Registration:
Sign up to be added to the Twin Ports Freshwater Folk mailing links to receive a link to the webinar. This event is free.
Description:
Twin Ports Freshwater Folk (TPFF) webinars are for people in the Twin Ports communities of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, and anyone engaged in freshwater research, policy, or management. TPFF meetings are the first Wednesday of every month and include networking and informal discussion followed by a presentation on a freshwater topic.
Event Schedule:
- 11:30 a.m. Meet-and-greet breakout sessions
- 12:00 p.m. Announcements by attendees
- 12:05 p.m. Seminar(s)
- 12:45 p.m. Moderated question and answer
- 1:00 p.m. Adjourn
Speakers:
University of Minnesota Duluth Assistant Professor Melissa Maurer-Jones is presenting "Plastics in Lake Superior Water Column? What We Know and What We're Trying to Find Out."
University of Wisconsin-Superior Associate Professor Lorena Rios Mendoza is presenting "Microplastic Pollution: A Challenge to Study."
Event sponsors:
- Minnesota Sea Grant
- Natural Resources Research Institute
- Large Lakes Observatory
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- U.S. EPA Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division
Contact:
Minnesota Sea Grant Research and Fellowship Coordinator Alex Frie.
Image credit: Melissa Maurer-Jones and Lorena Rios Mendoza.