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December 1st Saturday Seminar
December 4, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
December 1st Saturday Seminar: Team Effort to Clean Up Greenfield Lake!
Our December 1st Saturday Seminar will feature 5 speakers who will present on the Jumping Run Branch nutrient reduction project on Greenfield Lake!
Our speakers will share highlights on the project including an introduction to the issue, a summary of the work accomplished thus far, a look to the future, and very importantly, how regular citizens can get involved in reducing stormwater pollution!!
Please register for Zoom beforehand: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZIpdu6rrTwoH9wlZDbO0OA4TqOem…
SPEAKER BIOS:
– Dr. Mike Mallin
Dr. Michael Mallin is an aquatic ecologist with an M.S. in limnology from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in marine and estuarine biology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and is currently Research Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Center for Marine Science. His research interests include analyzing the impacts of land use practices on water quality, the study of nutrient loading on estuaries, rivers and streams, impacts of green development practices and BMPs on pollution mitigation, the environmental effects of catastrophic weather events, impacts of human and animal waste pollution on watersheds, and water quality management issues. He has authored or coauthored over 100 peer-reviewed papers and 135 book chapters, and technical reports on the ecology and pollution of freshwater, estuarine, and coastal marine systems. Dr. Mallin was a 2001 Aldo Leopold Environmental Leadership Fellow, and he is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007). He served as President of the Southeastern Estuarine Research Society from 2004-2006 President of the North Carolina Lake Management Society from 2018-2019.
Dr. Michael Mallin is an aquatic ecologist with an M.S. in limnology from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in marine and estuarine biology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and is currently Research Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Center for Marine Science. His research interests include analyzing the impacts of land use practices on water quality, the study of nutrient loading on estuaries, rivers and streams, impacts of green development practices and BMPs on pollution mitigation, the environmental effects of catastrophic weather events, impacts of human and animal waste pollution on watersheds, and water quality management issues. He has authored or coauthored over 100 peer-reviewed papers and 135 book chapters, and technical reports on the ecology and pollution of freshwater, estuarine, and coastal marine systems. Dr. Mallin was a 2001 Aldo Leopold Environmental Leadership Fellow, and he is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007). He served as President of the Southeastern Estuarine Research Society from 2004-2006 President of the North Carolina Lake Management Society from 2018-2019.
– Amber Ellis
Amber hails from the NC mountains, but has made a new home on the coast since 2015. She recently earned her M.S. from the Biological and Agricultural Engineering department of NC State University, working with Bill Hunt and the Stormwater Engineering Research Group. She now works as an Extension Associate with that research group managing projects in the southeastern portion of the state.
Amber hails from the NC mountains, but has made a new home on the coast since 2015. She recently earned her M.S. from the Biological and Agricultural Engineering department of NC State University, working with Bill Hunt and the Stormwater Engineering Research Group. She now works as an Extension Associate with that research group managing projects in the southeastern portion of the state.
– Dr. Larry Cahoon
Dr. Larry Cahoon is Professor of Biology and Marine Biology at UNC Wilmington and teaches courses in Biological Oceanography, Limnology, and Coastal Ocean Science and Policy (the latter w/Dr. Mike Mallin). His research interests include a broad range of water quality issues in addition to basic research in coastal ocean, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems. He has won UNCW’s Faculty Scholarship, Graduate Mentor, Distinguished Teaching Professorship, and Senior Distinguished Scholarly Engagement and Public Service awards, in addition to the NC League of Conservation Voters’ Catalyst Award for his work with the GenX issue. He is currently in his 40th year of service at UNCW.
Dr. Larry Cahoon is Professor of Biology and Marine Biology at UNC Wilmington and teaches courses in Biological Oceanography, Limnology, and Coastal Ocean Science and Policy (the latter w/Dr. Mike Mallin). His research interests include a broad range of water quality issues in addition to basic research in coastal ocean, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems. He has won UNCW’s Faculty Scholarship, Graduate Mentor, Distinguished Teaching Professorship, and Senior Distinguished Scholarly Engagement and Public Service awards, in addition to the NC League of Conservation Voters’ Catalyst Award for his work with the GenX issue. He is currently in his 40th year of service at UNCW.
– Dana Sargent
Dana earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from San Diego State University, and a Master of Science in Environmental Sciences & Policy from The Johns Hopkins University. She worked in communications for a large nonprofit out of D.C. for 13 years and moved to Wilmington in 2013 with the intention of transforming her career to align with her passion for the environment. She began volunteering throughout the community and writing freelance and was soon invited to chair the CFRW advocacy committee, before being elected to the Board of Directors. Cape Fear River Watch then hired her to manage an outreach campaign on water quality issues including GenX and industrial agriculture. She is honored to have been hired in January 2019 to serve as the Executive Director at this small organization that does huge things. She loves music and her two magnificent daughters.
Dana earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from San Diego State University, and a Master of Science in Environmental Sciences & Policy from The Johns Hopkins University. She worked in communications for a large nonprofit out of D.C. for 13 years and moved to Wilmington in 2013 with the intention of transforming her career to align with her passion for the environment. She began volunteering throughout the community and writing freelance and was soon invited to chair the CFRW advocacy committee, before being elected to the Board of Directors. Cape Fear River Watch then hired her to manage an outreach campaign on water quality issues including GenX and industrial agriculture. She is honored to have been hired in January 2019 to serve as the Executive Director at this small organization that does huge things. She loves music and her two magnificent daughters.
