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Rivers and Waterways

Thursday, September 12

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location: Shorewood Village Center

Join local author Pete Hill and Shorewood High School English Teacher Eric Gietzen in conversation about Pete's new book River Profiles: The People Restoring Our Waterways. Pete and Eric will discuss the process of embedding oneself in the daily work of advocates, academics, community organizers, and technical experts - a process that led to this book. In addition, Eric will share how the Shorewood High School program "Watershed Wisdom Experience" engages students in these issues and how we all have a role in the restoration of our waterways.

ABOUT PETE HILL:

Pete Hill is a Senior Policy Advisor for Green Infrastructure for the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) and has been a Shorewood resident since 2015. He previously worked in watershed planning and stream and wetland restoration for the Washington, DC Department of Energy and the Environment. River Profiles: The People Restoring Our Waterways is his first book.

ABOUT ERIC GIETZEN:

Eric Gietzen is a 6th generation resident of the Milwaukee River Watershed. He was born and raised in Shorewood, Wisconsin, where he has been teaching since 1994. In 2023, he earned Milwaukee Riverkeeper’s “River Hero” award for his many years of leading students on Watershed adventures. Eric is an avid traveler, writer, and freshwater enthusiast.

This program is generously funded by the Friends of the Shorewood Public Library and co-sponsored by Boswell Book Company.