Wetlands Lecture at Ohio State at Mansfield

Noted Ohio State professor and wetlands scholar William J. Mitsch, Ph.D. will present a special lecture “Phosphorus and Nitrogen and Carbon, OH MY!, The role of wetlands in mitigating pollutants in our landscape and globe” at 1 p.m. May 5 in 151 Riedl Hall at The Ohio State University at Mansfield.

Mitsch, who is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science at The Ohio State University and Founding Director, Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, will speak about the need to increase wetlands resources around the world in order to mitigate pollutants from excessive nutrients.

Mitsch is also Eminent Scholar and Director of Everglades Wetland Research Park, Sproul Chair for Southwest Florida Habitat Restoration and Management at Florida Gulf Coast University, Naples Florida, USA and Editor-in-Chief, “Ecological Engineering.”

The public is invited to attend the one-hour lecture.