Thursday, January 18th - 5:30 pm
Trail Point Brewing Company
6035 Lake Michigan Dr
Allendale, MI 49401
Join us for our second annual Conservation on Tap winter speaker series! Ottawa Conservation District will be hosting a series of speakers highlighting conservation topics important to Ottawa County residents in collaboration with local breweries for a casual learning and networking experience! At each event date, a local expert will present on the topic for that day and there will be opportunities afterwards for folks to stick around and ask questions! The 2024 winter speaker series will be hosted at Trail Point Brewing Company in Allendale, MI and the first speaker is listed below:
Location: Trail Point Brewing Company – 6035 Lake Michigan Dr., Allendale, MI 49401
Date: January 18th, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
We All Live Downstream – How Nonpoint Source Pollution Affects Us All: – Presented by Ben Jordan (Watershed Programs Coordinator) and Sarah Bowman (Watershed & Conservation Specialist) of the Ottawa Conservation District
- What is nonpoint source pollution and how does it affect water quality? A pollutant becomes a nonpoint source pollutant when it is picked up from surface water flow overland due to precipitation, flooding, or erosion and enters into local waterbodies. These pollutants include excess sediment, nutrients, bacteria (e.coli), chloride from salts, and more which affects aquatic habitats, recreational uses, and drinking water sources. In this speaker session, Ben and Sarah will talk about common nonpoint source pollutants in Ottawa County, discuss tips for ways residents can reduce their pollutant input into streams, and talk about financial and technical support available through the Ottawa Conservation District.
Attendance will be limited to 40 people per event. Please register in advance to reserve your spot here: https://forms.gle/RDG7oqkZQuY8u6cq8
This event is free to attend but we highly encourage all participants to support our hosts, Trail Point Brewing Company, by enjoying a beer or craft soda! In return Trail Point Brewing will be making a donation to the Ottawa Conservation District to support the Ottawa Conservation District’s spring native plant sale to help make native plants more accessible to Ottawa County residents. Learn more about Trail Point Brewing Company at www.trailpointbrewing.com/.
Come on out to learn a little bit about Ottawa County-specific conservation topics and support local actions!