Dr. Debora L. Swackhamer’s lecture, “Drop by Drop: Everyday Solutions to Toxic Water,” willaddress the threats facing our freshwater resources and the achievements we’vemade in turning the tide toward sustainability.From the loss of natural buffers and filters such as wetlands, to the introductionof endocrines and industry and consumer-induced toxins, the planet’s rivers,lakes, streams and groundwater reserves are under increasing stress. The goodnews is that concern for our finite water supply is beginning to take center stagein town halls and legislative chambers, and that each of us has the power to makea difference everyday. Swackhamer will also offer an update on Minnesota’s owngroundbreaking 25-year plan for a sustainable water future.