Conewango Creek Watershed Assn. and Chautauqua-Conewango Consortium, A Waterkeeper Alliance Affiliate Joint Annual Meeting.

Reminder: Gala Is TONIGHT, Oct 12, 6 pm to 8 pm. If you did not register but want to attend email me at edropp@conewangocreek.org and the link will be sent to you.

Renowned Plastics Researcher to Speak at CCWA-CCC Annual Gala

Participation in this online meeting requires online pre-registration from this site. After pre-registration, so will receive a link to join the gala. Thank for your patience in this matter.

Regsitration from a mobile device usually works, but if you have trouble, use a computer.

Join Watershed Association Virtual Gala 10/12/21 with Dr. Sherri Mason
Dr. Sherri “Sam” Mason, a renowned researcher in the area of plastic pollution in freshwater systems, will speak at the Annual Gala of the Conewango Creek Watershed Association (CCWA) and the Chautauqua-Conewango Consortium, A Waterkeeper Alliance Affiliate, on October 12, 2021. This Gala will be held via Zoom due to COVID-19. Please pre-register on the CCWA website at www.conewangocreek.org. The link to participate will be emailed to you. The meeting begins at 6pm and ends at 8pm. Part of the meeting is a member business meeting followed by a presentation by Dr. Sherri Mason. All are welcome to attend; however, attendance is limited to 100 so sign up early.

Dr. Mason earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her doctorate in Chemistry at the University of Montana as a NASA Earth System Science scholar. While a Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Fredonia, her research group was among the first to study the prevalence and impact of microplastic pollution within freshwater ecosystems.

Featured in hundreds of mass media articles including the BBC, The Guardian, the New York Times, the Huffington Post, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, and Studio A1, her work formed the basis for the Microbeads-Free Water Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in December 2015. Similar legislation has been approved or is being considered at various locations internationally.

Among her accolades Dr. Mason has been awarded:

• EPA Environmental Champion in 2016;
• Excellence in Environmental Research by the Earth Month Network in 2017;
• Heinz Award in Public Policy in 2018

She has recently moved into a new role as Sustainability Coordinator at Penn State Behrend, near Erie, PA.

CCWA is very excited to have Dr. Mason as our guest speaker for the annual Gala, to share her expertise and having lived and worked in our region. “She knows Chautauqua Lake up close and personal because she swam its entire length. She intends to do so again in the coming year.” Please join us in learning more from an expert in her field who loves this beautiful watershed too.

To Learn more about Dr. Mason and her findings go to:

https://www.sherrimason.com/publications

Our Annual Gala will be held Tuesday, Oct 12 from 6 pm to 8 pm. One new twist is that our new special committee, Chautauqua-Conewango Consortium will be reporting on their progress as well. The second twist is that the meeting will be held online due to Covid-19. Dr. Sherri Mason will give a presentation in the second half of the meeting.

The meeting will be held via an online platform called Zoom. You need to pre-register either by filling out our online form (there is a link below), or by calling the CCWA Office at 814-726-1441 and giving us an email address so we can send you the link.

REGISTER In the Form Below: (You must register using a computer and a web browser. Sorry for any inconvenience.)

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