The event,
free and open to the public, is from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 27 on
campus in Centennial Student Union’s Ostrander Auditorium.
The 2017-2018 “We Have Ag!”
colloquium series is intended to highlight the University’s distinctive
academics, research and industry connections in agriculture, food and natural
resources. The series events will be live-streamed.
The format for each session will be
a moderated panel discussion with an introduction, two-five speakers for
five-eight minutes each, questions and open discussion for 20-30 minutes and
closing remarks. All views are welcome. Deliberative
discussions and light refreshments will follow each event.
At the March 27 event, Pat Baskfield, a hydrologist with the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency, will provide a regional water quality overview.
Don and
Becky Waskosky, Le
Sueur River Watershed Network leaders, will discuss “Impacts of Increased
Flow.” Jessica Nelson, watershed outreach & GIS specialist from
Minnesota State Mankato’s Water Resources Center, and the Waskoskys will
discuss “Citizen Led Solutions, Le Sueur River
Watershed: Seven Steps for Cleaner Water and Watershed Health.”
Kimberly Musser, associate director of Minnesota State
Mankato’s Water Resources Center, and Dusty Anderson, Watonwan River
Watershed technician, will discuss “Citizen Led
Solutions, Watonwan River Watershed: Watonwan River Watershed Leverage
Points for Increased Conservation Adoption.”
For more information about the colloquium series, including on-demand video of
previous events and a list of upcoming topics, please visit the series website or contact
the University’s Office of the Provost by phone at 507-389-1333.