, lakes and groundwater. The cumulative effect of these substances in our waters is a reduction in water quality that have an impact on aquatic life and public health. There are many things you can do in your own backyard to not only reduce this impact, but to improve water quality and our ecosystems. Join Alicea Charamut from Rivers Alliance of CT to learn about the connection between our residential landscapes and aquatic ecosystems and how you can help cultivate river health.
Alicea Charamut is the Executive Director of Rivers Alliance of Connecticut. Prior to that she was the River Steward for the Connecticut River Conservancy. As a fly angler, paddler and rower, water is as central to her play as it is her work. Alicea also serves as a volunteer in several capacities as Secretary of the Fisheries Advisory Council, on the Advisory Board of the Connecticut Institute of Water Resources, and a former member of the Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality. She is also the Co-Chair of the Water Planning Council Advisory Group. Alicea holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Connecticut.
This FREE program is being offered both in-person and on Zoom. 7:00 p.m., Meet in A. B. Ceder Room at White Memorial for in-person. Pre-registration is not required, but appreciated. Pre-register here: Good Gardening & Landscaping Registration For ZOOM participants, use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85445861402
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Pesticides and fertilizers used on our plants and landscaping can end up in our rivers, ponds, lakes and groundwater. The cumulative effect of these substances in our waters is a reduction in water quality that have an impact on aquatic life and public health. There are many things you can do in your own backyard to not only reduce this impact, but to improve water quality and our ecosystems. Join Alicea Charamut from Rivers Alliance of CT to learn about the connection between our residential landscapes and aquatic ecosystems and how you can help cultivate river health.
Alicea Charamut is the Executive Director of Rivers Alliance of Connecticut. Prior to that she was the River Steward for the Connecticut River Conservancy. As a fly angler, paddler and rower, water is as central to her play as it is her work. Alicea also serves as a volunteer in several capacities as Secretary of the Fisheries Advisory Council, on the Advisory Board of the Connecticut Institute of Water Resources, and a former member of the Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality. She is also the Co-Chair of the Water Planning Council Advisory Group. Alicea holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Connecticut.
This FREE program is being offered both in-person and on Zoom. 7:00 p.m., Meet in A. B. Ceder Room at White Memorial for in-person. Pre-registration is not required, but appreciated. Pre-register here: Good Gardening & Landscaping Registration For ZOOM participants, use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85445861402
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