ALL1418-HC First 6 Weeks Tuesday 10:30-11:50 Start Date 28-Jan
Grossman 115 Limit 20
ALL1418-HZ First 6 Weeks Tuesday 10:30-11:50 Start Date 28-Jan
Zoom Limit 20
Cape Cod hosts 900 kettle ponds, each created in a second by ice falling off a vast glacier 20,000 years ago. The wildlife, waterfowl, geology and lake science is complex and fascinating. We will use Steve Waller’s book, A Moving Meditation, UMass Press, 2023, as background and to guide our dialogue on the topics that kettle ponds richly illustrate: how kettle pond geology on a glacial moraine was “created in a single moment”; intractable Cape Cod water issues; river herring, counting and protection; springtime and vegetation on a kettle pond; the value of canoe paddling on a kettle pond; and wildlife and waterfowl. Participants are encouraged to read Chapter 1 prior to the first class. Other readings will be assigned for subsequent classes. A Moving Meditation is available on the UMass website at a 20% discount using the code UMASS20 (cost about $20).
Coordinator: Stephen Waller
Steve Waller is a retired Air Force ophthalmologist and med school professor. He has lived on Long Pond in Centerville and its herring run since 2017, where he became fascinated with herring migration and kettle pond geology, botany, birds, and wildlife. The peaceful nature of canoe trips on the Pond reminds him of walking meditation, so he wrote a book about all this in 2023.
Coordinator: Jane B Ward, MD 
Jane is a retired USAF physician and lifelong educator. She is currently an adjunct Assistant Professor at the Uniformed Services University (military medical school). She was the residency program director for the USAF ophthalmology residency. Since retiring from the USAF, Jane has been a community educator and online educator for various topics including Lifestyle Medicine, climate change, environmental health, and Cape Cod water issues.