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River Roundtable: Innovative Trash Capture and Tracking Methods

February 25 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join Anacostia Riverkeeper for our first River Roundtable, Innovative Trash Capture and Tracking Methods, bringing together experts working on trash mitigation in the watershed.

 

The event will include presentations about litter traps, microplastics, and GPS-tagged trash tracking. Come to learn about research and projects from our speakers, and share any questions you’ve ever had about how we keep trash out of our local streams.

 

Trey Sherard | Anacostia Riverkeeper – Bandalong Trash Traps

Dr. Jason Davison | the Catholic University of America – Measuring Microplastics in Sligo Creek

Dr. Rebecca Hale | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – GPS-tagged Tracking of Plastic Bottles in Northwest Branch

Organizer

Anacostia Riverkeeper
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Venue

Silver Spring Civic Center
1 Veterans Pl
Silver Spring, MD
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