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September Meeting

Saving The Connecticut River

Presented by Nina Gordon-Kirsch

The Connecticut River is the largest river in the northeast, and it runs right through Springfield. Nina Gordon-Kirsch helps protect the river as the Massachusetts River Steward for the Connecticut River Conservancy. Come learn about the river system including water quality, dam removals, hydropower relicensing, and the endangered species that call the Connecticut River home. Nina will also share ways that you can be a river steward!
Nina holds an M.Sc. in Wastewater Reuse and earned her B.Sc. in Environmental Science. She completed a Fulbright Scholarship in Israel and Palestine, where she researched the fate of endocrine-disrupting compounds in Palestinian wastewater treatment. Before coming east, she worked for the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. Nina even walked 240 miles tracing the origin of her drinking water.

Wednesday, September 17, starting at 7 p.m.

Tolman Auditorium, Springfield Science Museum

Visit some of our partners’ websites: Springfield Stars Club Allen Bird Club Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary