WHAT: The Promise and Potential of New Ecotechnologies:
WHEN: Friday 12:15 - 1:30pm February 24, 2012
WHERE: 1113 Van Munching Hall
WHO: EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN US! (Please forward to any interested parties)
The Ecological Economic roundtable discussino the Peter I. May, PhD,Senior Environmental Scientist, Biohabitats, Inc.
The Promise and Potential of New Ecotechnologies:
Application of Floating Wetlands, Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance Systems and Algal Turf Farms in an Urban Context
We have in the Baltimore/Washington area several examples of applied novel ecotechnologies. The creation of floating wetland islands and the operation of an Algal Turf Scrubber in Baltimore Harbor are profiled, along with novel stream restoration techniques in Washington, DC. These efforts have at their core an interest in utilizing the ability of each to capture societal imagination to forward ecological education and foster a sense of stewardship among a wide range of groups while advancing environmental goals.
Peter has more than 20 years of experience in the environmental sector working in municipal, state, and federal government agencies, NGO’s and now the private sector. He has a background in urban ecology, tidal marsh restoration and urban estuarine, stream and big river systems. He has applied his experience to numerous projects throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia and more recently with Biohabitats in Baltimore, New York City, Philadelphia and the San Francisco Bay area. Peter’s doctoral work (MEES/UMCP, 2007) involved the ecological profiling and experimental manipulation of tidal freshwater mudflats and their role in their conversion to restored emergent marsh in Washington, DC. He is currently developing a zero discharge urban aquaponics shrimp farm in a warehouse in Baltimore and enjoys sailing Chesapeake Bay and watching algae grow.
More information email the EESG team at policy.ecolecon@gmail.com
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