Release_1974-1975_1974-475

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Part of (October 4, 1974) TESC Co-Awarded Grant To Restore Horseshoe Lake in Woodland, WA

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Release_1974-1975_1974-475

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NEWS

The Evergreen State College
98505

Olympia, Washington

866-6128

for immediate release
October 4, 1974

The State Department

of Ecology has awarded

S.F. "Je r ry" Cook a $12,200 grant to examine
Horseshoe

Lake in Woodland,

Dr. Cook, director
will enable

students

feeds it., ~1

pter

-md (lestrov '

"The students
of the nutrients
pristine

can be removed

of Laboratory

and Dr.

a;tt5fin and restoration

the eutrophic

Facilities

the waters

he

of

at Evergreen,

said t::hegrant

of bo t h the lake and t.he Lew:ts River, which.

t~p n

r

n

h

growth

of

r

will make bi-weekly

which

qualities,"

State College

Washington.

to sample
l~e

The Evergreen

are promoting

he said.

trips to Woodland

to determine

the source

growth of algae and destroying

"The students will also determine

so that the lake will become

less rich and, hence,

the lake's

how those nutrients
less polluted,"

he explained.
The students,
academic

credit.

opportunity
solving

will receive part-time
The nine-month

for undergraduates

techniques

Lewis River.

to cumbine

academic

the community

20 miles south of Kelso,

It was isolated

for their efforts,

as well

project,..a,s:cordingto Dr. Cook, provides

which will benefit

The lake, located

salaries

theories

Infor mation

problem-

of Woodland."

is actually

-30-

Nichols,

"a unique

with practical

an elbow of the

in ~he early 1940's when Old Highway

Dick

as full

Director
Services

99 was built.