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Gold King Mine Update Teach-In
June 21, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Gold King Mine Update Teach-In
Friday, June, 21st
9 am – 1 pm
Shiprock Chapter House
The 4th Annual Conference on Animas and San Juan Watershed Conference: Successes and Challenges from Headwaters to Lake Powell (June 19-20, 2019 San Juan College, Farmington) will host a Community Teach-In to update participants on Gold King Mine Spill monitoring and research.
Flash Talk presentations (three-minute summary talks) will be made by scientists and others who have been conducting sampling studies and research on the impacts of the August 15 Gold King Mine spill. Join us to learn about the research that has been done, by whom, and the most recent results. Speakers will include researchers from the New Mexico Environment Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Geological Survey, as well as by students and faculty from the region.
Scientists and others will present their findings on the impacts of the August 2015 Gold King Mine spill. There is no charge for attending and a light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP with Peggy Risner at 575-646-1813 or by email at prisner@nmsu.edu.
More details at https://animas.nmwrri.nmsu.edu/2019/