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Exploring the White River: Aquatic Wonders and Beyond

Online Lecture and Q&A Session

Join us online via Zoom for an exclusive opportunity to journey through the White River's vibrant fish, aquatic wildlife, birds, mammals, and plant life, offering a unique look at the aquatic wonders of Central Indiana and beyond—don't miss out.

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Culture, History, and Society: Historic Indianapolis Metropolitan Area—Register now and join us online via Zoom for an exclusive opportunity to learn from Scott Salmon, Executive Director of Friends of the White River. This illustrated online lecture and Q&A session will take you on a journey through the White River's vibrant fish, aquatic wildlife, birds, mammals, and plant life, offering a unique look at the aquatic wonders of Central Indiana and beyond—don't miss out. Registered attendees will receive the Zoom link via email within 2 hours before the online meeting/webinar.

Presented by: Since November of 2021, Scott Salmon has been the Executive Director of Friends of the White River. Scott began volunteering with Friends in 2008 as a raft guide through the River School program, and has worked several downtown cleanups and many float trips since moving to Indianapolis in 2012. He holds a M.P.A. from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and a B.S. from Indiana State University. He spent nearly five years with the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife, managing pollution-caused fish kill response and riparian restoration, conducting environmental risk assessments, and planning aquatic habitat projects such as low-head dam removals and streambank restoration. Scott has held teaching, logistics, and leadership positions with numerous outdoor education organizations over his career, and maintains Wilderness First Responder and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications. He currently serves as a volunteer board member with the Indiana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and on the Indiana Conservation Alliance Steering Committee.

This free online program is part of the Culture, History, and Society: Historic Indianapolis Metropolitan Area programs hosted online by the Indianapolis Special Collections Room (ISCR). It is being held as an online meeting/webinar via Zoom. Registered attendees will receive the Zoom link via email within 2 hours before the online meeting/webinar.

Age Group: Adults

Contact: Special Collections Librarian Montoya Barker

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