April 2020 Forum


Tuesday, April 21

12:00-1:00pm

*Note: To keep in consideration of social distancing recommendations, the April forum will be held virtually via Zoom. See below for more information about registering and viewing the forum.

Dr. Keith Schilling is the State Geologist of Iowa and Director of the Iowa Geological Survey at the University of Iowa. Dr, Schilling is also a research engineer at IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering at the University of Iowa and an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Iowa Department of Earth and Environmental Science and at Iowa State University Department of Natural Resources Ecology and Management. He received an M.S. degree in Water Resources from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. degree in Geology from the University of Iowa. His research has focused on a variety of water-related issues in Iowa, including groundwater flow and quality, surface and groundwater interaction, nonpoint source pollution and watershed and floodplain processes.

Dr. Schilling will give a presentation on how restored oxbow lakes improve habitats for plants and animals living in a watershed, as well as improve water quality.

View the forum here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W1b53Y49fI.

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