Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT), the Assateague , Salisbury University Departments of Sociology and Environmental Studies hosted a special lecture by clean water advocate Gerald W. Winegrad, former Maryland State Senator and Professor at the University of Maryland, on Thursday, November 20th, at Salisbury University.

His lecture,  "What Needs To Be Done To Restore The Bay? The Inconvenient Truths of Bay Restoration" was attended by a standing room only crowd and was followed with a lively discussion by members of the audience on issues related to the decline of the Chesapeake Bay, including failure to implement or enforce smart growth policies, unenforceable agricultural and construction site "best management practices".