Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds and speakers from Augustana College’s Upper Mississippi River Center Faculty, over the lunch hour on May 19th, 12pm – 1pm to hear them discuss the results of a 2022 study done in Scott County analyzing microplastic pollution in waterways. This presentation demonstrates and compares the levels of microplastics between urban, natural and agricultural watersheds based on real-world data collected in 2022.

Attend in person at the Davenport Public Library – Eastern Ave. Branch – Room A. Our Conservation Quarterlies will no longer be available via zoom. Lunch is provided for in-person attendees with a $5 suggested donation.

Upper Mississippi Center

The Upper Mississippi Center (UMC) mobilizes Augustana College faculty, staff, and students to collaborate with communities in addressing pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges.

Since its founding in 2013, the UMC has facilitated high-impact learning across campus through community-based research, project-based coursework, internships, and service-learning. These experiences are grounded in the liberal arts and integrate perspectives from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.