Major topics are water resources, waste management, air quality and biodiversity.
Tours of environmental sites and a session on environmental careers also are planned. We will address environmental issues particularly relevant to Southern California, from both an applied and theoretical perspective, as we approach the year 2000. Since 1973, the project has studied modern culture by examining garbage and landfills, much like archaeologists learn about long-ago cultures by studying ancient refuse. William Brinton of Woods End Laboratories will speak on the composting of wastes, and author Carl Safina of the National Audubon Society will discuss his new book on the status of the oceans. A key session will deal with the lessons learned in connection with the McColl hazardous waste site in Buena Park.