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The next Along the Skunk: 2007 Winter Armchair Presentation, The South Skunk River and its Navy

Monday, February 26, 7pm, Ames City Auditorium, 6th & Clark, Ames

By Jim Colbert, Professor in ISU's Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology

What do you get when you put together a human activity-impacted river full of trash with Iowa State University biology students? Why, the "Skunk River Navy," of course! Come hear about the ten-year-old effort to raise awareness in students and community members while also raising the aesthetic quality of the river in our backyard. ISU Professor and "Admiral" Jim Colbert will describe the ecology of the Skunk River prior to settlement and how it has changed - prompting his "naval" activities.

$2 donation requested at the door
Sponsored by: Ames Historical Society, Skunk River Paddlers, Ames Public Library, Story County Conservation
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Contact: Jim Colbert, 515-294-9330

Skunk River Navy:  http://www.biology.iastate.edu/SRN/SRN.html

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Alan Spohnheimer

Ames Historical Society
108 5th Street
Ames, IA 50010
515/232-2148
www.ameshistoricalsociety.org

Dedicated to preserving local history and illuminating its stories.

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