Next Wednesday, January 14th, John Riley (Nature Conservancy of Canada senior science advisor, author of "The Once and Future Great Lakes Country") will be a guest of SEDRD.

Riley's talk will describe the history of environmental change in the Great Lakes basin, including massive declines in flora and fauna to recent increases in nature protection and re-wilding.

His talk will underline the diversity and uniqueness of the Great Lakes country and its many people from pre-contact to present. This environmental and cultural history will appeal to anyone who wants to design for the region's landscapes in a well-informed way.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015. 11:30am-12:30pm Landscape Architecture Building, Room 125 Pizza lunch, presentation and book signing.