Ecologist Talk at JCC Tonight!

The Center for Community Studies at Jefferson Community College

in Watertown will host a free Civic Engagement Lecture with Respect to the Environment by Bob Deans from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Sturtz Theater.

Bob Deans was a correspondent for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution for 25 years and former president of the White House Correspondents Association before joining the

National Resources Defense Council

. He has authored, co-authored and contributed to a number of books including most recently

Reckless: the Political Assault on the American Environment

. Other titles include

The River Where America Began: A Journey Along the James

;

In Deep Water: The Anatomy of a Disaster, the Fate of the Gulf and How to End our Oil Addiction

.

This event is sponsored by Watertown Daily Times. Sturtz Theater is located at

1220 Coffeen St. in Watertown, N.Y.