Saturday, November 8,
2008
Eleven-Thirty
Reception; Twelve-Thirty Luncheon
Nine O'Clock Council Meeting
W. Harrison Schroeder, Governor
Speaker: Dr. Kent
Mountford
Ecologist/Environmental Historian
The Cove Corporation, Lusby, Maryland
The founding of the
Jamestowne settlement in the spring of 1607 marked the first continuing
English interventions
on an ancient and dynamic cultural system we call the Chesapeake Bay
watershed.
This ecosystem had been shaped for millennia by natural forces and the
impacts
of small Native American populations who lived along the Bay and rivers
scattered elsewhere in the
64,000 square mile drainage basin. It was a vastly different estuary and
landscape than what we see today.
The cultural memory of "the Bay as it was in the past" is very short, no
more than a few generations.
Thirteen generations, however, separate us from the real-life impression
experienced by the founding settlers.
We must dig deeply into their spare writings for details. Their
seventeenth century accounts hint at the complexity
of their surrounding environment. Modern science opens vistas, hitherto
closed, which enable us to tease out
a dim picture of the Chesapeake and surroundings in 1607 and 1608.
The images which emerge are beautiful, surprising, and discouraging.
Some lessons, however, can be learned from the past about healing the
Bay's desperate 21st century condition.
Many contemporary Bay area residents who may be unaware of broad
lifestyle changes needed to truly restore the Bay
will be challenged to meet the mandate of returning the estuary to a
state close to its earlier purity and robustness.
Those who are already aware of the Bay's problems will receive a much
needed affirmation
to continue their dedication to the worthwhile goal of restoring the
Chesapeake.
Members and Guests
$50.00
Reservations close October 24, 2008(extended
deadline)
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Please note that the new
extended deadline is October 24th
Reserve early: space is limited.
Menu:
1. Pan-Seared Salmon
Garden
Salad
Chef's Selection of Market Vegetables
Commonwealth Club Bread
Tea or Coffee
Rum Raisin Ice Cream
or
2.
Pork Scaloppini
Garden
Salad
Chef's Selection of Market Vegetables
Commonwealth Club Bread
Tea or Coffee
Rum Raisin Ice Cream
Make checks payable
to "Jamestowne Society"
Mail check and completed reservation form to
Jamestowne Society
P. O. Box 6845
Richmond, VA 23230
NO LATE RESERVATIONS - NO WALK-INS
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FUTURE MEETINGS:
Spring 2009 Meeting
Saturday in May 2009
Williamsburg, Virginia
(Note: Date to be
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