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Calendar
MAY
Water Walker Film Festival
May 20, 2006, 5 pm, Laacke and Joys Store, Milwaukee, WI
Exciting collection of amateur and professional films from around
the world. All proceeds to benefit Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers.
For more information: www.laackeandjoys.com.
Wisconsin Wild Rivers 40th Anniversary Celebration
May 20, 2006, 11am – 3pm,Wild Rivers Interpretive Center
in Florence, WI
For more information:www.wisconsinrivers.org
Chronicling Wisconsin Wetlands: Discovering Inspiration, Refuge
and Renewal, May 25, 7-9pm, Madison Central Library, Madison, WI
Workshop will include a presentation, nature journaling and book
signing by author Laurie Lawlor. Free and open to the public,
for more information:Wisconsin Wetlands Association,
(608) 250-9971/ http://www.wiscwetlands.org/.
JUNE
Great Lakes United 24th Annual Meeting
June 9-11, 2006, Madonna University, Detroit, MI
“Time to Review”Your opportunity to learn, participate, comment
and be heard on the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement review.
2006 Annual Ontario Nature General Meeting and Conference:
Greenways & Waterways, June 2-4, 2006, Kitchener, ONT
Join us in Kitchener for exciting field trips, informative programs and
innovative ideas. Ontario Nature (Formally the Federation of Ontario
Naturalists) and our hosts the Kitchener- Waterloo Field Naturalists
invite you to our 75th Annual General Meeting and Conference. The
conference website will be updated throughout the year.
Registration
will begin in the spring of 2006.We can't wait to see you there!
For more information, please contact
Jennifer Baker: jenniferb@ontarionature.org.
Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week, June 3-11, 2006, Michigan
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.
Celebrate the Dog! Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve
11th Annual Meeting
June 24 and 25, 2006, 2pm at Mike and Mary’s on the River
For more information:www.yellowdogwatershed.org
JULY
“Is the Coast Clear?” Changing Course: Choosing a Sustainable
Direction for Lake Huron, July 21, 2006, 9:30-4pm,
Oakwood Resort & Conference Centre, Grand Bend, ONT
This 4th Conference on Lake Huron‚s Coastal Environment is
designed for cottagers, farmers, municipal staff, Councilors,
public agencies, industry, environmental NGO’s and anyone
else interested in the future of Lake Huron’s environment.
For more information, please visit:www.lakehuron.on.ca, or
call (519)523-4478 or e-mail: coastalcentre@lakehuron.on.ca.
AUGUST
Northwoods Wetlands and Poetry Trip August 1-4, 2006
Join Mary Linton and Todd Davis for four days of camping, hiking,
wetland discovery and poetry writing in Northern Wisconsin
(exact location to be determined). No experience necessary;
$300 registration fee.
For more details call Wisconsin Wetlands Association,
(608) 250-9971.
Wetlands 2006 Symposium,
August 28-31, 2006, Traverse City, Michigan
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. The symposium will include presentations, posters and
discussion on activities in the Great Lakes area as well as projects
describing lessons learned from other parts of the United States
and Canada.
For more information please visit:
http://www.aswm.org/calendar/wetlands2006/wetlands2006.htm
SEPTEMBER
Adopt-a-beach Fall Clean-up
September 16, 2006, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,Wisconsin
A project of the Alliance for the Great Lakes (formerly the
Lake Michigan Federation).
For more information:www.greatlakes.org/
adoptabeach@greatlakes.org
Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund
Fall Grant Cycle Deadline, September 30, 2006
Project and Technical Assistance Grants are available to grassroots
groups working to protect aquatic habitat in the Great Lakes Basin.
For more information on GLAHNF grant
programs, please visit www.glhabitat.org.
OCTOBER
2006 GLAHNF Grassroots Symposium, October 20 and 21, 2006,
Algoma University, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
We’ll be offering organizational development workshops,
focus group discussions for each Great Lake, as well as various
Stormwater Tools for grassroots advocates. More information
including lists of speakers, specific topics and registration forms
will be available early this summer.
Stay tuned to GLAHNews and www.glhabitat.org.
We hope to see you in October!
Leading From Within
Oct. 19-22, 2006 & Feb. 21-24, 2007,
Maumee Bay Conference Center in Oregon, OH
The Institute for Conservation Leadership is pleased to announce
the next session of its LEADING FROM WITHIN program. This
five-month professional development opportunity includes two
3-day workshops as well as coaching support. Leading From
Within is for executive directors, board members, and lead staff
of environmental and conservation organizations.
Please contact Peter Lane at 301-270-2900 ext. 5 or visit our
website for more information and an application: http://www.icl.org/programs/fli-leading.php.
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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