[SEMCO] Upcoming lecture series

[Robert Hancock]

Where the Land Meets the Sea Working to Restore and Maintain the Health of
the Buzzards Bay Watershed

The New Bedford Whaling Museum and Buzzards Bay Coalition
<http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/> have partnered to present
this three-part, public lecture series intended to inform and create
discussion among those who live within or near the Buzzards Bay Watershed.

The Wednesday evening lecture series featuring presentations by
environmentalists kicks-off at the Whaling Museum on *Wednesday, March 25*.
Each evening begins with a 6 p.m. reception, followed by a 6:30 p.m.
lecture and discussion.

*Registration: *FREE for Whaling Museum and Buzzards Bay Coalition
members | $10 per lecture for Nonmembers. *CLICK HERE*
<http://store.whalingmuseum.org/collections/events/products/where-the-land-meets-the-sea-working-to-restore-and-maintain-the-health-of-the-buzzards-bay-watershed>
to register, or call 508-997-0046 ext. 100. All lectures take place at the
Whaling Museum.

*Schedule and Topics:*
*Restoring Rivers and Estuaries, Native Fish and Shellfish*
Wednesday, March 25
Moderator: *Tom Gidwitz*

   - *Sara N. da Silva Quintal*, *Restoration Ecologist, Buzzards Bay
   Coalition* - The Acushnet River Restoration Project
   - *Jon Kachmar,* *Coastal Program Director, The Nature Conservancy in
   Massachusetts* - TNC’s SouthCoast Shellfish Restoration Project
   - *Steve Hurley*, *Southeast District Manager, Mass Division of
   Fisheries & Wildlife* - Red Brook Trout Restoration Project


*Restoring the Water Quality of Buzzards Bay*
Wednesday, April 1

   - *Guy Campinha*, *Director of Water Pollution Control, Wareham
   Wastewater Treatment Facility - *Upgrading the region’s wastewater
   treatment plants
   - *Eric Turkington*, *Chairman, Falmouth Water Quality Management
   Committee* - Projects aimed at replacing old septic tanks and cesspools
   along the shore
   - *Joe Costa*, *Executive Director, Buzzards Bay National Estuary
   Program* - Projects underway to reduce and treat stormwater
   - *Rachel Jakuba*, *Science Director, Buzzards Bay Coalition* - Methods
   to reduce fertilizer-related nutrients from cranberry bogs


*Restoring an Urban Harbor: New Bedford Harbor*
Wednesday, April 8

   - *Ginny Lombardo*, *EPA, Team Leader, New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site*
   - Technologies for removing the Harbor’s contaminated sediments
   - *Jeff Stieb,* *Port Director, New Bedford Harbor Development
   Commission* - Restoring the Harbor’s water quality, specifically the
   removal of oil introduced by “mystery spills” from ships
   - *Mark Rasmussen*, *President, Buzzards Bay Coalition* - New measures
   to treat and dispose of sewage entering the Harbor

*CLICK HERE*
<http://www.whalingmuseum.org/programs/where-land-meets-sea-2015> for
detailed description of each presentation.



*Rob Hancock, *Vice President, Community Engagement

*BUZZARDS BAY *COALITION

Main - 114 Front Street, New Bedford, MA 02740

Cape - 21 Luscombe Avenue, Woods Hole, MA 02543

Tel - 508-999-6363 x.222

*www.savebuzzardsbay.org <http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/>*
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