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Rain Barrel Workshop
Saturday, May 10th 10:00 – 11:00 am

Lyonia Environmental Center 2150 Eustace Ave. Deltona, FL 32720 386-789-7207, ext. #21028

Discover the importance of using rain barrels to conserve water. Learn how to assemble and properly place your rain barrel for water collection. Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a free rain barrel.

A limited number of rain barrels will be available to purchase as a fundraiser for The Friends of Lyonia Environmental Center. This program is recommended for adults.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rain-barrel-workshop-tickets-1331561388959?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Riverside Conservancy of Edgewater will restart its Lagoon Lecture Series in March with a guest presentation by Dr. Wendy Anderson of Stetson University.

Dr. Anderson will present on the topic, “The Sponge: Low-Impact Development Strategies to Mitigate Flooding, Recharge the Aquifer and Protect the Indian River Lagoon” on Thursday, March 6, at 1 p.m. at the Edgewater Public Library.

The library is located at 103 West Indian River Road, Edgewater. Admission is free and open to the public.

The discussion will focus on how decisions made about land use can have far-reaching impacts. She will introduce concepts used in the Low-Impact Development tool-kit that can cost-effectively address many of the most pressing concerns about flooding, aquifer depletion, and nutrient loading into the Indian River Lagoon.

Dr. Anderson is a professor and department chair of environmental science and studies at Stetson University. Her research has studied the physical and biological movements of materials across ecosystem boundaries. Since 1995, she has focused her research on marine impacts of terrestrial soils, plants and animals.

Her other scholarly interests include climate change, sustainable design, conservation biology and nature writing. She earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in biology at Baylor University and her Ph.D. in biology at Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Anderson also is an elected member of the Volusia Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, and an appointed member of the Volusia County Council's Environmental and Natural Resource Advisory Committee.

Riverside Conservancy is a nonprofit organization focused on conserving and protecting shorelines through educational outreach, restoration and research. For more information, visit https://www.riversideconservancy.org.