WMCN Fall Feature — Road Salt and Watershed Health: Diving into Chloride Mitigation Strategies
Date: Friday, November 7
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Calvin Ecosystem Preserve and Native Gardens, Bunker Interpretive Center, 1750 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Have you ever thought about the negative effects of road salt to our ecosystems? Learn what changes you as a resident or professional could make to improve this serious environmental issue. Choose to attend the residential track with Dr. Alan Steinman or the professional track with Christe Alwin.
Keeping Michigan’s Great Lakes unsalted and shark free: Learn more about strategies to reduce road salt application while maintaining safe winter weather driving conditions.
PROFESSIONAL TRACK: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has been focused on reducing the discharge of chloride in stormwater discharges through regulatory programs, while understanding the public pressure to resume normal travel conditions quickly. Join Christe Alwin from EGLE in the professional track to learn the latest in the industry.
RESIDENTIAL TRACK: Excessive road salt can be harmful to aquatic species, but drivers need to be safe on the road. Join Dr. Alan Steinman as he shares nuances of this dilemma. He’ll focus on a number of studies from his lab examining the ecological effects of road salt in a chain of lakes in Grand Rapids.