SUST 220 Water / PLS 391 Seminar in Natural Science urban wetlands tour. Second stop: the restored wetland at Gompers Park on Chicago's NW Side, with RU adjunct professor / wetland scientist Marshall Eames.
Angi, Mike, Kristen, Leanne, and Josh stand under a willow along the edge of the lagoon, while we discuss with Prof. Eames the functions of urban wetlands and the different kinds of approaches to the practice of ecological restoration. Species like this willow are incredibly productive evapotranspiration "bio-machines," which make them ideally suited for areas that need to be "de-watered."
Angi, Mike, Kristen, Leanne, and Josh stand under a willow along the edge of the lagoon, while we discuss with Prof. Eames the functions of urban wetlands and the different kinds of approaches to the practice of ecological restoration. Species like this willow are incredibly productive evapotranspiration "bio-machines," which make them ideally suited for areas that need to be "de-watered."