FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2008
CONTACT: Liz Brooking, Stroud Water Research Center
610-268-2153 x 274 or lbrooking@stroudcenter.org
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: Liz Walker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of EcoVillage at Ithaca (EVI) to speak at the Stroud Water Research Center’s Joan & Dick Stroud Memorial Lecture Series. Book signing follows lecture.
WHEN: Thursday, April 3, 2008
Lecture: 6:00 pm
Book signing, cocktails & hors d’oeuvres: 7:00 pm
WHERE: Stroud Water Research Center
970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311
http://www.stroudcenter.org/about/directions.htm
AVONDALE, PA – On Thursday, April 3rd, 2008, the Stroud Water Research Center, will present Liz Walker, the co-founder and executive director of EcoVillage at Ithaca (EVI). Ms. Walker’s lecture, entitled, EcoVillages: Pioneering a Sustainable Future by Conserving Land, Water, and Fossil Fuels, details why EVI has been described as a living laboratory and a model for sustainability projects around the world. http://www.ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us
Ms. Walker, author of EcoVillage at Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture, will be available for book signing after the lecture.
Seating is limited. Guests must register by phone or email by contacting Kay Dixon at 610-268-2153 x 247 or kdixon@stroudcenter.org.
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Media are welcome to attend but are asked to register by contacting Liz Brooking, Director of Communications & Marketing, at 610-268-2153 x 274 or lbrooking@stroudcenter.org.
About Stroud Water Research Center
Through research, education and public outreach, the Stroud Water Research Center, seeks to advance our global knowledge and stewardship of fresh water systems to enable its peers in the scientific and educational communities, as well as businesses, landowners, policy makers and individuals, to make informed decisions that effect water quality and availability around the world. Stroud Water Research Center is an independent, nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status. For more information, please visit: www.stroudcenter.org.
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