The Bucknell University Environmental Center, along with other partners, will again host the annual Susquehanna River Symposium on September 12 and 13.

The focus of this year's event will be "The Susquehanna River and Agriculture."

The goal of the Symposium is to bring farmers, scientists, and the public together for community-wide discussions about the complex environmental issues facing agriculture and the Susquehanna River. The presentations and discussions are designed to deepen our understanding, stimulate new insights, and provide direction for the future.

Special guests will include regional and national leaders in agricultural policy and the environment, notably Secretary of Agriculture Dennis Wolff, U.S. Congressman Chris Carney, Susquehanna River Basin Commission Director Paul Swartz and Rep. Russ Fairchild (R-Mifflin).

Presentations will also be made by Allen Ard of Ard's Farm Market, Jim Brubaker of the PA Farm Bureau, and Union County Commissioner Preston Boop. Cathleen Curran Myers, Deputy Secretary for Water Management at DEP, will moderator Saturday morning's events.

The event is open to both the community and the entire Bucknell campus.

Capacity is limited and registration is required the day of the event.

For more information, contact Ben Hayes, the Environmental Center's Susquehanna River Coordinator, by sending email to: benjamin.hayes@bucknell.edu .

8/22/2008