Memoirs of an Environmental Science Professor

William Mitsch

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781032449296
• eBook ISBN: 9781000912616
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Ecology
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This book shows, through real and current examples from the field of environmental and wetland science, that personal and professional success depends on persistence and a refusal to compromise on "doing the right thing" which for Professor Mitsch meant saving some of the world's most important ecosystems, as well as educating future researchers and the general public along the way. Case studies described in this book illustrate that persistence pays off especially when the cause is motivated by something as important as improving our natural environment. They explain clearly that success is not easy, disasters and failures are part of the process, but having goals result in meaningful steps toward it.

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• Emphasizes how it is possible to develop long-term goals and persistence for success both in the academic and environmental world.

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• Offers examples set in universities across America and highlights important national wetlands such as the Florida Everglades, the Kankakee River Marshlands in the Great Lakes region, and Ohio's Olentangy River Wetland Park, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance.

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• Speaks to scientists from across the country and the world.

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• Discusses chronologically the developments and the achievements of environmental /wetland fields on a global scale.

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• Explains how his personal achievements contributed to the growth of wetland and environmental sciences.

Students and professionals in the physical and biological sciences, including chemistry, environmental science, ecological fields, and environmental policy, and especially environmental consultants such as scientists, managers, and engineers, will feel a sense of camaraderie with Professor Mitsch. His longstanding career and devotion to environmental and wetland sciences are an inspiration to all who currently work in the field, aspire to, or simply harbor a sense of appreciation about the natural world and want to learn more about steps that can be taken to manage and protect our planet and the environment.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half-Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword I
• Foreword II
• Preface–Life as a Wetlands Warrior
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• 1 Supporting Interdisciplinary Environmental Science in a Large Midwestern University
• 2 Supporting Recognition of Appalachia’s Forgotten Superhighway, the Ohio River
• 3 Using Ecological Economics to Settle a Civil War between Indiana and Illinois on the Kankakee River Marshlands
• 4 Developing the Principles of Ecological Engineering and Water Management with China
• 5 Using Wetland Science to Support Federal Protection of Wetlands as “Waters of the United States”
• 6 Reconnecting Rivers to Their Floodplains
• 7 Battling for a Campus Where Students Can Soak Up Knowledge
• 8 Restoring the Florida Everglades
• 9 Heaven to Hell and Back: From My Best Semester Ever to COVID Pandemic and Back
• Index