Assistant Professor of Astronomy/Physics John Martin led the program, which focused on the Perseids Meteor Shower. Emiquon Field Station Director/Associate Professor of Biology Mike Lemke and staff from the Nature Conservancy were also on hand to talk about the preserve's return to its natural river floodplain state.
Participants were encouraged to stay and watch the day begin on the marshland.
Brenda Rothert, reporter for the Peoria Journal-Star, attended. Download her article
