It may seem unusual to have conversations about preserving our water bodies after major weather events like hurricanes or the flooding on the Lake Ontario shoreline, but excessive runoff is a major source of pollution. It’s a problem in our area — one that the H2O Heroinitiative hopes to combat.
The program is celebrating its tenth anniversary, and this hour, we talk to the team behind it about its progress. Have the goals changed as a result of weather events? How do we prepare for future issues? And what can we do, on an individual level, to protect Lake Ontario and the Genesee River? Our guests help us understand the science and the mission. In studio:
- Todd Butler, president and CEO of Causewave Community Partners
- Dan Menelly, president and chief science officer for the Rochester Museum and Science Center
- Paul Sawkyo, coordinator for the Water Education Collaborative (WEC)
- Caroline Kilmer, WBE-certified stormwater consultant, and chair of the Water Education Collaborative (WEC)
