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Calendar
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund
March 31, 2006, Spring Grant Applications Due
Applications to the Project, Technical Assistance and Grassroots
Assistance Theme Grants Programs must be submitted
electronically by March 31st, 2006.
For more information, please see our website,
www.glhabitat.org or call Emily at (231)347.1181 ext. 107.
International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)
Conference of the Parties VIII (COP8)
Curitiba, Brazil, March 20-31, 2006
The International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) is
preparing for the upcoming Conference of the Parties VIII (COP8)
related to the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held in
Curitiba, Brazil from March 20-31, 2006. Scholarships are available
for 5 or more North Americans. If you are interested in
attending, please notify the North American Regional
Coordinator, Fred Fortier at ffortier@sncf.ca as soon as possible.
River Rally, May 5-9, 2006,
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
River Network's National River Rally 2006 will help grassroots
groups harness the power of citizen involvement to protect
rivers and build healthier communities and watersheds.
The River Rally will bring together hundreds of friends of
rivers, water keepers, monitors, watchdogs, stewards, guardians
and others involved in watershed protection and restoration.
For more information please visit:
http://www.rivernetwork.org/rally/
13th Annual International Conference on the
St. Lawrence River Ecosystem
May 16-18, 2006, Cornwall, Ontario
This year’s conference follows up on the theme of source water
protection, defined as plans and actions taken to secure the
integrity of streams, rivers, lakes and underground aquifers used
to supply private wells and public drinking water.
For more information please visit:
http://www.riverinstitute.ca/index.html
2006 Annual Ontario Nature General Meeting and Conference:
Greenways & Waterways, June 2-4, 2006
Join us in Kitchener for exciting field trips, informative programs
and innovative ideas. Ontario Nature _ Federation of Ontario
Naturalists and our hosts the Kitchener - Waterloo Field
Naturalists invite you to our 75th Annual General Meeting and
Conference. More information is available at http://cobalt.golden.net/~kwfnconference.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Baker:
jenniferb@ontarionature.org.
Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week
June 3-11, 2006, Michigan
Governor Jennifer Granholm has proclaimed June 3-11, 2006, as
Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week in Michigan to encourage
people to find ways to prevent the spread and introduction of
aquatic invasive species in our waters. Aquatic Invasive Species
Awareness Week is an opportunity to learn about aquatic
invasive species,their impacts on Michigan waters,as well as what
you can do to prevent their introduction and spread in your local
area and throughout the state.
Visit http://www.michigan.gov/deq/ for more information.
Wetlands 2006 Symposium
August 28-31, 2006, Traverse City, Michigan
The Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc., Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality, Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, sponsors and cooperating parties invite you to participate
in Wetlands 2006, an international symposium providing a
forum for presentations and discussion on the scientific, legal
and management tools relevant to sustaining and restoring
wetlands and watershed functions.
For more information please visit:
http://www.aswm.org/calendar/wetlands2006/wetlands2006.htm
Restore America’s Estuaries’ Conference,
December 9-13, 2006, New Orleans, Louisiana
The 3rd National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat
Restoration will bring timely national attention to the
challenges and opportunities to comprehensive coastal ecosystem
restoration throughout the U.S. Through field sessions,
participants will see first-hand how the city, the parishes and
coastal Louisiana are being rebuilt and restored.
For more information please visit:
http://www.estuaries.org/conference
Disclaimer:
The interpretations and conclusions presented in this newsletter represent the opinions of the individual authors. They in no way represent the views of the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, the C.S. Mott Foundation, subscribers, donors, or any organization mentioned in this publication.
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