Our Spring Series

in partnership with 

Oceans, Lakes, and Streams

Protecting Water Globally and Locally

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PFAs and the health of our local watersheds. Lead in our municipal water. The state of the Great Lakes and our oceans. The World Affairs Council of Western Michigan is pleased to partner with the Kent District Library on a series that explores water issues regionally and globally, and how our community can be better stewards of this precious resource.

 

Kentwood Branch, Kent District Library

4950 Breton Rd SE, Kentwood, MI 49508

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6:30-7:30 p.m.

Public invited. No reservations needed.

Free admission. Free parking.

Wednesday, April 10 

“State of the Oceans”

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 with Dr. David E. Guggenheim, The Ocean Doctor

 

 

Monday, April 15 

“State of our Ground Water”

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 with

Garret Ellison, MLive 

Drs. Gail Heffner and Dave Warners, Plaster Creek Stewards

Dr. Richard R. Rediske, Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI)

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moderator: Elaine Sterrett Isely, West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC)

 

 

Wednesday, April 24 

“Learning from the Flint Water Crisis”

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with Anna Clark, author of The Poisoned City:

Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy

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Wednesday, May 1 

“State of the Great Lakes”

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with Dr. Mark Luttenton, Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI)