Service Learning participants will help prepare a vacant lot on Indy’s near eastside for the creation of a thriving fruit and vegetable garden.
Englewood CDC is partnering with CEES to start a community garden
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March 7, M.S.D. of Pike Township Math and Science Community Fair
“What is a watershed?” K-12 students discovered the answer to this question and more while attending CEES’ booth at last Thursday’s M.S.D. of Pike Township Math and Science Community Fair.
Pleasant Run Plantings
We anticipate that live stakes will arrive on March 18. The contractor is going to use the live stakes to replace some plantings that did not survive last year’s drought, and to increase bank stability in some stream reaches.
Ohio River Basin Alliance Conference Postponed
We are sorry to report that the Ohio River Basin Alliance Conference has been postponed. Federal agencies are under strict travel restrictions as a result of the Sequester and are unable to attend the conference in March. The Alliance is tentatively rescheduling the conference for August 2013. We will post updates as we receive them.
CEES at the 2013 ILMS Annual Conference
The ‘Blue-Green Algae in Indiana’ pannel will be held on Friday, March 22, 2013 from 10:15 am to noon.
CEES Presents Poster at Joseph Taylor Symposium
The Center for Earth and Environmental Science’s Robert Lugg presented a poster, “Translating Research Into Action Through Environmental Stewardship in Central Indiana Communities” at the 24th annual Joseph Taylor Symposium last Wednesday.
Taste-and-Odor Compounds in Drinking Water Supplies
CEES will attend the next Annual Indiana Lakes Management Society Conference on March 22-23, 2013 at Pokagon State Park in Angola, IN. Staff scientist Nicolas Clercin will present on Taste-and-Odor occurences in a Central Indiana water supply reservoir (Eagle Creek Reservoir) associated with resident blue-green algae.
Using LIDAR to improve fluvial erosion hazard (FEH) mapping
A major source of flood losses is damage to roads, bridges, and other infrastructure caused by fluvial or river erosion – where flood waters erode stream and river banks or even change course – shifting where they flow across the landscape.
Over 250 Students Involved in CEES Service Learning Last Semester
This fall, over 250 undergraduate students participated in eight service learning projects to enhance six local natural areas and protect central Indiana water resources within the Upper White River Watershed.
FEH Presentations
Our first scheduled FEH presentation this year is at the Ohio River Basin Alliance Spring 2013 Conference (March 26-27) in Louisville, KY. This is the FEH team’s first appearance at this forum and we are pleased to be part of the conference.