The Chestertown Environmental Committee’s film and lecture series continues this Thursday, February 4, 6:30 pm at Sumner Hall, with a talk by Eric Buehl, Regional Watershed Restoration Specialist with the University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program. His presentation will focus on water quality around the Mid-Shore region with an emphasis on what homeowners can do to reduce impacts to water quality, including the use of rain barrels, rain gardens, native plants, and the proper use of pesticides.
The U of M Sea Grant program serves the counties of the mid and upper Eastern Shore including Caroline, Talbot, Queen Anne’s, Kent, and Cecil. Eric is part of the Watershed Protection and Restoration Program team of five Specialists that provide technical assistance and outreach to all levels of government, non-profit organizations, and communities seeking solutions to a variety of water quality issues.
Eric’s background is in stormwater management, habitat and water quality restoration project design and implementation, and land surveying. He has been with the University of Maryland since the fall of 2014 and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies from Wesley College in Dover, Delaware and an Associate of Arts degree in Business Management from Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Maryland. Before joining the University of Maryland, he was the Land Conservation and Restoration Coordinator with a small environmental non-profit in southeastern Delaware. Originally from Indiana, Eric resides on the Talbot County side of the town of Queen Anne with his wife and two daughters.
The Chestertown Environmental Series lectures and films are held the first Thursday of each month, 6:30 pm at Sumner Hall, 206 South Queen St. The series is curated by Margo Bailey, and is sponsored by the town of Chestertown. For more information, and a short video about restoring the Chester River, go to https://www.chestertown.com/environment.
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