World-renowned underwater cave explorer to speak at the FSUCML Conservation Lecture Series
 The FSU Coastal & Marine Laboratory Conservation Lecture Series

When: Thursday, 8 January 2015 at 7:00 PM
Where: FSUCML Auditorium 

We Are Water  

 

While wars today focus on declining oil resources, those of the future will certainly turn to  water, pitting thirsty industries, farms, and municipalities against each other as they vie  for rights to use the diminishing clean water in our streams, rivers, lakes, and bays.  Understanding our physical and spiritual connection to water as well as the fragile nature of our planet's water resources forms the foundation of the presentation, We are Water.  The story, told by Jill Heinerth with a combination of photographs and video clips from her astounding body of work, is imaginative, entertaining, and enlightening, illustrating the tenuous relationship between our planet's endangered fresh water resources, and the ever increasing needs of an expanding global population.

Speaker Biography

A pioneering underwater explorer and filmmaker, Jill Heinerth has dived deeper into caves than any woman in history. Jill's photography and writing have been featured in prominent publications around the world. In recognition of her lifetime achievement, Jill was awarded the inaugural Medal for Exploration. Established by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, the medal recognizes singular achievements and the pursuit of excellence by an outstanding Canadian explorer. Recognizing a lifetime devoted to water advocacy, Jill was awarded the Wyland Icon and Sea Hero of the Year awards. Jill is a motivational speaker, prolific author of numerous books on technical diving and pioneer in the field of technical rebreather diving.

 

 
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