EcoChats will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a vendor and community organization open house. At 7 p.m., local experts and City staff will present high-energy, short lectures touching on four separate topics. After each session, participants can talk to presenters, as well as browse the open house and enjoy refreshments.
The theme for Feb. 26 is Water, with the following four topics:
- Conserving Water One Drop at a Time
- Flint, Michigan: Could it Happen in Ames?
- How to Create a Healthy & Sustainable Lawn
- Agricultural Watershed Conservation Practices
A final EcoChat will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 30 (theme: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle), at Ames Public Library.