麻豆视频, in collaboration with the , will continue its 2026 Winter Talk Series with a presentation on what happens to plastic in the Yakima River this February. The series explores current issues related to the Yakima Valley region鈥檚 environment and ecosystems and features guest lecturers who are subject matter experts in a variety of disciplines. Admission is free and open to the community.
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Presenter: Clay Arrango, biology professor at Central Washington University
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 鈥� 6 p.m. 鈥� YVC Kaminski Conference Center, 1704 W. Nob Hill
Blvd.,
Marine plastic pollution is a global ecological problem, but we rarely consider plastic pollution in our own backyard 鈥� in the freshwater ecosystem of the Yakima Valley. Learn how plastic moves through water and rock cycles, and how local pollution relates to global ecology. Can individual choices help? What can we do collectively to keep river systems cleaner?
About the Speaker
Arango is a professor of biology at Central Washington University who specializes in stream ecology. Since 2007, he has worked with undergraduate and graduate students to learn more about how people affect stream ecosystems by direct and indirect modifications. Recently, he has collaborated with students to learn how global plastic pollution affects our local life systems.
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