FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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:
The series
is being funded through a grant Purdue Calumet received from the Lake Michigan
Coastal Program. Other sponsors are Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources. The seminar series will take place at the Calumet Conference
Center. For directions, go to www.calumet.purdue.edu/thecenter.
For any additional information, contact Leslie Dorworth, Illinois-Indiana Sea
Grant aquatic ecology specialist, at 219-989-2726 or
dorworth@calumet.purdue.edu. --30— The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program is one of 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 U.S. Department of
Commerce, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the University of
Illinois and Purdue University. Irene Miles |