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Events at Smith

Student Summer Research Symposium
November 2, 2009
Join us for hearty dessert followed by presentations by students about the work they did over the summer at internships funded by the Environmental Science and Policy Program and the Five College Coastal and Marine Sciences program. Next summer it could be YOU!
McConnell Foyer and Room 103
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Events at Smith

Operation WALLACEA
November 4, 2009
Scientific Conservation Expeditions -- Indonesia, Honduras, Egypt, Cuba, South Africa and Peru. Come find out about the exciting environmental and marine science and policy research summer opportunities you can get involved in during the summer! Get more detailed information and have your questions about Operation WALLACEA program answered!
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Bass Hall 106
12:15 pm

"Coral Reef EdVentures: You Better Belize It!"
November 5, 2009
Come hear about the experiences Katie Donovan (Ed. & Child Study, AC '09), Lily Maynard (Bio, '11), and Emily Ulrich (Bio, '11) had while spending part of their summer in Belize teaching children about their natural environment.
Sabin-Reed 101A
12:00 pm

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Info Session: Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
November 16, 2009
Learn about one of the leading professional schools in environmental studies, natural resources, and coastal and watershed systems. Join us in a discussion of the graduate programs available at the School of Forestry and Enviromental Studies with Martha Smith (Smith '79), Program Director, Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems, and Emily McDiarmid, Admissions Director, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Lunch provided.
Bass Hall 102
12:15 pm to 1:00 pm

Deep-Sea Gold Rush: Understanding the Environmental Impact of Mining Seafloor Hot Springs
November 16, 2009
Join us to hear a fascinating lecture from Cindy Van Dover, Director of the Duke Marine Lab, the first woman to pilot the submersible "Alvin."
McConnell 103
4:00 pm

Info Session
November 17, 2009
Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment.
Bass Hall 102
4:30 pm

Events Off Campus

Northeast Biochar Symposium
November 13, 2009
Biochar is a carbon-rich soil amendment that enhances soil fertility, sequesters carbon to help reverse global warming, increases renewable energy production, and creates jobs. Biochar is considered a significant strategy for removing net carbon from the atmosphere for safe storage in soil, enhancing soil resources, and creating clean energy from agricultural and forestry wastes.
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UMass Amherst, Campus Center
7:30 am

Biochar Demonstration Day
November 14, 2009
Practical hands-on applications and methods discussed the previous day. Knowledgeable presenters demonstrating and explaining their retorts and small stoves, with principal attention directed to the newly manufactured mobile Adam Retort, capable of producing up to 800 pounds of biochar per batch, plus discussions about application of biochar in soil and related aspects of heat and energy generation and use. Suggested donation: $25 per person (checks made out to NESFI), payable beforehand or on the day itself at NESFI. For further information & to register in advance, contact NESFI between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday at (413) 323-4531, or e-mail info@smallfarm.org.
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New England Small Farm Institute, 275 Jackson Street, Belchertown, MA
8:00 am to 4:00 pm