Lecture #1

Speaker: Char Miller, Pomona College W.M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History

Synopsis: The Edwards Plateau is one of the dominant landforms in Texas, encompassing a massive 24 million acres. Its impact extends far beyond its central location, as it is also the source of water for all species inhabiting this rugged terrain and those that draw upon the many rivers and creeks that cut through the Balcones Escarpment and run south and east toward the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental historian Char Miller is as interested in these geological and geographical features as he is by their reciprocal relationships. He is even more engaged by the human experiences of them, from the early twentieth century to the present which he captures through the use of maps and other illustrative material.