The Global Nitrogen Pollution Crisis

A series of lectures sponsored by

The Coalition for Buzzards Bay

The nitrogen pollution degrading our harbors and coves is not unique to Buzzards Bay.

A recent survey by the United Nations Environment Programme found that the number of nitrogen-causing “dead zones” in oceans and bays around the world has doubled since 1990 to 146.

Join us for this series of lectures that will explore the histories, commonalities, and lessons-to-be-learned from other bays around the world.

All lectures held from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

April 12: Narragansett Bay
Patron’s Hall, Dartmouth Grange, 1133 Fisher Road, Dartmouth
John Torgan, Narragansett Baykeeper at Save The Bay in Rhode Island, will discuss the challenges right next door—with specific emphasis on the plan to save Greenwich Bay, site of the region’s largest fish kill in 2003.

April 26: Chesapeake Bay
Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion
Tom Horton, Baltimore Sun reporter and author of Turning the Tide: Saving the Chesapeake Bay, will provide a cautionary tale on the decades-long struggle to clean up the Chesapeake—the largest estuary in North America.

May 10: The Black Sea, Montego Bay, and Lake Fryxell - CANCELLED
(lecture to be held summer '07 - date TBD)

Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive, Falmouth
Dr. Brian Howes, Professor at the School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and Mark Rasmussen, Buzzards Baykeeper and the Coalition’s Executive Director, will share stories behind their work on nitrogen management efforts from the Caribbean to Eastern Europe to Antarctica.

Admission:
Coalition members: free. Non-members: $5. Senior or student non-members: $3.

 

Call The Coalition for Buzzards Bay at 508-999-6363 for additional information.