Town & Gown's Lunch at the Forum
California's Wetlands: Scary Swamps or Beneficial Ecosystems?
This presentation will be VIRTUAL ONLY. Advance tickets are required.
February 3, 2022
Jason Keller, Ph.D.
Professor and Program Director for Environmental Science & Policy, Schmid College of Science and Technology
Wetlands are often portrayed as dark and scary places to be avoided. Indeed, we see these negative portrayals in our language – we are ‘swamped’ at work or ‘bogged down’ in problems (swamps and bogs are both types of wetlands). These perceptions have contributed to the loss of wetlands from our landscape. California has lost more than 90% of the wetlands that existed in the state – the highest percent loss in the U.S. Fortunately, we have seen a recent shift in the perception of wetlands with a growing recognition that these important ecosystems provide benefits.
Dr. Keller will discuss the role that wetlands play in our local communities and how Chapman undergraduate students are working through research and community engagement to restore and conserve California’s wetland ecosystems.
You can contact the event organizer, Joy Flynn, Manager, Support Group Programs at jflynn@chapman.edu or (714) 744-7608.
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