“Mysteries in Mud”

What do slag, marine fossils and tin crystals have in
common?  According to Dr. Dallas Abbott,
a scientist at Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, a major research and teaching
laboratory in the earth, environmental and ocean sciences, they are buried at
different depths in Hudson River mud and their microscopic images are both
beautiful and informative.  “They can
tell us about past historical events—how travel on the Hudson evolved,” says
Dr. Abbott, who is a coauthor on 62 scientific papers, has traveled the world
doing scientific fieldwork, and enjoys collaborations with scientists in many
countries. Come see and hear about the environmental history of the Hudson as
told by images of marvelous mud.

The Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club (YPRC) is a
not-for-profit organization dedicated to the paddling community and recreation
on the Hudson River in Yonkers. Visit www.yprc.org.

The Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at
Beczak (CURB), formerly the Beczak Environmental Education Center, is a hub for
research and education about the Hudson River, and rivers generally, within the
urban environment. CURB was launched in June 2013 as an alliance of Sarah
Lawrence College and the Hudson River Valley Environmental Education Institute.
Please visit www.centerfortheurbanriver.org.

Located at the Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban
River at Beczak – 35 Alexander Street, Yonkers, NY 10701