Hear Noted Author John Waldman Talk About his New Book and the Special Fish Populations of the Delaware River and Bay
June 19th at 6:30 at the Cherry Hill Public Library
One of the many things that makes the Delaware River and Estuary so special is the home it provides to a variety of fish, turtles and terrapins, oysters and other important species. Join us on June 19th at the Cherry
Hill Public Library to learn why these fish populations are so important and
get inspired to take action to better protect them!
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Hear John Waldman, Professor of Biology at Queens College, CUNY and author of Running Silver:Restoring Atlantic Rivers and Their Great Fish Migrations describe the essential role fish play in the ecology of our seas and rivers and how the important spring migrations in rivers such as the Delaware are slowly disappearing. Waldman shares his experiences working on restoration efforts in the field and steps to make the
Delaware River run silver with healthy fish populations once again.
The Nature Conservancy’s Green blog called Running Silver “a brilliant and heartbreaking book” and former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt wrote that Running Silver is “A great read and important blueprint for action.”
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Check out this piece from the New York Times on John's work and Running Silver to learn more: http://nyti.ms/1lKV0XK
Running Silver will be on sale at the event & John will be signing copies of the book afterwards.
In addition, following the presentation, there will be a panel discussion on three industrial facilities that are using outdated technology which is causing the needless deaths of over 3 Billion Delaware River fish a year. Come learn why the Delaware City Refinery, the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, and the PSEG Mercer Power Plant, are having this massive impact, what can be done to stop it.
Panelists will include:
Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, Delaware Riverkeeper Network
Amy Roe, PhD., Conservation Chair of the Delaware Sierra Club
Jeff Tittel, Director, NJ Sierra Club
June 19, 2014
At the Cherry Hill Public Library
1100 Kings Highway North
Cherry Hill NJ 08034
6:30 Presentation
8:00 Book Signing
Refreshments will be Served
Please RSVP at http://protectingfish.eventbrite.com
FREE and Open to the Public!
