The Whiteside Forum continues their 2023-2024 Season with guest expert Brian Ritter speaking to “Conservation: Nahant Marsh, the Mississippi River, and Beyond” on Sunday afternoon, October 29, 2023. Hear him at 2:00 p.m. in the City of Morrison Community Room, in Odell Public Library, located at 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Ritter’s program is open to everyone free of charge.
Brian Ritter is the Executive Director of Nahant Marsh and the Program Director for the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) Conservation program. He teaches EICC courses on site and uses Nahant preserve as an outdoor classroom.
The Nahant Marsh preserve is the largest urban wetland on the Upper Mississippi River in Davenport, IA, and a former Superfund Site. After the cleanup, wildlife and plant life showed a vast improvement. So much so, that it was decided to make the wetland a nature preserve, and Nahant Marsh Education Center was born.
Please join us for a presentation about our local environment plus conservation efforts here and globally. Share your thoughts during the all-important question and answer session that follows.
For more information about the Whiteside Forum, this event, or an update on our season, please contact Marc Adami by email marcadami53@gmail.com, or text 815-718-5347, or visit Whiteside Forum on Facebook.