Join us and learn the historical underpinn ings of past environmental endeavours\, so we can move forward with sustai nable solutions today.
\nSilent Spring was responsible for bringing the massive environmental issues of a post-war world to the attention of t he voting public in the 1960s. However\, the challenges besetting &ldquo\; Spaceship Earth&rdquo\;\, including the North American Great Lakes\, such as urban contaminants and agricultural runoff\, stressed fisheries\, drink ing water issues\, invasive species impacts\, and unhealthy outbreaks of a lgae\, overlain by the ominous threat from climate change\, are present to day. Additionally\, loss of wetlands and other natural habitats\, alongsid e an unchecked proliferation of impermeable city hardscapes\, have led to unsustainable and unhealthy ecosystems. However\, solutions are available and the answer lies in a broad-based citizen engagement strategy that woul d have all peoples become deeply informed and thus\, deeply committed to\, developing and protecting resilient environments\, including a healthy Gr eat Lakes watershed.
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About our Speaker: Dr. Lynda McCarthy is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biolo gy at Ryerson University. Her research includes aquatic ecotoxicology\, Gr eat Lakes pollution and remediation\, and examining the impact on organism s from land-applied pulp mill and municipal biosolids. She received her BS c from Queen&rsquo\;s University and her PhD from the University of Waterl oo and she was a federal government scientist with the Department of Fishe ries and Oceans for many years at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCI W). In the past decade\, she has received funding for her research from so urces such as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC ) and the National Centres for Excellence&rsquo\;s (NCE) Canadian Water Ne twork. At Ryerson University\, Dr. McCarthy is a founding member of Ryerso n Urban Water (RUW)\, a collective of multidisciplinary experts working to wards ensuring sustainable urban water. And lastly\, she is active in atte mpting to help the experts move the environmental dialogue forward through the education of youth in the grade school and high school systems. Her m otto is: from the classroom to the boardroom to the legislature.
\n< strong>Cambridge Third Age Learning (CTAL) is a movement that enc ourages learning and discovery experiences for those in the &ldquo\;third age&rdquo\;&mdash\;the stage in one&rsquo\;s life beyond full-time employm ent. By cultivating opportunities for discussion and engaging the expertis e of local university professors and community professionals\, CTAL suppor ts anyone with intellectual curiosity and an interest in life-long learnin g.
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