| Dr. Joy Zedler, Aldo Leopold Chair of Restoration Ecology at the University of Wisconsin, is known for her passion and expertise about wetlands restoration. As a San Diego State University (SDSU) faculty member (1968-1998) and researcher at Tijuana Estuary, she followed in the footsteps of activist Mike McCoy, who prevented the Tijuana River Estuary from being developed into a marina. Dr. Zedler founded SDSU’s Pacific Estuarine Research Laboratory, which trained dozens of students and field hands in ecological restoration. Their collective work on the restoration of the Tijuana Estuary has guided those working to bring back degraded wetlands, and it has been a source of information and inspiration in efforts to restore Southern California wetlands. Zedler Marsh, part of Los Cerritos Wetlands, is named in her honor as recognition of the important work she has done to guide the restoration of urban wetlands areas. Dr. Zedler also edited the well-known Handbook for Restoring Tidal Wetlands, which has been invaluable in the effort to restore Los Cerritos Wetlands. Recently, Dr. Zedler gifted the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust with 100 copies of her newest book, Mud and Mudflats: Essential to the planet. It features science-based information, and it reprints more than three dozen drawings by Donovan McIntire that he created for Dr. Zedler’s 1992 book about the Tijuana Estuary. We are donating most of these books to local schools for whom we have hosted educational field trips to Los Cerritos Wetlands for the past 5 years. An important aspect of our work is to educate the community, particularly those who live in the most urban portions of Long Beach, about wetlands and the value of protecting them. Dr. Zedler’s important work and her books help us achieve that goal. We are honored that Dr. Joy Zedler will be our keynote speaker at our virtual holiday gathering on Monday, December 21st, 2020, at 6 PM. We hope you will join us. Dr. Zedler will be briefing attendees about her new book, Mud and mudflats: Essential to the planet, while discussing the need to protect and restore tidal mudflats. Recent research by others has strengthened an early argument that mudflats are critically important ecosystems, despite their small area. Find out how Long Beach mud likely contributes to global ecosystem services! For information about how to join the meeting and to rsvp, send an email to elizabeth@lcwlandtrust.org. |
LCWLT Virtual Holiday Gathering
