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Part of News Release (December 1, 1973) The Environmental Defense Fund Awards Grant to the Ecology and Chemistry of Pollution Coordinated Studies Program
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The Evergreen State College
NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE
December
Olympia, Washington
1, 1973
and Chemistry
Defense
of Pollution
Fund has awarded
Coordinated
the biology
of the Douglas
Taught by Faculty Members
the program
and biochemistry,
involves
a $750 research
Studies program
The grant will enable 38 students
chemist,
tion area near LaGrande,
program
State College.
to further
Fir Tussock Moth.
Steve Herman,
intensive
as well as electronics
this year students
grant to the Ecology
at The Evergreen
in the two-year academic
an ecologist,
laboratory
and Michael
Beug, a
and field work in general,
organic
and ecology.
Study of the tussock moth has been one emphasis
Earlier
866-6128
RELEASE
The Environmental
research
98505
of the program,
Herman
said.
spent more than a week stuying the Tussock moth infesta-
Oregon.
the pest and on its natural
They collected
enemias.
data on the population
status of
The data they gathered has since been analyzed
and will shortly be ready for distribution.
In the future, students will study Puget Sound marine life and examine
of petrohydrocarbons,
pesticides
Herman said the students,
the "sophisticated
and heavy metal pollutants
all upperclassmen,
analytical
work"
are currently
preparing
such studies will require.
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Dick
on that marine
Nichols,
Infor mation
Director
Services
the effects
life.
themselves
for