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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Upcoming
Sustainability
Events
The Sustainability Project at Clackamas Communi­
ty College draws attention to the challenges facing
tie planet through lecture, film and Earth-friendly
events.
All events are free and open to the public. They will
take place in the college’s McLoughlin Auditorium,
unless otherwise noted in the schedule that follows.
• Today: Speaker: Dr. Catherine Thomasson, MD,
president of Physicians for Social Responsibil­
ity, “The Health Impacts of Global Warming and
Healthy Solutions.” 7 to 8:30 pm
Appreciating
water resour
On Saturday, the annu­
al celebration of water
will be at the college
for the third time
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on: “What , are
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resource issues?”
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water resource if
include giveaways and other
prizes.
“People
this event will learn about
“How do you get
“By coming to
the different organizations
people will learn
that
come
to
serve water, what
Sometimes it. seems like
trees get all the attention.
But from 9 a.m. to 1:30
in Clackamas County that
are helping to protect our
water sheds,” said Alison
Heimowitz, Environmental
Clackamas
Learning Center Educational
and create a
will hold an event honoring
coordinator. “It will help the
to live,” Swan
a natural resource that cannot
be hugged^
community understand how
to maintain and improve the
Hands-on ac
using ground-1
In light of Earth Month,
health of our water resourc­
the third-annual “Celebrating
els and
added.
To learn
“Celebrating
p.m.
Saturday,
our water, how
work, what are
issues, how to
Water” will seek to expand
es.”
According to Kim Swan,
• Thursday: Speaker: Anthropologist Dr. Robert
attendees’ knowledge of'water
water resource manager for
Keeler, CCC, “Baseline Oregon: The Eve of Euro­
American Settlement” Noon to 1 p.m.
usage through various activi­
the Clackamas River Water
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ties,
displays
Providers, three questions will
Heimowitz at
and a presentation by the
be covered during the goings-
ext. 2644.
educational
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• Saturday: “Celebrating Water” A family­
friendly Earth Day event with displays, informa­
tional booths, speakers, giveaways, door prizes and
hands-on activities for kids. 9 am to 1:30 pm,
Gregory Forum.
• Saturday: Recycling-document-shredding
sponsored by the Clackamas County Office of
Sustainability. 9 am. to 1:30 pm in the McLough­
lin parking lot Limit two free document boxes per
person, $5 per additional box.
• Tuesday, April 22: Speakers: Sandra Kelly and
Suzanne Briggs, Kaiser Permanente, ‘Human
Health and the Future of the Planet” Noon to 1
pm
For more information, contact Jim Grabill at
jimg@clackamas.edu.
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Photo illustration by Kayla Berge