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Dr. William Stringfellow,
director of the University of the Pacific’s Environmental Engineering
Research Program, will discuss the impact of agriculture on San Joaquin
River at the Earth and Environmental Sciences Seminar on March 18 at
California State University, Fresno.
“The San Joaquin River: Breadbasket and Basket Case” is the topic of the
seminar, scheduled at 5 p.m. in Room 109 of the Science II Building. The
seminar, presented by Fresno State’s Department of Earth and
Environmental Sciences, is free and open to the public.
The focus will be on the consequences irrigated agricultural will have
on the river and the San Joaquin Valley and what tools individual
farmers and agricultural organizations must have to manage their
environmental impact.
Stringfellow will discuss water-quality challenges facing the San
Joaquin Valley and how the Environmental Engineering Research Program is
helping develop solutions. He also will review wetlands restoration.
The issue is of great concern because the drought has forced some Valley
farmers to fallow substantial acreage, adversely affecting the nation’s
food supply, prices, long-term viability of farms, farmworkers and the
communities they live in, said event coordinator Dr. C. John Suen. He is
a professor of earth and environmental sciences at Fresno State and
chief of hydrogeology studies at the California Water Institute on
campus.
Free parking for the seminar will be available in Lot P.
For more information, contact Belinda Rossette at 559.278.3086.
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