Following the film, Toxic Puzzle, Dr. George Bullerjahn, Director of the NIH/NSF Lake Erie Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health will discuss toxic, nutrient pollution which pose threats to fresh water resources all over the world. This has yielded harmful algae blooms affecting drinking water for tens of millions of people. Prevention and mitigation […]
Coastal geologic change occurs across time from minutes to millennia and is driven by a variety of processes, including waves, water levels, and ice. Dr. Ethan Theuerkauf will explore these processes and dynamics of coastal geologic change along Western Lake Michigan. The mechanisms and implications of coastal change will be discussed as well as the […]
For more than a century, the Great Lakes have been a target of controversial water diversion schemes, most recently with the highly publicized and polarizing FoxxCon deal. Join Peyer Annin, author of The Great Lakes Water Wars, the definitive work on the Great Lakes water diversion controversy for an evening discussion to explore this and […]
In partnership with the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Libraries’ One Book, Two Communities Deep Freeze Read. Join us for an evening talk and book signing with Dan Egan, author of 2017 New York Times Notable Book, The Death and Life of the Great Lakes. The reading program sparks discussion around historical and current Great […]
