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August 31, 2009

Seminar Looks to Northwest Indiana Environmental Past, Present and Future

The Great Lakes and northwest Indiana landscapes will provide the backdrop for a Coast Week seminar at Purdue University Calumet. On Thursday, September 10, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Mark Reshkin will discuss the region's geology and the history of human settlements, bringing the story up to today's environmental concerns related to water. This talk is free and open to the public.

The seminar will touch on lake levels, climate change, water quality and quantity concerns, as well as ways that some environmental issues are being addressed. "In the end, I hope to convey that right now we are in a time of great problems, but also in a time of great opportunities," said Reshkin, an Indiana University Northwest (UIN) professor emeritus of geology and public and environmental affairs. "With the Great Lakes initiative and other investments in the region, we can affect great change, but communities will need to work together in ways they haven't in the past."

In addition to his position at UIN, Reshkin has engaged in research for the National Park Service and the U.S. Geological Survey.  He was also a senior scientist and chief of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Science Division.

The seminar is sponsored by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) and Purdue University Calumet. It is part of "Coast Week 2009:  Discover Your Coast," which is organized by the Lake Michigan Coastal Program, and takes place during the week of September 5-13.  Coast Week features a wide variety of events to celebrate the diversity and splendor of the Lake Michigan Coastal Region. For more information on events tied to Coast Week, visit the interactive map at www.in.gov/dnr/lakemich/news/coastweek.html<http://www.in.gov/dnr/lakemich/news/coastweek.html>.

"Wherever your interests lie, I'm sure there is an activity or two during Coast Week that you'll find interesting and exciting," commented Leslie Dorworth, IISG aquatic ecology specialist.

Mark Rushkin's seminar will take place in the Student Union and Library Building on the Purdue University Calumet campus.  If you would like more information, contact Dorworth at 219-989-2726 or dorworth at calumet.purdue.edu<mailto:dorworth at calumet.purdue.edu>.

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