Water and Wetlands: Our Most Precious Resources
Keystone Species: Salmon, Beavers and Humans
Instructors: Joan Griffin, Joe Medeiros, Jim Haufler, Sean O’Brien
(Jim and Sean are local watershed experts and new instructors for OLLI)
Series Summary: Water, water, everywhere…but not a drop to… (share?)
Of the world’s total watery resources, only 1.2% is freshwater and 98% of this is locked up on glaciers, icecaps, and groundwater. Such precious remaining surface water is spread thinly among the world’s wetlands (rivers, lakes, marshes, pools, etc.) that support millions of species of organisms – the same organisms that breathe life into all of Earth’s biomes and ecosystems.
These wetland species sustain our terrestrial lives, providing food, shelter, oxygen, flood control, pollution filtration, and ad infinitum. Yet, we use our freshwater resources to dilute our pollutants, water our lawns and golf courses, flush our toilets, and water our most-thirsty non-essential food crops. Quite literally, we treat our most precious resource like….?
Individual Classes: Scroll down on this page to register or view course descriptions.
- Joe Medeiros – Water and Wetlands in California – Tues, Aug 27
- Joe Medeiros – Salmon King I – The Global Picture – Tues, Sept 3
- Joe Medeiros – Salmon King II – The Pacific Northwest and California – Tues, Sept 10
- Jim Haufler, Friends of Auburn Ravine – Our Local Waterways – Auburn Ravine – Tues, Sept 17
- Jim Haufler, Friends of Auburn Ravine – Training for Salmon Survey Volunteers – Wed, Sept 18
- Sean O’Brien of Dry Creek Conservancy – Our Local Waterways – Dry Creek – Tues, Sept 24
- Joan Griffin – Beavers, a Keystone Species (Through Literature) – Tues, Oct 22, 29, & Nov 12
*Note: Individual Class Registration is Required. Current OLLI at Sierra College Membership Required.
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