The Life of Urban Stream Ecosystems with Kenneth Belt, PhD, Eng '94 (MEE)

Kenneth Belt

Lifelong Learning LogoCourse Title: The Life of Urban Stream Ecosystems

Instructor:  Kenneth Belt, PhD, Eng '94 (MEE)

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March 26, 2025 - April 30, 2025 (6 Sessions)  

Wednesday,  6:00PM ET - 7:30PM ET  

Virtual via Zoom

 

 

Course Description: Students will learn via a holistic view of urban stream ecosystems, including hydrologic, ecological, biological, historical and cultural perspectives. Though presentations will be based on an interdisciplinary literature, we'll also provide a solid visual representations through photography and videos taken in the field. Significant time will be spent on restoration concepts and practices, including non-traditional aspects of urban watershed and aquatic rehabilitation.

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ABOUT Ken Belt

Dr. Ken Belt is an aquatic ecologist, ecohydrologist, civil engineer and photographer. He is retired, after 40 years with Baltimore City DPW and the USDA Forest Service/Baltimore Ecosystem Study and still building on his ecological and engineering knowledge. In recent years he has enjoyed teaching at UMBC and at the Natural History Society of Maryland, where he is a volunteer curator specializing in stream ecology and aquatic insects.

Presently He is writing about the “urban watershed continuum,” which takes a holistic perspective that includes the ecology of streams, engineered infrastructure and their human communities. Also, he is interested in using “community science”, photography and other arts to connect people to their ecosystems and in how scientists study them.

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 Event Date
Starts:
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
6:00pm EDT

Ends:
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
7:30pm EDT

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